Lazy Sunday

 
 
I felt a little lazy today, so chicken curry for dinner. This is the easiest dish when you use Japanese curry mix. But I want to make ita little more flavorful, so I sauteed minced onion and ginger until it almost caramelized. In another sautee pan, sautee chicken with curry powder, black pepper and cumin.

One of the sides is tomato and corn salad which Maki made for us last summer. This is very simple but delicious.

Tabla

 
 
Tabla is one of my favorite restaurants in NYC. I had crab cakes there and I really liked it. Their crab cakes had Indian twist. More like croquet. It got potato and curry in it. I think sweetness of crab and spiciness of curry are really well matched. I tried to recreate Tabla's crab cake and the result was acceptable, if not great success. It is always fun to make something new.

Sides are usual cucumber and seaweed salad( my mother's favorite) and spinatch with fluffy egg.

Dinner with a friend

 
 
 
We had a dinner with our friend. He lost his lovely wife recently. They had nearly perfect marriage. Dinner menu was casual and simple. Edamame hammus, Seared Sea Scallops with mixed green salad and Asian spiced grilled chicken with roasted vegetables and sauteed broccolini. We had a lovely evening.

Bibimbap

 

This is a Korean dish. Each vegetable is cooked and seasoned separately in different way, so it takes time to prepare this dish. I used spinach, bean sprout, carrot, daikon radish, cucumber, eggplant and zucchini. In each serving bawl put the steamed rice first and topped with all the vegetables and sauteed ground beef and finished with fried egg. Before you eat, mix everything very well. Add hot chili paste as you like.Very healthy dish.

Tonkatsu

 

July 4, Monday

Yooki wanted to have Tonkatsu (breaded pork) for dinner. This is very popular dish in Japan. I also made Tuna Tataki which is seared tuna with citras and wasabi soy sauce topped with avocado and scallion.

Lamb chop

 
 
 
 
July 3, Sunday

Tonight's menu was Maki and Yooki's idea. I have never cooked artichoke and lamb. I love to try new things. Yooki taught me how to cook artichoke and Maki found a wonderful recipe for the lamb. When Yooki steamed artichoke, he added lemon and bay leaf in the water. I made dipping sauce with minced garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and mayo. It was delicious. Maki made really wonderful pistachio tapenade. Then I grilled lamb chops one side and flipped them and spread the tapenade on each chop and covered and grilled until medium rare. They were really delicious.

Steak and Salmon

 
 
 
 
 
July 2 Sat.

Yooki, Nora, Naomi and Maki are home for the weekend. Nora's cousin and her friend are visiting, too. Since it is such a beautiful day, we wanted to eat outside. Ceder plank smoked sockeye and New York strip steak are easy and delicious main course. Sides are simple. Grilled asparagus with truffle oil, corn on the cob and potato salad.