I've not been eating meat for a few days now. It's been working out fairly well--I've been making extra vegetables, and cooking up a small portion of meat for my husband. Yesterday, I made miso soup, simmered daikon (plain for me, topped with ground chicken cooked with miso for my husband), fried garlic, broccoli, and hiyayako (tofu topped with ginger, soy sauce, and scallions). I also made chicken stir-fry with ume (plum) and shiso for my husband. He said it was good.


Tonight my camera was a bit weird so I only have a few pictures. I made spinach topped with sesame dressing and hakusai-ume pickles. It's been awhile since I made the pickles. We also had the last of my multi-bean salad I made a few days ago. I had a really big bowl of it since I didn't eat meat.
I was particularly proud of a tofu jelly I made. I made it with kanten and tofu, of course, and I topped it with a citrus-y soy sauce--a bit sweeter and more mild than ponzu. It was very subtle and delicately flavored, yet I thought it very nice. I liked it a lot. But as my husband pointed out, the dish didn't really suit the food--I need to use a different plate next time I serve it, because these were too small and it was kind of hard to eat it.
Since I gave my husband the smaller portion of spinach, as well as a small dish of beans, I made him stir-fried tongue as a main dish tonight. He said it was quite yummy. He ate it all, anyway. I haven't even been taking tastes to check the flavor when I cook meat, so I'm a little bit nervous when I cook it now for him. And it's only been a week for me with no meat!