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Entries from June 2006

BangMi - Spicy and Good!

June 29th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Like the sign says, the name of this restaurant is Bang Mi! It means “ten-thousand tastes” in Korean. Whatever it means, how can you not like a restaurant called “Bang Mi”? I went there for dinner tonite with Tash and Chris tonight. We had a chijimi (savory Korean pancake with vegetables and [...]

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Aerobics + English Lessons = Zuiikin Gals

June 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Total Physical Response!!!
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Shipping stuff home, and then the rain came

June 26th, 2006 · No Comments

I just got back from the post office where I shipped 3 boxes of clothing home to Arizona. I got drenched in the pouring rain on the way back to school. It has been raining like crazy for the last week and according to the weather report, this is supposed to continue for [...]

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Salmon Filet with Shiso-Lemon Butter and Wasabi Mashed Potatoes

June 26th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Here’s a recipe I improvised for dinner last night at my house with Tash and Keiko. It is inspired by a nouvelle japonaise recipe that someone posted on BigDaikon.com.
Ingredients: (for 2-3 people):

2 Salmon Filets
one bunch of asparagus (quickly blanched or steamed)
3 potatoes
one teaspoon of wasabi
1 teaspoon of Japanese mayonnaise
salt and pepper
butter, some olive oil
a [...]

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Inside Man

June 25th, 2006 · No Comments

I headed up to Kokura yesterday to see Inside Man, a movie directed by Spike Lee and staring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster.  The movie deals with an unconventional bank robbery full of surprising plot twists and reversals.  In classic Spike Lee fashion, the film also deals with racial stereotypes and interracial relations [...]

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