Tuesday, September 13, 2011

A la carte

17 days of  single serve

It was interesting 17 days eating mostly alone. No one dictating what I should or shouldn’t but controlled by whatever items were left in my fridge or pantry. I went grocery shopping when it was absolutely needed such as a gallon of milk when I wanted to have cereal in the evening. It was still 2/3 left when they came home. Some dinners were just picking vegetables from garden or toasted flat bread with humus, simple like that. Dining out at a nice restaurant with girlfriends was fun. Attending a friend’s barbeque fest alone over the Labor day weekend was a bit intimidating but at least I was well fed. One day I stopped by a Korean restaurant for Dol Sot Bibimbap and friendly master talked to me and I responded with my limited Korean. I was sweating a lot but it was not just steaming hot dishes for sure. I called my husband everyday and ask what they ate for dinner. When he says Kobe beef or Matsuzaka beef I got totally jealous. Anyway, I plan to do South Beach diet while they are gone but never materialized but again I was never very serious about it either. When I got a little bit of effort to eat right but my weak will easily shattered as friends brought some homemade sweets over. I brew buckwheat tea and happily have a big portion of that. I’m saying no one to monitor my diet was the down fall of eating alone.

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Free from Costco’s taster table
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Fun with Food
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                                                                 Peach Chutney Chicken
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                                                                     Fish Taco

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Bibimbap

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Flourless Chocolate Cake at a restaurant

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I found these while I was cleaning up and organizing things. I made the summer jacket that my husband is wearing in this picture. I guess I used to be a devoted housewife. But, what’s up with his hair???

I will be posting some pictures from their trip to Japan in my next post so come back to see them if you’d like.

8 comments:

  1. 1人での食事って、気を使わなくていいから
    いいですよね〜
    でもお洒落なフードがいっぱい!

    梨もあるんですね。

    それと、アリゾナの陽子さんが『きゃ〜〜!!』っていいそうな
    写真が載せてありますね
    美男美女のカップルだ〜

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  2. Wish I could cook as well as that just for myself! I've been having major ramen cravings. Too bad it's so hot here.

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  3. お久しぶり~ 
    写真が とっても素敵!かぼちゃも立派、きゅうりがスマイリーフェイスになって 生活の中にウイットがあって Kemi~らしい。 I miss you Kemi~. Peach Chutney Chicken ってどうやって作るの? 今度教えてくださいな。

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  4. everything looks so good. i love all the fresh flowers and fruit. that bibimbap looks really good too. i guess we'll have to go out for korean soon. i love the old pictures too! so fun.

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  5. ちびかーちゃん、コメントありがとうございます。いやあ、お世辞でも超うれしいです。


    Mariko, I hope your move will go smoothly.

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  6. お一人なのにきちんと作ってらっしゃってすごい。美味しそうな料理だし!昔の写真、素敵ですね。なんかあまり明美さん変わってない・・・(笑)。日本の写真楽しみ!

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  7. ちーちゃん、コメントありがとうございます。今度 Peach chutneyのレシピをメールします。 すっごく美味しかったんだぜ。エヘン!

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  8. Sienna, Thank you. I hope you are feeling better. I'm sorry I missed saying happy birthday to Bo. He is really cute boy!



    なみちゃん、ありがとう。お料理上手な人に褒められるとうれしくなるわ。

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