Innie or Outie

Here’s another of hubby’s scrumptious fish meals; Papa’s Ginger-Herb Sauce Red Fish Dinner:

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This meal consisted of boiled fresh carrot and frozen asparagus, rice with cracked black sesame seeds, and sautéed red fish smothered with a sauce of basil, parsley, grated fresh ginger, mirin, soy sauce, olive oil, white wine, butter, white pepper, and minced garlic paste.

Here’s an original home cooked meal made from scratch (except the bread), Creamy Potato Soup Dinner:

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Although there seems to be an enormous amount of ingredients (this is from scratch), the meal really is a simple to make.

Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

1 Small container with lid 1 Strainer 1 Knife 1 Cutting board
1 Microwavable container with lid 1 Microwave 1 Blender Toothpicks
1 Medium pot 1 Small frying pan 2 Stovetop burners 1 Toaster

5 Medium new potatoes

8 Frozen shrimp

4 Cherry tomatoes

2 Spanish olives

1 Slice whole wheat bread

1 Slice bacon

1 Slice American cheese

1 Slice white onion

¼ Cucumber

1 Cup milk

1 Cup cream

3 Tablespoons olive oil

2 Tablespoons butter

1 Tablespoon leek

1 Tablespoon white pepper

1 Teaspoon mayonnaise

1 Teaspoon dried oregano flakes

½ Teaspoon minced garlic paste

½ Teaspoon minced ginger paste

½ Teaspoon nutmeg

¼ Teaspoon horseradish

¼ Teaspoon dried basil flakes

¼ Teaspoon dried thyme flakes

¼ Teaspoon dried parsley flakes

Iceberg lettuce

Grated parmesan cheese

Croutons

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This is a tasty and different way to serve beef with noodles, Crockpot-Beef & Pasta Dinner:

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This meal consisted of crocketted (mini crockpot) beef roast with powdered allspice, nutmeg, and white pepper; brown sugar, fresh ginger, sesame oil, white onion, and minced garlic paste; dried red chili pepper, parsley, oregano, and thyme flakes on a bed of pasta; surrounded by steamed frozen broccoli and sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese; with whole wheat dinner roll slices on the side.

Here are the specifics:

Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

1 Crockette 1 Knife 1 Cutting board
1 Medium pot 1 Stovetop burner 1 Strainer

1 Pound beef roast

½ White onion

2 Cups frozen broccoli

¼ Cup sesame oil

1 Tablespoon minced garlic paste

1 Tablespoon white pepper

1 Tablespoon dried oregano flakes

1 Teaspoon brown sugar

1 Teaspoon dried parsley flakes

1 Teaspoon fresh ginger

½ Teaspoon dried thyme flakes

½ Teaspoon dried red chili pepper flakes

½ Teaspoon powdered allspice

¼ Teaspoon powdered nutmeg

Pasta of choice

Whole wheat dinner rolls

Grated parmesan cheese

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This is another of hubby’s flavorful meals, Papa’s Ginger-Pork Dinner:

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For this meal, hubby used pork cutlet, grated fresh ginger, mirin, low-sodium soy sauce, vegetable oil, sake, white pepper, minced garlic paste, iceberg lettuce, kaiware radish, leek, rice and black cracked sesame seeds.

It comes as no surprise that someone came up with a more flavorful version of the traditional senbei rice cracker. Various versions of red chilli pepper sauces can be found throughout the island and probably in mainland Japan as well.

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Here’s a familiar home cooked snack with a local twist, SeaChicken Snack:

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Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

1 Small container with lid 1 Knife 1 Cutting board

1 Small bowl 1 Can opener 1 Kettle**** 1 Stovetop burner****

1 Small can tuna

½ Cup water

2 Tablespoons mayonnaise

1 Tablespoon fresh chives

1 Tablespoon cracked black sesame seeds

1 Teaspoon soy sauce

1 Teaspoon dehydrated wakame

½ Teaspoon minced garlic paste

4 Precut spiced-nori sheets

4 Slices bread of choice

*Soup of choice ***Speedy Option*** 2 packets instant miso soup

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This past week has been a busy one and we haven’t had much time for getting creative in the kitchen. Finding a free moment (due to a rainy day), hubby finally had a chance to give stew meat a bit of a twist, Papa’ s Beef ‘n Taters:

For the meal, hubby tenderized, sliced, and sautéed stewing beef in olive oil; added whole grain mustard, classic mustard, red wine, white pepper, minced garlic paste, and canned mushrooms; then simmered until sauce was reduced. The potatoes were sliced, microwaved, then sautéed with olive oil and fresh chopped chives; a bit of spinach and a small salad of iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, scallion, creamy cheese dressing and dried oregano flakes completed the meal.

Here’s another simple and filling meal that can be made in minutes with a precooked basic crockpot chicken base, Simple Crockpot-Chicken & Bean Pasta Dinner:

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Whenever convenient, precook basic crockpot chicken base of finely chopped carrot, bell pepper, onion, potato and chicken thigh with dried fennel, bay leaves, red miso paste, sesame oil, white pepper, rosemary leaves, minced garlic paste, minced ginger paste, water, and chicken broth granules. Remove bay leaves and freeze until needed.

When needed, remove chicken base from freezer; place in pot; and begin defrosting on medium-low heat. Meanwhile, start short pasta-of-choice water and cook according to directions on package. Also, in a seperate skillet, heat olive oil and saute frozen bean mix of choice adding dried oregano flakes; once defrosted thoroughly combine with chicken base; stir-in quartered fresh cherry tomatoes. Once pasta is al dente, strain and add to chicken base combining completely; plate and sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese; garnish with fresh basil leaves; add whole wheat dinner roll on the side as an accompaniment.

Here’s another simple meal by hubby making use of frozen pre-made springroll leftovers, Papa’s Double Roll & Tuna Dinner:

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For the meal hubby used frozen leftover springrolls with a ketchup and soy sauce dipping sauce, karashina and canned tuna with oil, rice garnished with cracked black sesame seeds, and spiced nori.

Here’s another quick and simple meal for those busy days, Turkey-Rice Dinner:

The meal consisted of canned turkey chili on leftover recooked rice topped with melted cheddar cheese and fresh basil; an iceberg lettuce, cucumber, scallion, and cherry tomato salad topped with creamy cheese dressing, bacon bits, grated parmesan cheese and dried oregano flakes; and toasted whole wheat dinner roll slices with garlic paste.