dinner today -我が家の夜ご飯-

takikomi gohan (cooked with rice, vegetables, chicken and dashi ),
dashimaki tamago (japanese omlet with cooked radish and carrot) and
sauted zucchini with soya, butter and dried bonito.

served with miso soup or clear japanese soup (osumashi).

 chawan mushi -茶碗蒸し-

mix egg and dashi well and steam.
with maschroom and shrimp Ankake sauce. (thickened with powdered kuzu)
make cold body warm.

baked pumpkin with garlic　-かぼちゃとニンニクのオリーブオイル焼き-

japanese pumpkin "Hokkaido", simple is best.
baked with garlic and olive oil, then salt and pepper.

very sweet, it taste like marron. buy at market and try!

 
now i can buy japanese pumpkin called "Hokkaido" im bio shop or market. 

for z'vieri, i made pumpkin + raisin muffin. (but it looks like not so muffin...)

cooked pumpkin japanese style -かぼちゃの焚いたん-

pumpkin, sugar, dashi, soya sauce and mirin.
cooked until pumpikn soft.

spinach gomaae -ほうれんそうのごま和え- 

spinach, soya souce, sesami, sesami paste, sugar and dashi (japanese fish soup)

typical japanese side dish (called Okazu).
it was popular menu among canadian when i was working in vancouver.

marinade paprika japanese style　-和風パプリカマリネ-

paprika, ginger, garlic, soya souce, sake, vinegar and sugar.

backed paprika in oven and peel the skin.
marinate and chilled in a fridge. 

 
from left : shiitake, cabbage+chinese chive and meat

4~5 hours defrost in room temperature.

ready to bake!

baked gyoza　-餃子-

cabbage (asian one or Chinese cabbage (白菜/chinakohl)), chinese chive (ニラ),
minced meat (mixed with p+b), Shiitake (しいたけ), miso, soya sauce, sake (酒),
sesami oil, pepper, salt, garlic and ginger.

good knead everything in a bowl.
warp with dough, make a form and bake.
serve with Ponzu (soya sauce and vinegar). 

*gyoza dough, asian cabbage and chinese chive sold by
SWISS asiatische lebensmittel in ostermundigen (Bernstrasse 79).

 celery with miso sauce -セロリのミソ炒め-

Haccho miso or Red miso(八丁味噌), sesami(ゴマ),
Katsuobushi(かつお節/dried bonito) and salt.

recipe is from friend who i met in canada.
i didn't like celery at that time, but even i could try it and love it.

salad udon with sesami sauce -サラダうどん　ゴマソース-

sesami sauce : 
sasami paste, Mirin(みりん), Soya sauce(醤油), sugar and
Dashi(だし/japanese fish soup).

cold or warm, oishii.

Obento box -お弁当-

Onigiri(おにぎり/rice ball with Hijiki), 
Sengiri daikon no nimono
 (千切り大根とイカの炊いたん/cooked with dried japanese radisch and squid),
Tamago yaki (卵焼き/Omelette),
トマト/tomato.