So shoot me already. Distracted by visitors, gastroporn photography and good restaurants of all persuasions, I am re-igniting my passion for cooking and this blog. Having said that, err… some random photos until I return <inserts sheepish grin> !!
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So I’ve been away for a while…
Posted in Japanese, photography on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More blog procrastination
Posted in photography on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OK… so I am sick. Unsurprising really, following my harrowing deadline on the 7th. My appetite is wan and the only thing I’ve felt like eating today are umeboshi, or pickled plums.
Instead, I am reading some food-related books to cheer myself up:
Another thing that is cheering me up is my new:
Italian dinner
Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a mad couple of weeks and I feel as if I have lost my cooking groove. I am trying to eat properly though, and had an ‘Italian’ themed meal late last week…
Wheat spaghetti, broccoli & pesto
Mozzarella & tomato salad doused in balsamic vinegar & EVOO
Grilled capsicum & eringi mushrooms on a bed of [...]
Random photos
Posted in Japanese, photography, tagged Cooking, Fish, Japanese, Salad, Vegetables, Western on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
L-R:
Mashed potato.
ABC Salad (asparagus, broccoli, celery)
Buri marinating in ginger and shoyu, prior to being cooked teriyaki style
Rocket/arugula. A relative rarity here in Japan, and a bargain at ￥100 ($1AUD) for this entire bunch! Was enough for 2 x meals.
Having prepared a very Japanese meal and all, I had the [...]
Spring chowder
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Despite it being well into Spring, Tokyo has experienced a cold snap these last few days. To make matters worse, it’s raining – I feel guilty saying that as an Australian! – and the sky is a dull, drab gray. In order to cheer myself up a little, I recently made a Spring [...]
Food, photography, prosperity and the interwebs
Posted in photography, tagged food, photography on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
L~R: cafe au lait, kibbeh & salad, mabo tofu & miso soup…
It seems that my Flickr account has disappeared into the ether[net]. The above photos are all that I have managed to salvage from my time in Melbourne… I know I ate more than this in 2006, but still!
I have not had much luck [...]
Of meals past and present… Toyo’s (とよ、大阪)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged crab, food, izakaya, Japanese, of meals past and present, Osaka, restaurant, sashimi, sushi, yatai, yuzu on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Osaka (大阪) is sometimes referred to as the nation’s kitchen. A mercantile city, Osaka was once Japan’s official distribution centre for staple domestic goods such as rice. Nowadays, this moniker is tribute to the city’s reputation for fine quality foodstuffs, produce and restaurants at seriously good prices.
As a former Osaka resident, I can certainly attest [...]
