We haven't had a chance to go to the store in the past few days, so we're using up food we have left in the house. Tonight for dinner I made a dish that's supposed to use ground pork, but I used ground chicken instead. The chicken is cooked in spicy miso and served with tofu, topped with green onions. I also made some shungiku (chrysanthemum leaves) and a daikon salad. The daikon salad is the apple pickles with the apples taken out because my husband hated them. The quest for a savory dish with fruit in it that he enjoys continues...



Last night! Last night I made a dish I'm kind of proud of. It's a mix of Okinawan tacos rice and a doria, a Japanese dish that's kind of a rice casserole. I chopped up some chicken, garlic, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, black beans, and olives and sauteed them in a bit of olive oil. Then I added a bit of ketchup, and a powder tacos mix (from Trader Joe's, it was spicy and delicious!). Finally, I added maybe two cups of rice and some chicken broth and simmered it down. Then I scooped it into casserole dishes, topped it with cheese, and threw it in the oven. It came out wonderfully! Served with apple-daikon pickles and some green beans stir-fried with garlic and ginger.


The inside of the doria! Delicious!