Alone at the Dog Park

It was mid day a few days ago when we took Kai to the dog park.  Except when one dog came for a little while, he had the whole park to himself. 

You can click on the photo below to watch a short video.

Kai's Newest Toy

It's a frisbee, BTW.  😁

Christmas Advent Calendar Day 4

Kai's "grandparents" gave him a Christmas Advent Calendar where he gets a treat/toy everyday in December leading up to Christmas.  

You can click on the photo below to watch a video showing us opening up today's treat.

Cy's Breakfast

Hamburger Steak plate from Liliha Bakery.  $17.75.  Cy said was "Winnah".

 

   

 

Costco Alaska Miso-Marinated Black Cod

This marinated miso butterfish was $11.99/pound from Costco which is what I used to pay for similar boneless cuts (unmarinated) from Times.

It was tender and flaky ono, although not quite as tasty as my version. I think next time I'll add additional marinade.  You can find the recipe here. 

 

   

 

Kai - 9 months

 I love this picture so much that I'm a week early for Kai's 9-month photo.

Time-Lapse Video

You can click on the photo below to watch a short time-lapse video shot with my phone.

Photos from a Phone

 Remember when a phone was just for calling people?

 

   

   

   

   

   

 

iPhone 16

The coolest thing for me about my new phone is the camera. Still learning how to use it, not really understanding the technical stuff, but I like it a lot already.

Wendell's Easy Namasu

Wendell made this namasu the other day.  It was really ono and when I asked to see the recipe that he had found online, I saw that it was Didi's recipe.

 He added a bit of ogo that he got from Times.

Ingredients

• 1 Japanese cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 medium carrot, peeled, thinly sliced, slivers
• 1 daikon (turnip), thinly sliced, slivers
• 1 TB Hawaiian salt
• Water as needed
• 1 inch ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
• 1/2 c. rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 c. sugar

Instructions

• In a saucepan over medium heat warm vinegar.
• Remove from heat; stir in sugar until dissolved.
• Set aside to cool completely.
• In a large mixing bowl toss together cucumber, carrot, daikon and salt. 
• Allow to sit 15 minutes.
• Rinse and drain well. 
• Squeeze all remaining water.
• Return to mixing bowl; toss with ginger and vinegar mixture.

How To Serve:

• Refrigerate for service. 
• Makes approximately 3 ½ cups.