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Here’s another simple and tasty home BBQ meal idea, Grilled Asparagus Dinner:

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This grill-top meal consisted of chicken marinated in olive oil, minced ginger paste, and garam marsala; spicy pork sausage-on-a-stick with a whole grain mustard, soy sauce, minced garlic paste, and creamy wasabi sauce; asparagus marinated in sesame oil and dill weed; and tortilla wraps filled with almond cheese.

Here’s a tasty dish by hubby that has some surprising ingredients, Papa’s GyuTan-Pasta Dinner:

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This meal consisted of thinly-sliced gyutan (beef tongue) sautéed in olive oil; combined with minced garlic, sake, white pepper, karashina (mustard greens), and chicken bouillon granules on a bed of spaghetti; sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese; and a side-salad of iceberg lettuce with quartered cherry tomatoes drizzled with a creamy cheese dressing.

Here’s another summertime meal idea that’s both simple and spicy, Foil-Wrapped BBQ-Wraps Dinner:

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Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

Aluminum foil 1 Knife 1 Cutting board
4 Zip-style baggies 1 Paper towel 1 Small container with lid

250 Grams pork

15 Medium frozen shrimp (without shells)

6 Six-inch flour tortillas

2 Medium slices white onion

1 Fresh corn-on–the-cob

1 Iceberg lettuce leaf

1 Cup julienned bell peppers

2 Tablespoons ketchup

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

1 Tablespoon dried rosemary

1 Teaspoon dried oregano flakes

1 Teaspoon white pepper

1 Teaspoon creamy wasabi

1 Teaspoon minced ginger paste

1 Teaspoon minced garlic paste

¼ Teaspoon soy sauce

¼ Teaspoon toubanjyan paste

1/8 Teaspoon dried red chili pepper flakes

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Here’s another option in home cooked outdoor meals, Grilled Seafood Dinner:

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Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

1 Knife 1 Cutting board 1 Strainer 2 Pots 4 Small zip-style baggies 1 Paper towel
2 Small containers with lids 1 Medium container with lid 2 Stovetop burners Skewers

21 Medium shrimp (with shells)

8 Large hotatei (scallops)

6 Black olives (pitted)

4 Small chicken drumsticks

2 Iceberg lettuce leaves

2 Cherry tomatoes

1 Medium potato

¼ Medium white onion

2 Tablespoons ketchup

2 Tablespoons mayonnaise

2 Tablespoons dill pickle juice

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

1 Tablespoon Dijon-style mustard

1 Tablespoon dried oregano flakes

1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes

1 Teaspoon white pepper

1 Teaspoon creamy wasabi

1 Teaspoon minced ginger paste

½ Teaspoon minced garlic paste

½ Teaspoon soy sauce

¼ Teaspoon toubanjyan paste

1/8 Teaspoon dried red chili pepper flakes

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Hubby’s off to a sound check this morning and had very little time to sit and eat. My solution, Blueberry French Toast:

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A simple on-the-go edible of French bread slices in an egg, milk, cinnamon, and maple syrup batter; sautéed in butter; with canned mini-blueberries spooned in the center.

Here’s another of hubby’s fusion meals, Papa’s Pork "Italiano":

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This meal consisted of sliced pork roast sautéed in olive oil, frozen grilled Mediterranean veggies, julienned onion, white pepper, minced garlic paste, bonito dashi, sake, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese on a bed of rice.

Here’s is a tasty home cooked summer combination meal, Blooming Blossom Tuna Melt Wrap Dinner:

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The meal consisted of individual deep-fried egg-battered sliced whole onion with a dipping sauce of mayonnaise, wasabi, powdered dried thyme, and minced garlic paste garnished with powdered cayenne pepper; drained canned tuna with balsamic vinegar, cracked black sesame seeds, powdered dried tarragon, and white pepper with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses wrapped in warm toasted tortillas; and frozen asparagus spears with carrot chunks and whole cherry tomatoes marinated in Kosher dill pickle juice.

Here’s an original idea with a twist on one of the popluar local dishes, Papa’s Portuguese MaboDofu:

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For the meal, hubby used Portuguese sausage, leek, tofu, tobyanjan sauce, minced garlic paste, white pepper, mustard greens, bonito dashi, chicken broth granules, and cornstarch on a bed of freshly-steamed rice.

This is another of the local mini-bento meals with deep fried fish amd tartar sauce, hamburger and ketchup, tenpura, rice with a mini bottle of soy sauce, dried seaweed sheets, and pickled radish (again a bit lacking in the veggie department).

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