What did you eat today?
Enough of this learning and reflection already! Had a weird throw-together dinner tonight of sushi, mashed potato with cheese, okra with bonito flakes and soy sauce, and asparagus wrapped with bacon. Made me wonder what other people were eating...? Let me know -->
posted by Janina at 6:18 PM
5 Comments:
Oooh...yummy! I normally eat at home, but last night I ended up in a friend's cafe eating a steak sandwhich with salad - a bit heavy for my tastes, but keeps me going in the winter. Btw...I think Japan is the coldest place on earth in the winter. People who have not lived here don't understand why that is.
January 25, 2005 3:30 PM
But I know EXACTLY what you mean. I went to the UK for Christmas and, since I returned, people keep saying "but wasn't it so cold in England?" and I reply "Yes, but no. It's so much colder here". My life's ambition is to have central heating installed. I have my eye on that under-floor heating for downstairs and a series of radiators for upstairs. But the most exciting news this year is we are getting the roof insulated soon - hurray! Don't I live a sad life when the highlight of my year is insulation ;-) Anyway, please don't be put off by the ramblings of these Japan-based freezaphobes. I want to know what you're eating!!
January 25, 2005 4:11 PM
Hi, Janina. Your dinner sounds exotic and delicious to me. In Slovenia, people have a more substantial lunch. No dinner, just a light supper. My lunch included fish with broccoli and boiled potatoes and some salad. And for supper I had toast with coffee - had to be awake late at night (I had to finish correcting my students' exam papers).
We had our roof insulated a couple of years ago. I'm so glad because it does make a difference especially when a northerly wind blows.
January 26, 2005 1:27 PM
This sounds quite an interesting combination ;-)
In Brazil, lunch is the important meal and most people have the staple diet: rice, brown or black beans, vegetables, greens and beef/chicken + fruit for dessert. In the evening it tends to be lighter and easy to prepare...so we go for pasta, pizza, a risotto or a gratin.
My kids and hubby are not at home...so I just had a soft boiled egg with a teaspoon of fish roe (leftover from New Year).
January 27, 2005 8:17 AM
Hi Janina
I love Japanese food, although I'm sure what I can find in Barcelona, Spain isn't the same as what you can find.
Yesterday, we had a celebratory meal with our vets (they helped our cat almost win a slimmer-cat of the year competition!) and so my partner cooked her speciality: 'cocido galego' This is great if it's cold, and it was delicious, although I don't think I could eat it every day (or even every week).
It's very simple to prepare. You just add the following to water and cook, and cook, and cook:
white beans, chick peas, beef dripping, chicken, pork ribs, a pig's ear, a pig's tail, potatoes, chorizo, cabbage, salt and pepper.
After three hours cooking, you end up with a delicious broth (caldo galego) and then you follow this with the meat, etc (cocido galego), all washed down with a nice bottle of red wine, and followed by a slice of 'tarta de Santiago'
The next time we cook it, we'll invite you
:) Graham
January 29, 2005 11:57 PM
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