Sensing a theme here.... Jul 27-

Oops, this was sitting in my draft box......

Wed Jul 27th

Indian vegetable curry made from scratch ( aka madras curry powder)
Tikki masala chicken drumsticks
Rice and Naan
Potato salad with cuc and red onion
Dessert-- melon, watermelon, grapefruit


So the vege curry was very mild, perhaps needed a bit more umph but if i think suitable for the kids too (L ate some, K was still recovering from tummy bug so didn't give her any)

Thurs Jul 28th

*Pad Thai again made from scratch. Was flustered and a quich yahoo search resulted in this recipe which is apparently abominable (yep I kinda agree. Damn you yahoo search engine. Am sooooo going back to google)
*Cuc'n'tom salad
*Green moroccan beans

So I totally forgot to add Nira to Pad Thai. And we didn't have any bean sprouts so it was pretty bare. Also lacking flavor(those quintessential Thai spices and herbs I guess) with this recipe

This week so far....jul 23-

sat Jul 23
* sushi-ro dinner, after a big day of pot-luck party with friends for lunch, kindy and pre-school summer festivals (kakikori!!) in the afternoon

Sun jul 24

*yakitori BBQ for lunch at home
* udon

Mon jul 25th
* Kim-chee and pork (豚キムチ)
*Chijimi (potato, nira, carrots)
* Rice
* edamame
* Tomatoes dressed with salt and olive oil
* Cucumber and eggplant pickles
*Broccoli and mayo

tues Jul 26th
Planned to do mabo-Nasu but realized didn't have Tochijan or Tenmenan or one of those ingredients to make the sauce, so went for Japanese style sweet eggplant and mince instead.
With rice and salmon and pickled cucumber and miso soup with onion, bacon, egg (j made this)

July 20, 21,22

* Raisin and craisin toast for breakky this week! yummy stuff ;)

Wed July 20th

refreshing summer eggplant side-dish. (yummy)

fried enoki mushrooms in ponzu (average)

salmon

rice

garlic shallots with egg in chinese sweet sauce (nira-tama)

Thursday July 21st

mashed potato

pumpkin

butter sauteed carrots and beans

pork tenderloins with Onion and zucchini really yummy!!!!

Friday July 22nd
Am thinking spaghetti Bol or lasagna with pumpkin soup.....(edit: ditched the pumpkin soup as didn't have enough milk in fridge so just hidden veges Spag Bol with freshly baked bread. Yum yum yum!!)

Chicken Pizza...with a twist

Saw this on a tv show and thought it was a good idea, so gonna try it tonight.....fingers crossed it turns out!!

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well I would have taken a photo of it, but J got into it as soon as it hit the table. It is really more like a Korean chicken dish, has nothing to do with pizza, lol!
I used 2chicken breasts, basically one each (with a bit taken off for the kids) and made it without the moyashi as didn't have any, but this was really really nice, and even J said he enjoyed it too! Served it with a salad, but could be served with rice too. Will definitely be making again!

July 11-15

Mon July 11
ゴーヤチャンプル this time the real McCoy, with SPAM!!

Tues July 12
soft corn tacos with mince, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and tinned chicken and beans chili

Wed July 13
Prawns and mushrooms in oyster sauce
(really enjoyed this! Simple, quick but yummy)

Thurs July 14
found out at 4pm that there was a festival at the next train station, and since J had a work nomikai, I picked up K from kindy and went down for a looksies. we had some onigiri before we left, and then splurged on a kaki-kori at the festival, followed by KFC :)

Fri July 15
Curry rice, in the pressure cooker-- thank goodness as the kids slept until after 4pm ( I may have indulged in a small granny nap myself too ;)

Sunday July 10th

So after a day walking around Chinatown, eating a buffet-style Chinese lunch with gyoza, spring rolls, Peking duck, sweet'n'sour pork, tapioca, manjus etc, we come home to make Hiyashi-chuka for dinner, lol!

fri July 8th

salmon
Mushrooms in ponzu
Salad
Parmesan coated zucchini slices
Miso soup

June 5-

Tues June 5th

fresh bread
eggplant bacon, spinach, onion spaghetti
potato salad with carrot, brocolli
coleslaw leftovers
tomato and cucumber slices


Wed June 6th
焼きなす
ginger pork, served with lightly cooked cabbage (;http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/homecook/search/recipe.php?numb=00003220
bamboo shoots with okra, dressed with ponzu and a dash of oil, topped with bonito flakes; (J commented that this was a winner - light and good for summer) (;http://cookpad.com/recipe/1435690;)
potato salad leftovers
corn, cucumber and tomato salad


Thurs July 7th

* Hokkaido hamburg with mushroom gravy
* mashed potato
* butter corn
* carrots and green beans in butter/sugar/dill sauce
* bakery bread rolls

Mon July 4th

*Abalone (酒蒸し and 甘辛煮)
*Coleslaw
*Chicken drumsticks and bamboo shoots in broth 煮物
* tofu dressed with okra, katsuo-bushi and konbu-tsuyu
*tomatoes(from our garden) and broccoli
* brown/white rice mix