Potato and Leak Soup

When potato and leak meet, it becomes a comfort soup.
Leak is not available in Japan, and it may be substituted with long white onion.

Lamb Chop and Mashed Potato

This is marinated lamp chop sold in Trader Joe's, and it was wonderfully inexpensive.
The flavor was also very nice and simple, only pepper and thyme.

Cuscus Salad (クスクスサラダ）

I saw this recipe from a book, "Lunch in Paris" by Elizabeth Bard. She has a lot of nice authentic recipe in the book, and I love to try all of them !

 

Pork and Zatsai Soup Rice (豚肉とザーサイのスープかけご飯）

This is my mom's recipe. It's very simple dish but very addictive :)
She told me that she gained weight because of this dish during this crazy hot summer in Japan.

Roasted Boiled Chickpea (焦がしひよこ豆）

You can get raw chickpea at Indian grocery store, and it is very different from canned or dried chickpeas.
Just boiling them is already amazing, but I roasted a bit to put extra kick to it.

Hot Salad (温野菜サラダ）

I've got nice small mushrooms, heirloom tomato, and crispy zucchini at the farmer's market.
Diced them and marinate with good olive oil and a bit of lemon.

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup using Japanese instant noodle packet (即席ラーメンを使ったベトナム風チキンラーメン）

You need to buy Japanese raw instant noodle kit from Japanese super market.
They have usually Miso, Shio(Salt), and Shoyu(Soy Sauce), and I recommend to use Shio(Salt) flavor for this recipe.

Mexican Dinner (メキシコ風ラップディナー）

This is a fun time ! and very easy and quick to prepare.
Prepare your favorite topping of Tacos and make your own on the table.
I prepared one chicken and one shrimp dish described in the following, and
avocado, cilantro, lettuce, red onion, red bell pepper, and limes are nicely arranged in a plate.
Remember to have salsa sauce and other sauces on the table as well ! 

The shrimp dish is sauteed shrimp with Achiote powder.
Achiote is name of plant which bears seeds containing red powder in it.
Achiote powder is mixture of this powder, vinegar, and salt.
It has similar tastes to Paprika, but a bit bitter.

The chicken topping is sauteed chicken and green and red pepper with Tacos spice.
I've got Tacos spice from Trader Joe's, but I believe any spice mixture you like will do.

You can make your own Tacos on the table !

Minced Chicken & Lettuce Soup (鶏ひき肉とレタスのスープ)

I was lazy to make meat ball. In stead, I didn't rigorously stir minced meat so that it forms some chunks.
Combination of chicken, lettuce, and mushroom is quite nice.

Salmon Tartar (サーモンのタルタルソース)

Sauteed salmon with butter after dusting it with flour.
Sauce is egg tartar sauce. Minced boiled egg, onion, mayonnaise, lemon and black pepper.

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