Yesterday’s Brooklyn Half-Marathon ended on the Coney Island boardwalk. My parents and Dave came to cheer me on. This was my father’s first trip to Coney Island since he was seven years old and the first time for the rest of us. My dad and Dave had, in the days leading up to the race, [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Half-marathoners and hot dogs
Posted in lunch out, tagged nathan's famous on May 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Carbo-loading
Posted in dinner in, kitchen accessories, tagged baked whole wheat penne, caramelized onion focaccia, chicken meatballs on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The night before the Brooklyn Half-Marathon, which I ran yesterday, I had some friends who were also running the race over for a carb-heavy meal. The most labor-intensive thing I made was a caramelized onion focaccia. It’s actually much easier than it may seem, you just need to set aside enough time for the dough [...]
A simple pleasure
Posted in biweekly photo, tagged siggi's, skyr on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Made right here in New York State, Siggi’s Icelandic style skyr is my favorite yogurt by a mile. I fell in love with skyr when I visited Iceland, and was delighted the first time I found Siggi’s here in NYC. Siggi’s fruit flavors are subtle and clean. They are agave-sweetened, unlike most commercial yogurts which [...]
Omurice
Posted in dinner in, tagged japanese, omurice on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I was growing up, my mother didn’t make grilled cheese or chocolate chip cookies, she made rice balls and omurice. A great way to use up day old rice, omurice consists of stir fried rice, often with chicken, that is seasoned with ketchup (yes, ketchup) and wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg. The [...]
Breakfast of champions
Posted in biweekly photo, tagged jungle animal pancakes on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back in the US of A
Posted in biweekly photo, brunch on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday morning — our refrigerator bare, our stomachs empty and jet lagged — we headed to our local diner for some brunch. Above is what Dave had. I can’t say I missed the grease and the processed toast, but it sure did hit the spot.
Last supper in Japan
Posted in dinner in, japan, tagged unagi, unajuu on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our last dinner in Tokyo was delivered to my grandmother’s door on the back of a motorcycle. These beautiful boxes were put in our care with the expectation that we would wash them out and leave them outside the front door the next day to be picked up. Only in Japan. What came in these [...]
Blue beer, best dessert
Posted in japan, lunch out, tagged hokkaido dishes on May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, after moffles, we went with my parents to meet some old family friends — including Naoko, the wife of my godfather and a close friend of my parents’ — for lunch. We ate at Hokkaido Dishes in Ginza, a two-year-old restaurant run by Naoko’s brother. [...]
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