Japanese

Oh my, I just realized that I am addicted to watching Japanese Soap (TV series)!!!  I know a few websites that actually post Japanese Soaps immediately after the TV programs air in Japan, so I almost feel like I am in Japan when I watch  my shows. Well, my day today was kind of slow, so as I was blogging, I was watching my Japanese shows at the same time on a different browser as well ! Yes, I was multitasking. I even pulled up some of the 80's Japanese cartoons that I used to watch as a child and my daughter absolutely loved them.   Maybe she will soon have interest in learning Japanese on her own.......  She was actually repeating some of the words while she was watching these cartoons.

I was really craving for some Japanese food today, so I decided to cook Okonomiyaki for dinner. For those who does not know Okonomiyaki, it is like a Japanese style pancake/pizza dish. Basically, you mix any ingredients you want in Okonomiyaki in a special Okonomiyaki( flour/egg/water) mix. I wanted to put a lot of stuff, but my daughter and my hubby were not thrilled about what wanted to put in Okonomiyaki, so I sticked with some chopped cabbage and shrimp as the main ingredients. Just look at my picture of my Okonomiyaki below:  Oh I almost forgot. Once Okonomiyaki was cooked, I topped with a special Japanese okonomiyaki Sauce, Japanese mayo and sprinkled some Japanese Ao Nori(dried green seaweed). I purchased all my ingredients from the online Japanese store called Maruwa.com located out in California. I love this store and Maruwa.com's customer service was awesome! If you are looking to purchase some Japanese food/ingredients I highly recommend you to visit Maruwa.com!!!!! Doesn't my Okonomiyaki look yummy?

I made some California Rolls for my 2 good friends yesterday. It took me about 2 hours to make them but it was worth it!!!!! They were delicious:-) Just look at the picture below. My friends were so amazed that I was able to make California Rolls. I got some nice compliments on presentation of my California Rolls, too :-) My sister-in-law gave me a nice boat tray 2 years ago and I have been using it every time I cook Japanese food for friends and family. Oh don't forget, both of my friends told me that my California Rolls were delicious! It really made me feel good to see my friends enjoying my food!!! I don't know what it is but I've cooking all kinds of different food recently. I just love cooking for other people. I can't wait to cook more Japanese food for my friends again!