Have you ever watched SHINYA SHOKUDO (Midnight Diner)? It's a Japanese Drama series. The story is about a small midnight diner in Tokyo and the stories of the customers.
I'm a big fan of that drama!
Last year, I was pregnant and have had bad morning sickness... I couldn't eat anything but cracker or orange juice.
It was a hard time for me. I lost my weight about 17lb for about 1 month.
I spent almost all the time in the bed. But, when I wasn't feeling so bad, I lay down on the sofa in living room and watched SHINYA SHOKUDO with my husband.
Shinya Shokudo has only one menu, TONJIRU! But If a customer willing to order something else, the master would cook as much as possible.
After I watched this Drama, I feel I would like to eat TONJIRU.
That time, it was still early summer. TONJIRU is a winter soup though, my husband cooked it. And It was delicious!!!
So, This year, I cook TONJIRU many times already for my husband and my baby. Both of them loves TONJIRU. It's warm and nice Japanese comfort food.
I hope you like it too.
＊＊Directions＊＊
1. Cut pork into bite-sized pieces.
2. Peel the Daikon and Carrot. Cut into quarter rounds.
3. Remove dirt from the burdock, Make a lengthwise cross shape incision. Cut it with a knife as if you were sharpening pencil. Soak it in water about 5 minutes. Then rinse and drain the burdock.
4. Tear the block of konnyaku with your hands.
5. Slice Shitake.
6. Peel Satoimo and sweet potato. Cut into bite-size.
7. Slice leek.
8. Heat the salad oil in a large pot, and fry the pork.
9. When the pork is cooked, Add the all vegetables and konnyaku. Stir together.
10. Pour water into a large pot.
11. When it starts to a boil, skim off the scum.
12. Tear the block of tofu with your hands, And add them.
13. Simmer until the vegetables are tender.
14. Dissolve the miso into the stock. And, Add soy sauce, MIRIN , sesame oil and grated ginger.
「マルタのやさしい刺繍」というDVDを借りてきてみました。 はじめはそんなに面白くないんじゃないかと心配になったけれど、これ、私はすごく良かった。 裁縫が得意なおばあちゃんがランジェリー店を開くと決めるんだけど、田舎の保守的な人達に馬鹿にされて笑い者にされながら夢を叶えようと頑張るお話。 牧師さんが道徳に外れることをしてたり、老人を大事にしようって言ってるヤツが自分ちの親を大事にしてなかったり、うん。こういうのってよくあるよなー。 おばあちゃん達頑張れ！そうだ！やってやれ！ムカつくオッサンのほっぺつねってやれ！って思いながら観たよ。 これ、４人のおばあちゃん達出て来るし友情も恋も夢もあるから、Sewing At The Countrysideで年齢高めのSATCと呼んじゃっていいと思うの。
I just watched movie 'Julie & Julia'. Wow! It was really great movie. I was teary eyed all thorough the movie. Have you ever watched it? if you haven't, you should check it out. You will love it!
Julie is a women who she is working for government. and she used to want to be a writer. but she couldn't. Julia is known as a famous chef in the USA. She used to live in Paris with her husband. and she tried make a French cooking book but in English.
Both 2 of them are trying to make a change. and it's not easy at all.
Here I am, I understand cooking is very hard to manage. I do melt down when I can't cooking well. I'm writing blog. I wanted to introduce the Japanese food in English and also american food for Japanese people. but I'm in a slump right now.
It was good to know we shared some commons. and, I guess you will shared something by them.
