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Open World

I found this.  In the beginning, simple-minded me was feeling very lovely.  Then cynical me started to think, people fight with their akin more.  They are close but slightly different.  That is why they fight.  In any event, there is no such a thing like a pure race.  This is true.
 
http://www.momondo.com.au/letsopenourworld/

Good Morning

radish  harvested in my garden

 

has become salad  

Multi nationalism

 

This is Japanese nabe. 

 

 Inside stuffed squid in Italian style. 

What migrating to Australia means

 

Getting to know how to cook Barramundi. 

Big mistake

Was believing that today is Sean's friend birthday party. Was actually yesterday. Sean is crying. Feel so bad. 

I changed my mind.

I changed my mind.  This page has become an
1. eating good foods;
2. drinking nice wine;
3. enjoying life;
4. doing nice stuff;
page. These should decrease the probability of getting a cancer and increase the density of smiles.

Okay, then.  Tonight dinner:
* Meatloaf, Salmon (with Wasabi flavored Tartar sauce) and Lots of veges

* You cannot forget this (Chardonnay)

Link between Blogger and FB

I signed up for this:
https://ifttt.com/recipes

This allows us to connect Blogger with Facebook.  Okay, let me see if this works...

Trying to prove something

There is a problem that I want to figure out, so long.  I am trying but it is not tractable.  This is the reason.  It looks so easy but not tractable.  I did computer simulation, which was okay.  What I am thinking seems correct, but

CANNOT PROVE!!!

I will still waste my afternoon on this.  I made pizza dough for the son.

Son's Sport Day Event

A week ago, J school held Sport day event.  I made a big lunch box for four people.

Amazing.  It is already mid-August.  Amazing.  Need to keep a diary more often, otherwise, I would not notice, TIME is FLYING!!

The Last Day of July

Today's to do:
1. Working on Revision 2;
2. Working on Proposal 2.
3. Re-reading Revision 1.

Proposal 1 was sent off.  So, mainly today's task is No1 and No2 above.

Many Chores

Today's to do:
1. Re^{+\infty}-reading Revision 1;
2.Working on Revision 2;
3. Finishing and Sending off Proposal 1;
4. Starting Proposal 2;
5. Getting a first version of Model 1.

Well, we will see how much I can complete the above mission.

Chicken Ham 3

Leaving the third chicken pack in the refrigerator for two days, last night we had it.  My mom liked the one with Japanese style dressing best, and Prof. liked this one best.

I used it for today's lunch.

Very Long Night

Could not sleep.  Got up at 3am and worked on one of the papers that we want to submit....

Yesterday, I did soccer balls.  Son ate all lunch.  He requested something more fun.  So, I tried, Olaf from Frozen.

Today's lunch - wish that we can finish the paper, soon!!  For me and Prof., grilled eggs, beans, snapper, vegetables and rice ball with grilled beef.

Not really well-done.  But considering that I did not have any "kit," may not be that bad??

Appendix: Chicken "Ham"

I put some chicken ham to our lunch, today.  BTW, "Go Japan!"

Chicken "Ham"

Over the weekend, I made "Chicken ham."  It may sound weird, though.  There are three methods I tried.
1.  Put one tbs of sugar and a half ts of salt on surface of chicken meat.  Leave it for a few hours;
2.  Wash it first and then put a half ts of salt and a bit of pepper.  I also added mashed peel of lemons.
3.  Cut some vegetables (Onion and Carrots) and wrap it in the chicken meat.
4.  Make it like a big candy as above, and put it on a heat-resistant glass.  I added some celery and lemon, so that it smells good.
5.  Steam it in a large pan for 30 minutes.

Then, you will get:

Carefully take it out and cut them.  Decorate them with some vegetables:

The second method is a bit more involved.

1.  One litter of water, a few pieces of ginger and four tbs of vinegar.  Put them together.  Put two pieces of chicken breast meat into the mixed ingredient and bring it to a boil.

2.  Cook it on a low heat for another 15 minutes or so.  Then, remove it from heat.  Leave it for 30 minutes or so.

3.  Mix 1 and 1/2 cups of soy sauce, 2 tbs of sugar, 1 tbs of vinegar, 1 tbs of sake (white wine is Okay), and 1 tbs of brandy.  Put the chicken meat in it.  Leave it for 6 to 8 hours.

While waiting for the meat, make sauce for it.

1. Chop onion, green onion, garlic.  Mix them.

2. Add 4 tbs of soy sauce, 1 tbs of vinegar, 1 ts of sugar, 1 ts of sesame oil.

Then, you will get:

It is very nice for lunch box.  Yes, I said, "three methods."  I am still waiting for the third method, chicken.  I have to leave it for a few days.

   

Chick Pea Tofu

I wanted to make good Tofu.  I adopt a "chick pea method."

Leave dried ones in water for one day or so.  Take out peas from water as above.

Put the peas and water (the amount of water you put with the peas decides how tough your tofu is going to be) into a blender.  I would say, one cup of peas plus two cups of water is probably okay.  After that, separate crushed peas and water.  The water part is the one that you use for making tofu.

I used coarse clothes to separate them.  Also, we will not use the crushed peas part but probably they can be used for making salads or hummus.

Boil the water part.  In the beginning, it is very much liquid.  However, soon it becomes more "solid."  You need to continuously stir it, otherwise it would get burned.  Once it becomes solid enough that you can write a letter on it, take it out from the oven.  Cool it down a bit and put it into a container.  Leave it in a refrigerator for 30 minutes to one hour.  Then, you will get:

 

 

There are many ways to use this tofu.  I put some in miso soup or grilled them and so forth.  Depending on the amount of water, you can get more tough ones, which might be better for Chinese cuisine.



 



Restarting

 

Today's lunch.  Pesto pasta, Sausage, Grilled Salmon and some Vegetable.  Yes, I will work hard.

Pufferfish

 

Pufferfish (Fugu) can be eaten as Sashimi or hot pot (Nabe).  Pufferfish has poisonous organs and in Japan, it takes a certified chef to deal with them.  "Processed" meats are available in markets.

In the western part of Japan, pufferfish is sometimes called "Teppo" which means, rifles or guns, as the poison is very strong.

This is pufferfish skin.  It is said that it contains lots of collagen.  In Japanese, it is called "Yubiki."

By the way, this is crabs.  It is also eaten in hot pots.  This is also popular in New year days.

UNESCO - Intangible Cultural Heritage

This year, Japanese traditional style of dishes, Washoku, Kimjan from Korea as well as Mediterranean diet have been listed among intangible cultural heritage in UNESCO.

Here is the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Well, probably this is the reason why I felt like updating this blog.  I like cooking and eating, as well as having nice wine and sake.  I hope that all of my family will live happy and healthy lives, which good foods contribute to, definitely (not too much drinking, though).  Also, I want our kid to respect other cultures.  Foods, to me, are culture and I was just happy that my favourite three styles of cooking were registered as Cultural Heritage.

In 2013, we were a bit lazy and we did not make Osechi.  Instead, we got them from some restaurant. This is also becoming a new year tradition here, I think...