On New Yearʻs morning, most Japanese families eat ozoni which is a soup with mochi (Japanese rice cakes).
Recipe
1 small can clams
1 soup base from the ramen package
2 c water
10 slices of kamaboko (Japanese fish cake)
1 cup mizuna (cut into 2" pieces)
1-2 mochi, cut into fourths
Empty the can of clams and juice into a sauce pan. Add water and the soup base. Bring to a boil.
Add in the kamaboko, mizuna, and mochi. Let simmer for 10 minutes or until the mochi is very soft.
Serve.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Kona Brewery's Cheeseburger Pizza
Although we could have gone to Huggo's (my favorite restaurant in Kona), the thought of the scarce parking scared me off.
We chose to go to Kona Brewery which was right up the hill from our hotel, the newly renovated King Kamehameha/Kona Beach Hotel. Due to my bum knees, we drove to the restaurant and promptly missed the driveway. We turned around only to find that the parking was for the shopping center and not necessarily for Kona Brewery. Oh well.
We walked a bit to the restaurant and saw scads of people waiting in line to be seated. We gave our name and got an electronic calling card that looked like an overweight coaster with neon lights. We found seats and sat and chatted in the really nice weather.
Forty five minutes went quickly and we were seated. The waithelp was buzzing around and the place was full. We started off with nachos and salsa. Home fried corn chips, thick and salty, dipped into a thick, tomato-based salsa. Not enough salsa for the big plateful of chips but we made do. We had cold glasses of beer. Don had ginger beer, I had a longboard and Becky had the Waialua Wheat. So many people, so much action, and noise but we made do.
We decided to order the Cheeseburger pizza which came after our first beer and the devouring of the nachos. The pie was crusty but not overly doughy. The toppings were great with hamburger, cheese, tomatoes, and romaine lettuce. Adding more parmesan and pepper flakes made the great pie even more delicious!!
Our son joined us after 8:00 and we had pizza left over for him. The company was great. The food filling and then there was dessert. Becky and I shared a lava cake which was more like a brownie with vanilla bean ice cream. Luckily we shared it because if not, it would have been over the top and bordering on overstuffed land.
Many choices of pizzas, beverages, sandwiches, and salads. The best topper was the four glasses we bought for Becky to take back to California with the Kona Brewery logo and the statement: Liquid Aloha. Indeed, indeed.
We chose to go to Kona Brewery which was right up the hill from our hotel, the newly renovated King Kamehameha/Kona Beach Hotel. Due to my bum knees, we drove to the restaurant and promptly missed the driveway. We turned around only to find that the parking was for the shopping center and not necessarily for Kona Brewery. Oh well.
We walked a bit to the restaurant and saw scads of people waiting in line to be seated. We gave our name and got an electronic calling card that looked like an overweight coaster with neon lights. We found seats and sat and chatted in the really nice weather.
Forty five minutes went quickly and we were seated. The waithelp was buzzing around and the place was full. We started off with nachos and salsa. Home fried corn chips, thick and salty, dipped into a thick, tomato-based salsa. Not enough salsa for the big plateful of chips but we made do. We had cold glasses of beer. Don had ginger beer, I had a longboard and Becky had the Waialua Wheat. So many people, so much action, and noise but we made do.
We decided to order the Cheeseburger pizza which came after our first beer and the devouring of the nachos. The pie was crusty but not overly doughy. The toppings were great with hamburger, cheese, tomatoes, and romaine lettuce. Adding more parmesan and pepper flakes made the great pie even more delicious!!
Our son joined us after 8:00 and we had pizza left over for him. The company was great. The food filling and then there was dessert. Becky and I shared a lava cake which was more like a brownie with vanilla bean ice cream. Luckily we shared it because if not, it would have been over the top and bordering on overstuffed land.
Many choices of pizzas, beverages, sandwiches, and salads. The best topper was the four glasses we bought for Becky to take back to California with the Kona Brewery logo and the statement: Liquid Aloha. Indeed, indeed.
January Thought
Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.Korean Proverb
And
Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.Also a Korean Proverb
Have consideration before you articulate your thoughts but don't let your angry thoughts and feelings eat your body. There is a time, place, and way to deliver a difficult message.
And
Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.Also a Korean Proverb
Have consideration before you articulate your thoughts but don't let your angry thoughts and feelings eat your body. There is a time, place, and way to deliver a difficult message.
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