Vinegar for Salad 2

Bad weather here today :(
Again, it is raining and will last till tomorrow.

In past days, I wrote about Mizkan's new product, "refreshing apple vinegar for salad".
Last month, they held a contest at Cookpad (recipe site) and asked for recipes using the product.

I made a simple pork salad and that was awarded as a "great for salad recipe prize". Here is the recipe.
I stir-fried shabu-shabu pork and strips of vegetables with slices of garlic. Then marinated them with the vinegar and served in Boston lettuce leaves. Shabu-shabu pork is very soft and the vinegar is very refreshing! All ingredients are healthy but increase your stamina!

Anyway, I am kind of depressed about what I am doing right now.
Do all feel the same? Only me?
My boyfriend told me I can find what I can do at my pace, but I want to make my day more productive! Especially during the daytime on weekdays...

Sorry about this gloomy stuff!!!
I'm fine, but sometimes I have a conflict.

Yesterday, I was so tired that I went to bed early.
I dozed off while taking a hot bath...
Hope to see you daily :)

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Teppanyaki

Hello! It is freezing cold today!
The weather forecast said it is the temperature for March.
I wore a down jacket... am I too much?!

Also, this weekend was rainy and cold.
So I went to eat Teppanyaki (a type of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food) with my boyfriend.
It is a restaurant newly opened near our station.

What we ordered are the below:

Hiyayakko (a popular Japanese dish made with chilled tofu and toppings).
I love tofu, so this was for me :)





Takoyaki (a popular Japanese dumpling made of batter, diced octopus, tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, konnyaku, and green onion, topped with okonomiyaki sauce, green laver (aonori), mayonnaise, and katsuobushi (fish shavings), originating from Osaka.)
I cooked it for my boyfriend!
My parents have a takoyaki pan, so I used to make it at home.


Okonomiyaki (Japanese dish consisting of a pan-fried batter cake and various ingredients. Okonomi means "what you like" or "what you want", and yaki means "grilled" or "cooked"; thus, the name of this dish means "cook what you like". )
My boyfriend cooked it for me :)





Moriawase (mixed vegetables and meats.)
We just stir-fry to eat.

We had a good time.




Anyway, when I started this diary, I said that my Japanese diary is getting longer. Finally, on 5/9, it reached to 100MB, which is the maximum capacity of the diary.
It was private and only my friends could read. I could have increased the capacity, but I needed to pay, so I decided to stop. I have written it since 2005/2/28, so I hesitated a little, but I thought I'd better use time for other stuff.

Okay, I gotta go.
See you tomorrow :)

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Aojiso Flavored Natto Dressing Salad - Video Recipe

Hello! Today is Friday!
I can't wait for the weekend to begin!!!

Yesterday, I realized that my "Aojiso Flavored Natto Dressing Salad" is now introduced at Riken's Aojiso 20th Anniversary website!
You can vote for a recipe on this anniversary website, but I guess it is hard to figure out how...

I wrote about this recipe before, but I haven't translated it yet, so today I will :)








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Aojiso Flavored Natto Dressing Salad

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 3min
Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:
1 package (1.7oz.) ground Natto (traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans)
2 tbsp. Riken's non-oil Aojiso (Shiso/perilla leaves) dressing or any other Japanese-style dressing of your choice
2 servings Japanese-style mixed salad pack of your choice
chopped scallion (green onion)
Kizaminori (finely shredded Nori sheet)

Directions:
1. Mix ground Natto and the dressing.
2. Place salad on a platter, pour Natto over, sprinkle with Kizaminori and chopped scallion on top and serve.

レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2008/02/blog-post_19.html
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On Wednesday, I got all my cavities fixed!
Now I can see my orthodontist again :)
I can't wait to get my teeth straightened!

See you next week!

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