by : Reiko Japanese Food, Noodles/Pasta, Tofu

Arare Tofu Soba
タモリさんのあられ豆腐のせ蕎麦

Making this Arare Tofu is quite easy.

You remove excess water from soft tofu.

Cook the tofu in sesame oil, and add flavor with soy sauce and sake.

I added tomato in addition to tofu, and I also used some sugar and salt to finish.

The original recipe was created by Mr. Tamori, who is a Japanese celebrity who hosted a popular daily show called “Waratte Iitomo” for many years.

In Japan it is customary to eat Soba noodles on December 31.

It’s supposed to be a good luck because the long noodles represent a long life and happiness.

We are having a quiet evening tonight.

Just me and my husband at home.

We will watch some TV.

Not sure if we can make it to 12:00…

We’ll see.

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by : Reiko Fish and Seafood, Rice/Grains

Griddle Chan-Chan-Yaki
ホットプレートちゃんちゃん焼き

Today, the last day of 2022, I realized that I still have pictures of dishes I made and wanted to post.

This is one of them.

A lot of vegetables as always.

It was fun to cook this dish, especially with the use of the griddle.

Rice and salmon were added.

We decided to put fish and seafood back into our diet this year, but we make sure they are “wild caught” and never been fed with dye (unfortunately many stores sell dye-fed fish).

Served with sweet miso sauce.

It was delicious!!

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