California Roll

California roll is a creative American twist on sushi. It is simple and it tastes sublime, so I love it.

Every time I saw a California roll in a Japanese restaurant I wanted to try it. But I have not learned how to make it.

Look at my pictures! My foods photograph well. This picture is one of my photogenic foods.

Actually, I made many mistakes when I made a California roll. It was hard to make it.

There were grains of steamed rice stuck on my fingers while I was making the roll.

The rice was very sticky, so I made a lot of adjustments as necessary and covered it with two types of sauce.

It looks like a good shape but there were many mistakes. I have no talent to make a California roll.

Refer to here... how to make it. Click 

I made my own sauce.

Mix my special soy sauce, mayonnaise and Balsamic Glaze  from Trader Joe's.

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Simple Breakfast

I am enjoying my own breakfast.
Today, I will show my simple breakfast.
When I opened my refrigerator, I saw a fully ripe avocado. 
It looked like saying "Look at me, I am ripe! why don't you try to use me for your breakfast today?"
I had heard avocado can be used instead of butter. It has the texture of butter, but is healthier. So I started to wash the avocado.
My breakfast was very simple.
Toast sandwich bread.
Slice the avocado.
Fry an egg - I made a sunny side up egg.
On the plate, put the toasted sandwich bread, sliced avocado and sunny side-up egg  in order.
Enjoy your breakfast with your favorite music  :)


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Potato Gnocchi with Creamy Sauce

I wanted to try gnocchi in a cream sauce, but gnocchi was unfamiliar to me.

I know gnocchi is composed of potato, cheese, flour and egg... sounds so delicious.
But I didn't have the courage to try it. 
Meanwhile, I found a box of potato gnocchi at Wegmans. Eureka!! 
I could reduced the burden a lot  :)
So I will show how to make a cream sauce for gnocchi today.
This is a pretty easy and different way to enjoy potato gnocchi. I even have used leftover mashed potatoes! 
It was absolutely delicious.

Directions
At first, make a white roux (white sauce) Click here...
Cook the potato gnocchi according to the product's directions - I just parboiled them slightly.
In a pan, pour white roux, add parmesan cheese to taste and stir well.
Add precooked potato gnocchi and toss slightly.
Sprinkle  with parmesan cheese and parsley.


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This is a pretty easy and different way to enjoy potatoes. I even have used left over mashed potatoes!!This is a pretty easy and different way to enjoy potatoes. I even have used left over mashed potatoes!
This is a pretty easy and different way to enjoy potatoes. I even have used left over mashed potat

Mixed Rice with Baby Sprout - Bibimbab

Wegmans  is one of my favorite grocery stores in the U.S.

It was opened a few weeks ago near my town, so my husband and I went there.

It was a great store. 

I found baby bean sprouts while I looked around the vegetable section. Hit the jackpot!

I sometimes need baby bean sprouts, but most of the baby bean sprouts are expensive or not fresh.

It was not particularly fresh in H mart - I don't recommend this store for vegetables. Most of the vegetables are not fresh. 

I was happy to get it at a reasonable price and fresh condition.

So, I used it in Korean Bibimbab.

Actually, bibimbab is popular and can be made many different ways - bean sprout bibimbab, mushroom bibmbab, bulgogi bibimbab, seasoned raw beef bibimbab, stone pot bibimbam...

So, I can say this baby bean sprouts bibimbab is one of them.

Ingredients

steamed white rice

1 egg cooked over easy

1/2 tablespoons sesame oil

pinch of sesame seeds

your favorite fresh vegetables (I prepared carrot, arugula and sesame leaves)

handful of baby bean sprouts

bulgogi (marinated beef with Korean soy sauce)

gochuchang paste to taste (red pepper paste)

Directions

In a bowl, put cooked white rice and prepared vegetables, bulgogi and egg.

Sprinkle sesame seeds and oil.

If you like spicy, add gochuchang paste.

How to make a bibimbab's gochuchang paste?

2 tablespoons gochuchang (Korean red pepper paste)

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds

1 teaspoon vinegar

Mix together well.

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Korean Potato Pancakes - Gamja jeon

I like to use potatoes in a variety of ways - boiled, steamed, mashed, baked, fried... possibilities  are endless. 

Among them, my favorite is potato pancake.

Potato pancake(Gamja jeon) is an amazingly simple but delicious snack, appetizer... to eat.

These are called gamja jeon - gamja means potato and jeon refers to pancake-like dishes.
Jeon is usually eaten as an appetizer, banchan (small side dish) or anju (food to eat while drinking).
Especially, Potato pancakes always bring good memories to me. 
I remember my mother making potato pancakes for me on rainy days and... the first dish that I made for my husband was potato pancakes. 
That time, it was raining,,,  I made it and gave it to him. 
He was very happy, but he had no time to eat. So he hid the potato pancakes in the deep freezer, because he was worried that his father would eat it while he was out. Ha ha ha...


Ingredients
Pancake
2 Potatoes
salt to taste
oil

Soy dipping sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
sesame seeds to taste


Directions
Peel and grate potatoes.
Place mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the grated potatoes into the strainer and let sit for 15 minutes.  
Put the grated potatoes aside.
About 15 minutes later the potato starch will be in the bottom of the bowl and water will be on the top.
Remove water and only use the potato starch.
Add the potato starch to the grated potatoes.
Mix well with salt.
In a pan over medium heat, add a few drops of vegetable oil and then add some of the potato mix, 
Fill your pan with these discs.
Turn the discs over when they get brown on the bottom.
Serve potato pancakes with dipping sauce.

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