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Happy Valentines Day! This is a little something I cooked for the occasion, Valentine – ChocoPanCake:

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For the dish, I mixed cocoa powder, apple sauce, cinnamon, and vanilla extract into the pancake batter; cooked the cake in butter in a frying pan on medium heat; plated the cake and topped with maple syrup, butter, grated dark chocolate, and fresh mint leaves.

This version of rice cracker differs from most. Instead of a roasted soy flavor, it is more reminiscent of a light and crunchy soda bread.

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This is another version of a local bento vendor take-out meal with deep-fried hard-boiled egg, pork luncheon meat, chicken, rice, umeboshi, yakisoba, and a carrot-bell pepper-moyashi mix.

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Here is one of hubby’s home cooked versions of a classic, Papa’s Shrimp Risotto:

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For the dish, hubby used butter, white pepper, shrimp, shungiku, mizuna, enoki mushrooms, rice and parmesan cheese.

This local food court version of a TexMex favorite had spiced ground beef, shredded cabbage and carrot, white cheddar cheese, and a tomato slice in a homemade tortilla with a sweet and spicy salsa accompaniment.

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This is one of the snacks available at a local supermarket with nuts, dried sardines, mini-senbei, etc. It reminds me of a local version of “ChexMix” with a wide variety of flavors and textures.

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Here’s another simple dish that’s easily preparedwith the use of a slow cooker, Crockpot Rosemary-Miso Pork:

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This simple crockpot meal consisted of pork roast, red miso paste, potato, carrot, red and green bell peppers, white onion, chicken broth, fresh rosemary, minced garlic paste, minced ginger paste, white pepper, cherry tomato, fresh basil, and cracked black sesame seeds.

Hubby’s been experimenting with spices in this home cooked meal, Papa’s Curried Beef Fried Rice Dinner:

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This simple and delish meal consisted of ground beef, carrot, red and green bell pepper, white onion, Shitake mushrooms, leftover precooked rice, white pepper, cumin, powdered curry, sesame oil, minced garlic paste, minced ginger paste, and chives accompanied by canned cream of mushroom soup with herbed croutons.

This is a different style of take-out bento meal from a local convenience store featuring fried rice with daikon, spring roll, deep-fried white fish with a tomato-based sauce, sweet-n-sour kamaboko wit onions and carrots, cabbage and carrot mix, potato salad, and minced pork wrapped in wonton.

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This is another of hubby’s delish home cooked meals similar to the dinner he prepared in December, Papa’s Spicy Spaghetti Dinner:

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This time hubby used olive oil, julienned spicy pork sausage, fresh Eringi and Shitake mushrooms, red and green bell peppers, and white onion with fresh chopped basil, spaghetti, and grated parmesan cheese. To acompany the dish, a salad of iceberg lettuce, white onion, arugula, salad greens, and chopped cherry tomatoes with a creamy sesame dressing.