One of my readers said this:
"Guess what? I found it at Kaheka Don Quixote! Regular price is $3.99, so not as good a price as what you got. Had strawberry, orange marmalade, apricot, apple, and a couple blueberry."
Go get it!!
Kai is 6 weeks old and not quite ours yet, but we did get to spend a half day with him while we took him to the vet yesterday. We'll actually get to bring him home in a couple weeks when he's 8 weeks old. 🤗
Kai's dad's name is Yume. Yume's owners were influenced into getting a golden retriever by my blog posts about Kona. And now Yume's son will help to fill the void left by Kona's passing. Thank you so much R and S. ❤️
My feet are getting drier and drier. And I have calluses. Even on my toes. How is that possible when I don't even wear shoes?
I do moisturize every night. Imagine if I didn't.
BEER BRAISED BEEF SHANK
1 large beef shank 10-12 oz. or 2 small 4-6 oz.
garlic salt and freshly ground black pepper
flour, for dusting
2 TB olive oil, divided
1 small onion, stew chunks
1 stalk celery, stew chunks
1 small carrot, stew chunks
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 heaping TB tomato paste
12 oz. dark beer
Water as needed
1 TB apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
1 large bay leaf
1 TB butter
Lightly season shanks with garlic salt and pepper; dredge in flour. In a saucepot over medium high heat, brown shanks in 1 TB of olive oil. Remove. Add remaining oil into saucepot; sauté vegetables and garlic. Add tomato paste stirring to blend well.
Return shanks to saucepot. Add beer, vinegar, rosemary, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Add water as needed to cover shanks in liquid. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover; simmer 1½-2 hours, turning shanks every 30 minutes.
Transfer shanks to serving platter. Bring sauce mixture to a boil. Add butter and allow to reduce. Season to taste. Optional to process sauce with emersion blender until smooth. Spoon sauce over shanks.
Serves 2.
I've blogged about making miso butterfish before, but I just wanted to tell you that I made my best one yet the other day. What made the difference was the brand of miso that I used.
You can find the original recipe here, but I've also included it below.
For some reason I always like to come home from Japan with a Made in Japan knife. It doesn't have to be one that's hundreds of dollars. I just like the quality of knives from Japan, even inexpensive ones. So far, all the ones that I've brought back are my go-to's.
I kept my eyes open at the Doguyasuji kitchenware street.
U Arts is an art supply store located in the Doguyasuji Shopping Street area in Osaka. The "street" is actually a covered arcade, and is where people usually go for kitchen and restaurant supplies.
I lucked out because it was really close to our hotel. I also lucked out because it carries cute cat things, and one of my sisters has recently become a Cat Lady.