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2005-08-31 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and myoga) | grilled sardine | boiled komatsuna | sugar flavored kidney beans
LUNCH --- gohan | fried leek and chicken (shiitake mushroom) | fried cake of pounded fish | pickles | pear and fig
BETWEEN-MEALS --- tofu refuse cookie (raisins cinnamon, soybean flour, green tea and cocoa) | strawberry ice cream | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- wax gourd udon noodles | sashimi - sea bream and vinegared mackerel | fried potato and sweet pepper (maitake mushroom) | simmered pumpkin with minced chicken
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- simmered summer vegetables (onion, zucchini, eggplant, tomato and garlic sausage) | fried potato and sweet pepper | vinegared mackerel | various leavings | somen noodles (Peco) | bread, cheese and wine (Poco) | nectarine

As there is a lot of tofu refuse, I make cookie. It is not so bad.

2005-08-30 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and enoki mushroom) | grilled horse mackerel | simmered potato and onion with egg (fish paste, dried mushroom and green pea) | lightly-pickled eggplant and cucumber
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered pumpkin with minced chicken (shimeji mushroom) | fried sweet pepper with miso (myoga, maitake mushroom and baby sardine) | simmered sea eel | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- pound cake of blueberry | coffee
DINNER --- grilled ayu fish | grilled squid | soup of lettuce and dried shiitake mushroom | radish and salmon salad | fried bitter gourd and wgg | pickles | somen noodles (Peco)

We presented broil a fresh ayu fish on a charcoal fire - we only needs eat. We thank for all day work.

2005-08-29 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan| miso soup - eggplant and somen noodles (myoga) | fried bitter gourd and egg (boiled fish paste and eringi mushroom) | grated yam and natto | pickled eggplant | peach
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered wax gourd (scallop, bamboo shoot and dried shiitake mushroom) | grilled cod | grilled zucchini with shiso miso | pickles | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- coffee jelly | coffee
DINNER --- tofu paste with summer vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, tomato, zucchini, myoga and white sesame) | grilled sweet pepper and deep-fried tofu with ginger say sauce | simmered sweet potato in apple juice | vinegared mackerel with grated radish | somen noodles (Peco) | canape | pickles

Autumn is in the air, but menu is summer still.

2005-08-28 Sun

BRUNCH (Tomi and Peco) --- grilled rice ball | pickles | pear and peach | shiso juice | somen noodles | various leavings
BRUNCH (Poco) --- canape | pumpkin salad | simmered fu with egg | tea
DINNER --- fried somen noodles (pork, kimuchi and tomato) | pumpkin salad (small tomato and cucumber) | boiled soy beans | boiled molokheiya | pickled eggplant | fried eggplant and zucchini with miso | vinegared cucumber | vinegared celery
DINNER (Tomi, Uri and Jun) --- various leavings | grilled trout | garlic sausage | soup (eringi and leek) | boiled bean sprout | bread | cheese | fig, pear and peach | pikcled eggplant | shiso juice | sake | sweetened adzuki beans | tea

Uriko and Jun finish up all dishes in the refrigerator.

2005-08-27 Sat

BRUNCH (Peco and Tomi) at udon noodles bar --- udon noodles
BRUNCH (Poco) --- gohan | curry | tomato | vinegared celery | pear, plum and peach
DINNER at Yoshie-san's house --- simmered eggplant | vinegared akazuki | tempura - matsutake mushroom, eggplant, small pepper, myoga and shiso | yam cake eith sansho pepper | salad (tomato, cabbage, cucumber and salami) with homemade dressing | pickled eggplant | gohan | clear soup of clam | homemade yuzu rice cake | sashimi | vinegared herring | jellied soft-shelled turtle | simmered pike conger | bread, cheese and salami | pear and peach | sake

Thank you for really nice meal, Yoshie-san !!!

Yoshie-san's home cooking
( at Yoshie-san's House / 2005-08-27 / Poco )

Yoshie-san's home cooking
( at Yoshie-san's House / 2005-08-27 / Poco )

2005-08-26 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (shimeji mushroom and tofu refuse) | grilled sardine with grated radish | fried sweet pepper (deep-fried tofu, baby sardine, myoga and enoki mushroom) | pickled eggplant | peach
LUNCH --- gohan | sauteed eggplant and zucchini with miso | vinegared cucumber and wakame seaweed (myoga and enoki) | grilled squid | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam | coffee
DINNER --- boiled soy bean | vinegared octopus and tomato (shiso) | vinegared celery | grilled summer vegetales (same as yesterday) | chilled spaghetti with lettuce and shiitake mushroom | spaghetti with cod roe and shiso | canape (cheese, salami and dried tomato) | plum | fried buns

I put a small amount of Okinawan lemon juice in various dishes to give it a subtle flavor.

2005-08-25 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | clear soup (yuba, wakame seaweed, myoga) | grilled mackerel | fried celery and baby sardine | tomato | grated yam and natto | water melon
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled white meat | soaked summer vegetables (fried eggplant, grilled sweet peppr, zucchini, pumpki, myoga and maitake mushroom) | pear and fig
BETWEEN-MEALS --- ice cream | coffee
DINNER --- grilled eggplant | vinegared turnip | simmered meat and potatoes | sauteed okara | various leavings | peach

As a typhoon is approaching, it become muggy. The summer menu again.

2005-08-24 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (wakame seaweed and somen) | fried bitter gourd (pork, shiitake mushroom, tofu, corn and egg) | natto and spinach | tomato | water melon
LUNCH --- gohan | fried saury with starchy sauce | simmered meat and potatoes | pickles | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- fried buns | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- udon noodles (komatsuna) | sashimi - horse mackerel | simmered fu with egg (dried shiitake mushroom and dried scallop) | pickled cucumber and eggplant | shiso juice | pear
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- vinegared small tomato | simmered fu with egg (dried shiitake mushroom and dried scallop) | pickled cucumber and eggplant | fig | bread

I reaped flourish shiso plants in my house top garden, then its net weight was two kilogramme. I am worn out by making juice using them.

2005-08-23 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and spinach) | grilled horse mackerel | boiled bean sprout | sauteed okara | water melon
LUNCH --- gohan | fried lettuce (dried shiitake mushroom, dried scallop and rice cake) | grilled mackerel | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- cheese cake | coffee
DINNER --- fried octopus and fried prawns | ratatouille (onion, tomato, eggplant, garbanzo and wienerwurst) | vinegared yam and cucumber | vinegared akazuki | canape | somen noodles (Peco)

Sour dishes are nice still.

2005-08-22 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and aosa seaweed) | boiled komatsuna (deep-fried tofu, dried shiitake mushroom and yuba) | natto | lightly-pickled cucumber in soy sauce | Japanese pear
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered thick cucumber with starchy sauce | spring roll | pear and grape
BETWEEN-MEALS --- dumpling | coffee
DINNER --- grilled squid | simmered pumpkin | sauteed burdock | simmered kidney beans | simmered vegetables (as day before yesterday) | lightly-pickled eggplant and cucumber | various leavings

It's all Japanese dish from morning till night.

2005-08-21 Sun

BRUNCH (Tomi) at udon noodles bar --- udon noodles
Dishes we had today --- soy milk and asalri clam spaghetti | chilled pasta of okra and ume paste | vinegared tomato and octopus | canape | simmered eggplant | yuba | water and pear

We opened only half.

2005-08-20 Sat

BRUNCH (Tomi and Peco) at soba noodles restaurant --- soba noodles
BRUNCH (Poco) --- gohan | curry | vinegared mozuku seaweed | tomato | pickles
DINNER --- simmered vegetables (tofu buns, carrot, bamboo shoots, konnyaku, dried shiitake mushroom and konbu) | vinegared cucumber and eel (myoga) | cucumber with sakekasu (myoga) | vinegared akazuki | simmered radish and it's leaf | pear

I made two kinds of vinegared cucumber with myoga.

2005-08-19 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (asari clam, soymilk) | fried cabbage anchovy flavored | grated yam, natto and chopped molokheiya | pickled eggplant
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled salmon | scrambled tofu | pear and pineapple
DINNER --- boiled soy beans | sauteed radish's peel | boiled molokheiya | deep-fried eggplant with sweet miso | fried cabbage anchovy flavored | pickled eggplant | pear and pineapple

Tofu, deep-fried tofu, natto, boiled soy beans, miso, soy sauce ... in various ways our daily meal is under the care of soy beans.

2005-08-18 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (cabbage) | deep-fried eggplant with sweet miso | fried sweet pepper (deep-fried tofu, baby sardine, enoki, myoga) | chilled tofu | water melon
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered leek and rib (shimeji, pineapple) with boiled greens | tofu salad (cucumber, eggplant, tomato mushrooms, myoga, sesame and ume paste)
BETWEEN-MEALS --- cheese cake | coffee
DINNER --- sashimi - sea bass and yellowtail | tofu | grilled zucchini and green pepper | tomato | grilled eggplant | bread

Although cook thought tofu salad was nice, it didin't sell well.

2005-08-17 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and spinach) | tofu | natto and chopped molokheiya | grilled sardine | pickled eggplant | peach
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered mackerel and burdock | Chinese jelly fish salad (cucumber, tomato enoki mushroom, wakame seaweed and myoga) | melon
BETWEEN-MEALS --- fu buns with bean jam | coffee
DINNER --- grilled deep-fried tofu and sweet pepper with ginger soy sauce | grilled eggplant | tofu | dressed okra with ume paste | lightly-pickled eggplant and cucumber | pickled eggplant | somen noodles (Tomi and Peco) | bread and cheese (Poco) | pineapple and melon

We reopen after consecutive holidays.

2005-08-16 Tue

BRUNCH --- grilled eggplant | fried leek and beef (mushrooms) | dressed okra with ume paste (boiled fish paste, yam and myoga) | pickled eggplant | pickled eggplant | lightly-pickled eggplant and cucumber | some noodles | grilled rice ball
DINNER --- tofu | deep-fried bitter gourd (squid, maitake mushroom and corn) | simmered bitter gourd and rib (eringi mushroom) | simmered komatsuna and deep-fried tofu | vinegared akazuki | vinegared tomato and octopus | vinegared radish | fried somen noodles (tomato and kimuchi) | pickles (eggplant and cucumber) | bread | cheese | melon, pear and pineapple | orange jelly | fu bun with bean jam | oolong tea

Uriko and Jun came with tasty presents from Kyoto.

2005-08-15 Mon

Dishes we had today --- gohan | grilled sardine | fried bitter gourd and egg (boiled fish paste and natto) | simmered vegetables | yuba and jellyfish | burnt rice with chop suey | egg jelly | deep-fried bitter gourd and corn | boiled soy bean | simmered eggplant | simmered radish and radish's leaf | Chinese jelly fish salad (tomato, wakame seaweed, enoki mushroom and myoga) | pickles eggplant | pickled eggplant | pear, grape and peach

Ws make some dishes and eat them, and make and eat.

2005-08-14 Sun

Tomi --- simmered vegetables | steamed cabbage and salmon | pickled eggplant | soymilk pudding | pressed sushi with trout | tomato | pear
BRUNCH (Peco and Poco) at Chinese restaurant --- yuba and jellyfish | dim sum set (sim sum, rice wrapped in lotus leaves, spring roll, sesame dumpling, soup and milk pudding) | chilled noodles | burnt rice with chop suey | beer
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- egg jelly | grilled egg plant | lightly-pickled eggplant and cucumber | sweet gourd and pineapple

Peco and Poco had lunch at Chinese restaurant, Kanazawa. Any dishes were very nice and had a pleasant aftertaste.

at Chinese restaurant in Kanazawa
( 2005-08-14 / Poco )

2005-08-13 Sat

Brunch --- gohan | curry (Tomi and Poco) | somen noodles (Peco) | pickles | assorted fruits (melon, peach, pear and water melon)
DINNER --- pressed sushi with trout | simmered vegetables | boiled soy bean | vinegared octopus and cucumber (myoga) | boiled sweet corn | soy milk pudding | pickled eggplant | various fruits (pear and pineallpe)

We glad colorful fruits. Thantks for ancestors.

2005-08-12 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (spinach and egg) | fried bitter gourd, boiled fish paste and natto | various leavings | melon
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered vegetables (dried shiitake mushroom, carrot, konnyaku, bamboo shoot, fried bean curd bun konbu) | vinegared octopus and tomato | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- baked cake | coffee
DINNER --- boiled soy bean | chilled soup of pumpkin and soy milk (onion) | steamed cabbage and salmon (eringi mushroom) | croquette and fried prawns | pickled eggplant | bread | peach

As Peco made simmered vegetables after a long time, holiday will be peace.

2005-08-11 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (eggplant and potato) | rolled egg and grated radish | boiled komatsuna and yuba | grated yam, natto and mekabu seaweed | tomato | water melon and peach
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled salmon | simmered fu with egg (dreid shiitake mushroom and dried scallop) | fried leek (maitake mushroom and sausage)
BETWEEN-MEALS --- ice cream | coffee
DINNER (Peco and Poco) at ramen noodles shop --- grilled gyoza | ramen noodles | fried rice with kimuchi | beer
DINNER (Tomi) --- grilled gyoza and fried rice with kimuchi | fried eggplant and zucchini | grilled sardine

We make full use of leaving ingredinets.

2005-08-10 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and leek) | fried leek and egg with sausage (bunapi mushroom) | grated yam and natto | tomato | melon
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered radish and chiken ball (shiitake mushroom) | spinach with sesame paste | simmered sardine | pickles | melon and pineapple
BETWEEN-MEALS --- pound cake | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- chilled udon noodles (soy sauce and Okinawan lemon) | simmered mackerel | simmered eggplant | vinegared cucumber and ocptopus | vinegared mozuku seaweed | shiso juice | tangerine
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- simmered eggplant | vinegared cucumber and ocptopus | dressed okra and yam (myoga) | sauteed radish's peel | somen noodles (Peco) | various leving dishes | pickles | peach

We made a lots of dishes while morning.

2005-08-09 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and myoga) | grilled sardine with grated radish | Braized Kiriboshi-daikon and dried Shiitake mushroom | simmered kipper and akazuki | tomato | peach
LUNCH --- Korean noodles (cucumber, kimuchi and tomato) | bun with pork | fried eggplant and zucchini (eringi mushroom) | pineapple and grape
BETWEEN-MEALS --- cake | coffee
DINNER --- grilled tongue with Okinawan lemon | grilled leek and okra | dressed bitter gourd with ume paste | bun with pork | tomato | pressed sushi with halfbeak | pickled eggplanr | pineapple and grape

Very hot day. The Okinawan-style has taken a firm hold on our table.

2005-08-08 Mon

Lunch --- udon noodles (Peco) | bread (Poco) | water melon
BETWEEN-MEALS --- melon | coffee
DINNER (Tomi and Peco) at soba noodles bar --- soba noodles
DINNER (Poco) --- various leavings | bread | wine

Tomi went mountain-climbing leading a party of foreigner. There ware rice ball, fried sweet potato and sweet jellied adzuki-bean paste in his rucksack. And we closed today.

2005-08-07 Sun

BRUNCH (Tomi and Peco) at udon noodles bar --- udon noodles
BRUNCH (Poco) --- fruits | apple juice | tea | various leavings
DINNER --- boiled potato with anchovy (shimeji mushroom) | grilled and soaked summer vegetables (zucchini, pumpkin, small green pepper and eringi mushroom) | grilled sausage | vinegared cucumber and aosa seaweed | tomato | bread | pineapple and pear

Usual holiday.

2005-08-06 Sat

BRUNCH (Tomi and Peco) at udon noodles bar --- udon noodles
BRUNCH (Poco) --- fruits | apple juice | tea | coffee
DINNER --- gohan (cereal) | three kinds of curry - bitter gourd - garbanzo - bamboo and radish | boiled soy beans | vinegared cucumber and aosa seaweed | boiled molokheiya | tomato | egg jelly | pickles | pineapple

I made three kinds of curry at the request of Poco.

Dried ume plum in the intervals of rain.
( 2005-08-06 / Poco )

2005-08-05 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (shijimi clam) | cake of pounded fish | vinegared mozuku seaweed | tomato | water melon
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled and soaked summer vegetables (zucchini, pumpkin, small green pepper and eringi mushroom) | fried komatsuna and scallop (tofu, gingier and shimeji mushroom) | egg jelly | pickles
BETWEEN-MEALS --- icecream | coffee
DINNER at sushi bar --- boiled molokheiya and baby sardine | sashimi - sea eel, vinegared mackerel and octopus | rolled egg | broiled conger | pokise sushi | rolled sushi | beer | sake

We enjoyed Noh farce at Kurobe, then we had sushi after all.

Dynamic broiled conger
( at Sushi restaurant / 2005-08-05 / Poco )

2005-08-04 Thu

BREAKFAST --- bread and jam | eggplant soup (onion) | grilled sausage with spinach salad | boiled potato with anchovy (shimeji mushroom) | tomato | Lightly-pickled cucumber and cabbage | apple jelly | peach
LUNCH --- ume plum sushi (shiso and white sesame) | broiled loach | simmered thick cucumber with starchy sauce | fried bamboo shoot and sweet pepper (beef) | cherry
BETWEEN-MEALS --- ice cream | coffee
DINNER --- broiled loach | vinegared cucumber | simmered potato | simmered pumpkin with minced chicken | various leavings | kimuchi udo noodles

We perk ourself up by presented sausage and broiled loach.

2005-08-03 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (spinach) | fried bitter gourd (tofu, shiitake mushroom, corn, fried fish cake and egg) | dressed okra with ume plum (yam and natto) | tomato | pickled Chinese cabbage | peach
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered pumpki with minced chicken | spring roll | vinegared cucumber and Chinese jelly fish (tomato, squid and enoki mushroom) | pickles | cherry
BETWEEN-MEALS --- dumpling | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- chilled udon noodles (soy sauce, Okinawan lemon) | bun with a pork | simmered radish and chicken ball (as day before yesterday) | fried cabbage anchovy flavored (as yesterday) | apple jelly | tangerine
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- water melon | tomato | apple jelly | simmered radish and chicken ball (as above) | simmered potato and onion (as left) | various leavings | canape and white wine (Poco) | chilled udon noodles (soy sauce, Okinawan lemon and grated radish)

Okinawan boom will go on still.

2005-08-02 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (fu and leek) | fried cabbage anchovy flavored (maitake mushroom) | grilled saury | tomato | simmered kidney bean | pickles | water melon
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered meat and potatoes | grilled salmon | pickled eggplant
BETWEEN-MEALS --- coffee jelly | coffee
DINNER --- kimuchi nabe (pork, enoki, tofu, bean sprout) | flat cake (leek, carrot, squid and deep-fried tofu) | sauteed konjak and karashimentaiko | boiled molokheiya | lightly-pickled cucumber and cabbage | vinegared yam and cucumber | tomato | plum

We had hot hot kimuchi nabe with gasping.

2005-08-01 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (aosa seaweed) | grated yam, natto and chopped molokheiya | grilled sardine and grated radish | simmered potato and onion with egg (fish cake and shimeji mushroom) | soy milk jelly | pickled eggplant | peach
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled squid | simmered radish and chicken ball (dried shiitake mushroom) | pickled eggplant
BETWEEN-MEALS --- pudding-like arrowroot cake | coffee
DINNER --- soy milk and potato soup with tomato | steamed leek and pork (eringi mushroom) | grilled and soaked sweet pepper and deep-fried tofu in ginger soy sauce | cucumber with sakekasu | vinegared cucumber and eel | fried sweet potato | sauteed radish's peel | grape

Already August. It's muggy day.