Daily Menu - September 2005

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2005-09-30 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and myoga) | grilled mackerel with grated radish | boiled komatsuna (deep-fried tofu, shiitake mushroom and yuba) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | miso soup (wakame seaweed and spinach) | fried qinggengcai and scallop (eringi mushroom) | grilled cod | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- pound cake | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- party
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- simmered meat and potatoes without meat | vinegared akazuki | dressed cucumber and white meat with sesame paste | dressed wasabi with sake lees | various leavinge

Simmered meat and potatoes using fu substitute for meat is nice.

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2005-09-29 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu refuse and brown enoki mushroom | fried shimeji mushroom and egg | natto | vinegared celery | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and enoki mushroom) | grilled saury, grated radish and sudachi citron | fried leek and pork (maitake mushroom) | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- home-made cookies and grapefruit jelly | coffee
DINNER --- steamed cabbage and wienerwurst (eringi and shimeji mushrooms) | fried sardine | soup of burdock and soymilk | steamed asari mushroom | small tomato | grilled small pepper | bread and cheese

when all is said and done, autumn is saury!

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2005-09-28 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (eggplant and myoga) | grilled salmon | fried cabbage and bean sprout | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | miso soup (wakame seaweed) | simmered wax gourd and pork rib (shiitake mushroom) | tofu paste with carrot, konnyaku and spinach | pickled Chinese cabbage
BETWEEN-MEALS --- chestnut sweet | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- duck udon noodles (burdock and maitake mushroom) | simmered lotus root | simmered eggplant | grilled yellowtail and mackerel | grapefruit jelly
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- grilled squid | dressed cucumber and white meat with sesame paste | simmered lotus root | egg jelly | simmered eggplant | sauteed radish's leaf | somen noodles (Peco) | pear and persimmon

I use ume plum against two dishes to give a subtle flavor.

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2005-09-27 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | one pot dishe (potherb mustard, tofu, enoki mushroom and deep-fried tofu) | grilled horse mackerel | natto | pickled eggplant | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered radish | grilled mackerel | salad od cucumber and Chinese jelly fish (tomato, enoki and wakame seaweed) | pear and grape
BETWEEN-MEALS --- Chinese bun | coffee
DINNER --- potherb mustard udon noodles | dressed eggplant with sesame paste | dressed mushrooms with grated radish | potato salad | egg jelly (ginger flavored) | sauteed radish's leaf | pear, grape and persimmon

I thought I made many dishes, but we eat up almost all.

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2005-09-26 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (somen noodles and myoga) | yuba with mushroom sauce | grilled fugu | pickled eggplant | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | miso soup (radish's leaf) | simmered eggplant (deep-fried tofu, eringi mushroom) | grilled yellowtail | pear and persimmon
BETWEEN-MEALS --- fig compote and wine jelly | coffee
DINNER --- simmered satoimo and squid | grilled eggplant | vinegared akazuki | tofu | simmered sardine | pickled cucumber | tofu cheese

All Japanese style the beginning of the week.

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2005-09-25 Sun

BRUNCH (Tomi) at udon noodles bar --- udon noodles
BRUNCH (Peco and Poco) --- grilled rice ball | udon noodles | pear and apple
DINNER --- chestnut chips | soaked vegetables (deep-fried lotus root, carrot and burdock, grilled maitake mushroom) | vinegared yam and cucumber | pickled eggplant | rice ball and somen noodles (Peco) | bread and cheese (Poco) | persimmon

quietly? after party

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She picked lots of eggplants for us
( 2005-09-25 / Poco )

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2005-09-24 Sat

BREAKFAST at Sakamoto (inn)
LUNCH at soba noodles restaurant
DINNER at sushi restaurant

Eat and drink ours fill.

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There is no redundancy
( at inn / 2005-09-24 / Tomi)
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ideal life
( at inn / 2005-09-24 / Poco)
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soba noodles and mushrooms house
( at soba noodles restaurant / 2005-09-24 / Poco)
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great marine products shop
( 2005-09-24 / Poco)
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finish our tour
( at sushi restaurant / 2005-09-24 / Poco)
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an array of bottle
(2005-09-23 / Poco)

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2005-09-23 Fri

LUNCH at italian restaurant
DINNER at Sakamoto

To Noto with Sam's family.

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a la carte
( at Italian restaurant / 2005-09-23 / Poco)
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sweet temptation at last
( at Italian restaurant / 2005-09-23 / Poco)
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earthenware pot season soon
( at Nanakamado / 2005-09-23 / Poco)
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only local produce
( at inn / 2005-09-23 / Poco)
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only real thing
( at inn / 2005-09-23 / Poco)

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2005-09-22 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (cabbage) | natto omelet | tomato | fried sweet peppr (minced chicken) | pickled eggplant
LUNCH --- gohan | miso oup (tofu and wakame sea weed) | simmered duck and burdock | simmered wax gourd and dried shiitake mushroom | pickled pumpkin in miso | persimmon and pineaple
BETWEEN-MEALS --- baked cake | coffee
DINNER --- deep-fried eggplant with sweet miso | fried bitter gourd | steamed cabbage | sugar flavored black soybean | pickled tofu

We are expecting a visitor from Okinawa, and it's an Okinawan eve.

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2005-09-21 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and wakame seaweed) | steamed cabbage and deep-fried tofu (shiitake mushroom) | sugar flavored black soybean | grated yam and natto | vinegared celery | pear
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled salmon | fried bitter gourd (pork, tofu, dried shiitake mushroom and sweet corn) | vinegared celery | pear and persimmon
BETWEEN-MEALS --- mashed chestnut | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) at soba noodles restaurant --- soba noodles
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- deep-fried eggplant with sweet miso and shiso miso | vinegared celery and squid with sweet miso | dressed sweet pepper and deep-fried tofu with ginger soy sauce | vinegared bean sprout | tomato | udon noodles and rice ball (Peco) | beer (Poco)

It's the celery day. And the first persimmon.

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2005-09-20 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (eggplant and potato) | grilled dried barracuda | rolled egg with grated radish | fried lettuce and scallop (eringi mushroom) | simmered sweet potato in apple juice | pickled cucumber | pickled eggplant
DINNER --- hot somen noodles | gohan | grilled squid | tomato | dressed okra and yam with ume plum paste | pumpkin salad | fried lotus root | grilled eggplant | pickled eggplant | various leavings

As Reiko (sister of Tomi) come a long way, breakfast is simple rural meal.

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2005-09-19 Mon

BREAKFAST --- canape | pumpkin salad (tomato and cucumber) | pear and grape | tea
LUNCH at sushi restaurant --- hand-rolled sushi | miso soup of clam
DINNER --- somen noodles | grilled eggplant | tomato | pickled cucumber | pineapple

We finish the last day of the series off by sushi.

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2005-09-18 Sun

BRUNCH --- gohan | miso soup (wakame seaweed and myoga) | baked four kinds of fu with miso | grilled sardine with grated radish | simmered pumpkin | sauteed lotus root | dressed okra and yam with ume paste (fish paste) | cucumber with sakekasu | vinegared akazuki | sugar flavored kidney beans | boiled sweet corn | chilled tomato | pickled eggplant | pear, pineapple and grape | fig compote with wine jelly
DINNER at Chinese restaurant --- assorted hors d'oeuvre (steamed chicken, abalone, pickled egg and hum) | fried lobster and squid | fried eel and chicken | fukahire and steamed bun | simmered pork rib and fried bun | four kinds of dim sum | soup of dried sea cucumber and dried scallop | coconut bun with a sesame jam filling | milk pudding | sweet potato ice cream and yuzu jelly | beer, Chinese sake and jasmine tea

Brunch was lots of home town dishes and Dinner was...

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great dishes which are devoted all cook's energy
( at Chinese restaurant / 2005-09-18 / Poco )
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We enjoyed
( at Chinese restaurant / 2005-09-18 / Poco )

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2005-09-17 Sat

LUNCH at Japanese restaurant --- fig with sesame paste sauce | clear soup of egg pudding and prawn | sashimi - sea bream and squid | deep-fried sesame pudding | simmered turnip | boiled rice with tea and sea bream | pickled peel of turnip | mashed yam | beer and sake
DINNER at sushi restaurant --- simmered roe, liver and soft roe of various fish | pike conger with ume plum paste | sashimi - abalone, vinegared mackerel and white fish | rolled egg | broiled conger | vinegared tori clam | vinegared liver of bai clam | hand-rolled sushi - rolled sushi, rolled the fatty meat of tuna, rolled ume plum, natto, bai clam and sea urchin | beer and sake

Chie and Deco come and we had good dishes.

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Autumn dishes
( at Japanese restaurant / 2005-09-17 / Poco )
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seven moons
( at Japanese restaurant / 2005-09-17 / Poco )
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the very best quality
( at Sushi restaurant / 2005-09-17 / Poco )
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all seafoods
( at Sushi restaurant / 2005-09-17 / Poco )

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2005-09-16 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (wakame seaweed and myoga) | grilled cod | vinegared cucumber | nectarine
LUNCH --- gohan | rice ball (Peco and Mitchan) | simmered mackerel in miso with burdock | wax gourd soup | various leavings | pear and grape
BETWEEN-MEALS --- wine jelly, ice cream and banana cake | coffee
DINNER at Japanese bar --- may dishes

We eat up all leaving dishes for consecutive holidays.

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2005-09-15 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (fish paste and myoga) | grilled sardine with grated radish | fried sweet pepperwith miso (hanabira mushroom and myoga) | vinegared cucumber (myoga and squid) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | soup of wax gourd (minced chicken and shimeji mushroom) | rolled egg | simmered sardine with sesame | pickled cucumber | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- grape jelly | coffee
DINNER --- pumpkin soup (onion) | potato salad (cucumber, carrot and corn) | dressed celery and white meat with wasabi | canape | rice ball (baby sardine and shiso powder) | udon noodles | pickled eggplant

It's a fine autumn day and we unexpectedly clean the closet. We had a full of soup in the pot with helper.

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2005-09-14 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup - akazuki | garden bean with sesame paste | boiled sweet corn | grated yam and natto | tomato | plum
LUNCH --- gohan | miso soup (somen noodles, myoga) | fried eel, leek and ginger (shiso) | simmered thick cucumber with starchy sauce (scallop and shiitake) | pear and nectarine
BETWEEN-MEALS --- orange jelly | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- pressed sushi (vinegared myoga and mackerel) | vegetables udon noodles | grilled beef and sweet pepper | potato salad | fig compote with wime jelly
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- pressed sushi (as above) | udon noodles | boiled sweet corn | tomato | pickles | plum

If you combine heavily eel with lightly three - leek, ginger and shiso, it' very nice.

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2005-09-13 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (fu and myoga) | fried qinggengcai and scallop (shimeji and bamboo shoot) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | miso soup (wakame) | simmered sweet potato and grilled welsh onion | spring roll | pickled cucumber | pear and pineapple
BETWEEN-MEALS --- azuki bean sweet | coffee
DINNER --- sashimi of sea bream | stemed the head of sea bream | simmered bitter gourd and pork rib (eringi mushroom, pineapple and pear) | simmered kidney bean | grilled rice ball | bread | nectarine

Thing good buy and good taste is the head of fish.

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2005-09-12 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (potato, wakame and myoga) | sauteed radish's peel | grated yam, natto and spinach | grilled sardine | pickled cucumber and pumpkin | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered fu with egg (dried shiitake mushroom and scallop) | lightly-pickled eggplant and cucumber | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- mitsumame topped with bean jam | coffee
DINNER --- ume somen noodles (shiso) | one-pot dish of potherb mustard (deep-fried tofu, enoki mushroom and pork) | grilled ayu fish | Chinese jellyfish salad | fried bean sprout | boiled soy beans

As it' hot, today's menu is mixed summer and autumn.

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2005-09-11 Sun

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and wakame seaweed) | fried bean sprout (maitake, corn and pork) | grilled sardine | cucumber and Chinese jellyfish salad (tomato, enoki mushroom and myoga) | nori, pickled ume plum and cod roe | pear and grape
LUNCH (Tomi and Peco) at udon noodles restaurant --- udon noodles
LUNCH (Poco) --- canape | pickled pumpkin and cucumber | beans curry | pickles
DIINER --- chestnut chips | breaded pork cutlet | boiled soy bean | vinegared akazuki | vegetables soup | fried bitter gourd and egg

As we have an overnight guest, breakfast is private house style.

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2005-09-10 Sat

Closed today. We had a dinner at sushi restaurant with guest.

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2005-09-09 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (spinach and egg) | dressed okra and yam with ume paste | sauteed radish's peel (baby sardine and deep-fried tofu) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | Miso soup - mushrooms and okara (enoki mushroom and shimeji mushroom) | grilled salmon and sweet peppr | simmered radish and pork rib (eringi mushroom) | pickled eggplant | pear and grape
BETWEEN-MEALS --- cake roll | coffee
DINNER --- fried and marinade (lotus root, burdock, carrot, bitter gourd, small pepper and shiitake mushroom) | grilled eggplant | various leavings | bread, cheese and salami | pear and grape

fried and marinade vegetables which I make after a long interval is very good.

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2005-09-08 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (enoki mushroom, wakame seaweed and myoga) | fried bitter gourd and egg (deep-fried tofu and shiitake) | grated yam and natto | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | fried leek and white meat (maitake mushroom) | simmered sweet potato (komatsuna and shimeji) | fig
BETWEEN-MEALS --- rice cake sweet | coffee
DINNER --- vegetables miso soup (radish, carrot, lotus root, burdock, bamboo shoot, shimeji and fish paste) | steamed asari clam | vinegared akazuki | grilled sardine | sugar flavored kidney beans | various leavings | pear and grape

A typhoon passed and autumn menu little by little.

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2005-09-07 Wed

BREAKFAST (Tomi and Peco) at Haneda airport --- soba noodles
BREAKFAST (Poco) --- fig and plum | biscuit | tea
LUNCH --- pressed sushi with trout | miso soup - akazuki and teteimo | fried qinggengcai and squid (shimeji mushroom) | pickled eggplant | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- fig compote with wine jelly | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- chilled noodles (grilled beef, boiled egg, cucumber and pickled Chinese cabbage) | bun with pork | soup of potherb mustard | pear | fig compote with wine jelly
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- pressed sushi with trout | chilled noodles (grilled beef, boiled egg, cucumber and boiled bean sprout) | bun with pork | sugar flavored kidney beans | Vinegared akazuki | pickled eggplant

I made fig compote usine ones in our garden and also jellied its sirup

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fig compote with wine jelly
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( 2005-09-07 / Poco )

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2005-09-06 Tue

Closed today, because Tomi and Peco travel on business to Tokyo.

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2005-09-05 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (wakame and myoga) | grilled mackerel with grated radish | boiled bean sprout | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | soup of potherb mustard and radish (enoki mushroom, tofu and deep-fried tofu) | steamed Chinese pork dumpling | pickled Chinese cabbage | pear and peach
BETWEEN-MEALS --- ume jelly | coffee
DINNER at Western restaurant --- carpaccio of sea bream | terrine of beef with caponata of eggplant | bread | grilled bai clam with garlic | pizza - various cheese, margherita | salad | spaghetti of crab | shrimp cream croquette | spaghetti of fruit tomato | assorted dessert | espresso

After the concert by fresh combi, we had dinner at usual restaurant.

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After the concert
( at Italian restaurant / 2005-09-05 / Poco )
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regular course
( at Italian restaurant / 2005-09-05 / Poco )

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2005-09-04 Sun

BRUNCH --- cooked rice with cereals | various beans curry | grilled squid | salad of potherb mustard and radish | pickled eggplant | pickles | pear, peach and grape
DINNER --- fried mixture of bitter gourd and corn | fried sweet potato | various leavings | vinegared akazuki | lightly-pickled eggplant and cucumber | fig and grape

When I have time, I fried onion and meke curry without haste.

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2005-09-03 Sat

Dishes we have today --- gohan | miso soup (tofu and myoga) | fried oysters | sauteed eggplant and zucchini with miso | simmered sewwt potato in apple juice | vinegared akazuki | dressed okra and yam with ume paste | hyacinth bean with sesame paste | grilled sardine | grilled sea bream | fried wax gourd and beef | sauteed and simmered chicken and vegetables | lightly-pickled eggplant and cucumber | pear, peach and fig

MID-NIGHT MEAL BOX --- grilled rice balls | rolled egg | sauteed and simmered chicken and vegetables | pickled eggplant | pickled radish | pickled gourd | pear, peach and grape

Tomi and Peco went to the last day of festival.

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from the first balcony
(2005-09-03 / Tomi)
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look from a height
(2005-09-03 / Tomi)
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lie about by meal and sake
(2005-09-03 / Tomi)
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Am I drunk...
(2005-09-03 / Tomi)
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They dance on until dawn
(2005-09-03 / Tomi)

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2005-09-02 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (shijimi clam and myoga) | grilled ayu fish | simmered potato and fish paste with egg | pickled eggplant | peach
LUNCH --- gohan | miso soup - akazuki and teteimo | grilled cod | fried wax gourd and beef (eringi mushroom) | pear
BETWEEN-MEALS --- banana and walnut cake | coffee
DINNER --- grilled summer vegetables | simmered summer vegetables | fried potato and sweet pepper | sugar flavored kidney beans | simmered sea eel | canape | pickled eggplant | peachbr>

I maintain the weeked table using leavings.

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2005-09-01 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (eggplant and potato) | grilled ayu fish | grated yam and natto | pickled eggplant
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled summer vegetables (deep-fried eggplant, sweet pepper, pumpkin, zucchini, eringi mushroom and myoga) | sauteed and simmered chicken and vegetables (white meat, carrot, lotus root, konnyaku, bamboo shoot and dried shiitake mushroom) | grilled salmon | nectarine
BETWEEN-MEALS --- sweet jellied pumpkin paste | vanilla ice cream | coffee
DINNER --- grilled saury and grated radish | boiled sweet corn | boiled soy beans | vinegared akazuki | fried lettuce and dried shiitake mushroom with starchy sauce | vinegared radish and salmon | boiled komatsuna | pickled eggplant

The temperature rose and rose, but we enjoy sign of autumn by saury.

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August 2005 >