Kitsune Udon ( Fox Udon )

Had a quick lunch at Joban Expressway Tomobe Service Area during our road trip to Ibaraki and Tochigi Ken. Kitsune Udon is a japanese noodle soup with aburaage fried tofu and a japanese comfort food. According to the folk stories, fried tofu was a favorite food of the fox, that’s why the noodle was named after this folk tale.

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焼き味豚丼

When we first saw Yoshinoya's commercial on TV featuring their new menu, me and my husband had the same thought in mind that we must try it and Yaki Aji Buta Don ( stir fried pork bowl) didn't fail our expectations. We had a chance to visit Yoshinoya and was excited and so is my husband ( which is a pork lover lol). The kids ordered the usual Kids Gyudon of course and we were delighted with our orders too, the sweet and fragrant sauce coated from the decadent pork belly over rice with coleslaw and yes, it is definitely perfect with rice! Sabi nga nila, sauce pa lang ulam na^_^ I would go for 2 pork bowls for that lol!

For a pork lovers like us, it will definitely make your day. Only 380 yen for a bowl of Yaki Aji Buta Don and 50 yen for miso soup as side menu, how reasonable right?^_^

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Our 10th Anniversary Celebration

A simple celebration in our humble abode that was prepared by yours truly during Our 10th Anniversary last January 29th^_^

Prepared with L~O~V~E
Baked Rolled Chicken with Garlic Sauce
Caprese
My homemade Rare Cheesecake

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Our Noche Buena

Here's our Christmas eve dinner that I prepared ( except for the cake ) last year and even though we had plan of going to Nagano next day to celebrate Christmas there, I prepared something for us to celebrate Christmas eve at home. The kids doesn't have an idea that we're going somewhere on Christmas Day while me and my husband were pretty excited about the Nagano trip because the trip is our Christmas gift to them^_^

Well anyway, here's our Noche Buena:

Bruschetta

Medium Rare Beef Steak with Mashed Potato on the side

Japanese Style Caprese

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

スライム肉まん

Dragon Quest's Slime nikuman ( stamed pork buns) appeared at Family Mart convenience stores here in Japan! I 'defeated' the monster and 'won' over the battle lol!



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Thursday, October 13, 2011

炭火焼豚丼

We had our lunch at Mori No Kitchen during a family weekend road trip to Mitsui Outlet Park in Sendai where we had fun window shopping. Sendai is known with their best Gyutan Sumibi Yaki　(charcoal grilled beef tongue) and Marumaya's Sumibiyaki Buta Don ( charcoal grilled pork in a bowl ). Eating out for Sendai's delicasies was our main purpose of visiting the outlet park and we don't mind driving for hours just to try what Marumaya has to offer and I swear, it's worth it! The mighty bowl dish is sure popular with pork lovers! The pork was grilled into perfection and had a rich smoky flavor which we appreciated ^_^

Haruka chan and big sissy Wakaba chan

Sumibiyaki Buta Don Set ( charcoal grilled pork ( well flavored with sweet soysauce ), pickles and miso soup for 800 jpy

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Pinoy Style Birthday Party

My kids friend, Mirai chan celebrated her 7th birthday last week and everybody, most especially the kids in the neighbourhood had a good time. The birthday girl's mother is a pinay friend of mine and helped her in the kitchen of preparing foodies to serve. It was such a long time for me to prepare pinoy foodies ( although I only prepared the chicken macaroni salad and helped wrapping the lumpia) coz my Wakaba and Haruka is picky when it comes to Philippine foods that is why I also brought my homemade inari zushi ( which I forgot to take a picture lol ) to the party. Preparing foodies at Mirai chan's birthday party reminds me to cook and serve Philippine foods more often at home, too ^_^

Well anyway, here's the foods that we prepared during the party ~ yep, the pinoy style and I loovet!!! \(^0^)/

Pork and Chicken Skewers

Boiled Shrimps

Kain tayo, masarap yan! ^_^

The Birthday Cake

Just having fun! ^_^

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Homemade Bentou For Hubby

My husband often receive compliments from his co-workers that even if he leaves too early in the morning to his work, I was able to prepare him a homemade bentou to take for his lunch.

And everytime he tells me so it gives me a smile~ my husband tells me that I did a good job and that he appreciates my cooking ^_^

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Help!

I' m screaming for D-E-S-S-E-R-T-S!!! \(^0^)/

Macapuno Ice Cream

Chocolate Ice Cream Parfait
Halo-halo
Banana Split

I hope I won't gain weight by just looking at them!

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Eating Puto Bumbong In Japan

I can't remember the last time I have eaten a Puto Bumbong which is a pinoy treat for Christmas. I remember lining up together with some of my barkadas in Manila at our favorite stall just to have this native delicacy and usually you could only find these during the Christmas season. I don't want to pass the season without eating one!

Sadly, we don't have pinoy stores near us here in Japan but luckily I found where to shop pinoy foodies online and ordered puto bumbong of my dreams. It was frozen and just nuke it at the oven range but it wasn't that good like of those in the Philippines and it's kind-a- odd coz it's summer time but what the heck, it definitely satisfied my cravings ^_^


I miss those great puto bumbongs with fresh grated, then toasted, coconut and sugar!!!

Trivia:

Puto bumbong is a dish made from purpled-colored ground rice cooked in bamboo tubes that are placed on a special steamer-cooker. Then, they are removed from the bamboo tubes, spread with butter and sprinkled with sugar and niyog (grated coconut). They are then wrapped in wilted banana leaves which will keep them warm and moist until ready to be eaten.

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