on the lanai

repotted the cyclamen, we've had it for over 20 years and the plastic pot finally started to break

the ti leaf plant that was in the pot had died, I think it was too hot this summer for it

so I dug up the roots and took out some of the soil

and put cyclamen into the "new" pot

I wasn't able to "loosen" the dirt up because it was in that old pot for so long...

I hope it will thrive
 

typhoon 25

Typhoon 25 (Dujuan) finally passed 

We had been staying indoors since Sunday.

There were times when our tv antenna went out, but at least we didn't lose power and only had lots of rain

Chiba on the other hand had major flooding and power outages

I feel so bad for Chiba they had bands of rain last month which caused flooding and power outages and two weeks later it happened to them again and now the typhoon!

I cannot imagine!

Hoping the people in Chiba and the areas that had flooding and power outages can get back to their daily routines soon. 

nazo no chicken (mysterious chicken)

I was watching a television program and was intrigued by this recipe by Kobori Kiyomi

Luckily, I found a version online to try

Nazo no Chicken (Mysterious Chicken) by Kobori Kiyomi

600 grams chicken thighs

160 grams mayo

160 grams sour cream

30 grams curry powder

20 grams lemon juice

80 grams chutney

Mix all the ingredients except the chicken

Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and put in the "sauce"

Bake in a 200 C (400 F) oven for 15 to 20 minutes

NOTES: super easy and tasty

I cut the sauce recipe to 1/4

I didn't have sour cream so I used plain yogurt

I also put some garam masala in even though the recipe doesn’t call for it because I always put some when making curry

I used boneless chicken and removed the skin

I greased a ceramic dish and baked it for 15 minutes but it could have been cooked for a little longer

The chicken stays quite tender

And the sauce is good with rice

I'm glad I tried this and want to make this again

p.s. we're still waiting for Typhoon 25 (Dujuan) to pass, we're staying indoors and laying low 

sakanaya iki

Friday, we found ourselves in Hatanodai at dinner time, so we looked for somewhere to eat...it was our first time at Sakanaya Iki

Since we didn't have reservations, we were seated at the counter

ootoshi (amuse bouche)...daikon oroshi and shirasu (whitebait)...500 yen (plus tax) per person

bell pepper and eggplant agebitashi...380 yen (plus tax)

so soft! and flavorful

tako karaage...780 yen (plus tax)

fried perfectly but not as tender as the tako we had here

interior

3 types of sashimi but more than 3 types...980 yen (plus tax) for two people

The owner said that he adds another 3 types because it looks more "impressive"

if you order the 4 type, he'll add 4 more types, 5 types = 5 more types

the fish was super fresh and delicious! don't remember what every type was...

Jyozan sake from Fukui...700 yen (plus tax) 

Satoshi said this was delicious

toro taku hand roll...480 yen (plus tax)

huge! and so ono!

hojicha to end

we enjoyed this place, the prices are fair and the owner is friendly

they have a curry rice chawanmushi that sounded interesting, we'll be back

Sakanaya Iki

3-13-5 Hatanodai

Shinagawa, Tokyo

Hours: 17:00-26:00 

*check social media for days closed

fyi

just got an email from blogger that some of my videos, 23 of them that are on my blog will be deleted because they are non-playable...whatever

so instead of me hunting down the 23 of those videos, I'm just gonna let them pull them out

I requested for an export of said 23 videos, so we'll see if they actually send something for me to look at

Anyway, just a heads up.

UPDATE: it was just a download of my whole blog...boo! what a p.i.t.a....just gonna let them pull the non-playable videos...sigh!

this and that

tried a new (to me) sandwich from Dean & Deluca, honey curry chicken

I like that it had lots of veggies in it

pumpkin chocolate bread/cake?! from Dean & Deluca was kinda dry, and could've been more chocolatey

the price of white rice has come down! well, at the place I buy our brown rice from anyway...

I bought this 2 kilo bag for 1450 yen (plus tax)

I'm all for lower prices as long as the lowered price is fair to the farmers, if it has to be higher, as long as the farmers get their fair share, I'm willing to pay more

hydrogen roasted coffee by UCC.

Satoshi's workplace were giving these out at the recent Smart Energy Week show that was held at Makuhari Messe

He said the coffee didn't taste different from the coffee we normally drink

t-a-l-l sunflower...hello!

I love that I found this bus stop near our apartment it makes buying rice not so hard to transport...wish I had found this many moons ago! would've saved me so many long haul trips from the train station...

myoga from Satoshi's tour guide friend...they grew it! (thank you!)

huge asian pear! so sweet

huge sweet potato, I think this variety was called Beni Kirishima

Went to the dentist on Monday to check on the gum that had laser surgery

The hygienist and doctor said that it healed nicely, so my visit was less than 5 minutes!

gotta love the medical here, I think the total for surgery and 2 visits were less than 2000 yen (tax included)

lunch was at Shake Shack...was the first one in and had the whole restaurant to myself.

The fries were so crisp on the outside and kinda "creamy" on the inside

Silver Week starts today, as well as Typhoon 25 (Dujuan), we have something planned, but might have to change because of the typhoon

have a safe weekend

reconnect

Reconnected with my secret weapon

Was happy to come across shimadofu, a type of tofu that is made in Okinawa.

It is firmer than the firm (momen) tofu that we have on Honshu  

I made a shoyu poke and a tofu poke using one of the NOH poke packets

Satoshi enjoyed this and said it was like he was in Hawaii