We woke up late on the New Years Day, and I prepared a simple small New Years dish setting using the plant in our yard. I used to cook the whole new years dish when I lived in Japan and would love to make them here, too, but we were just too busy this year. Maybe next year.
Then the main course was a soup bowl with mochi (rice cake). Mon-chan and I made the soup from the leftover crab from the night before, and it made a really good broth! Right before putting the mochi into the soup, we cooked the mochi just until they puffed up.
Surprisingly, we were still not full, so cooked some more mochi and this time, ate with a drop of soy sauce and nori.
The mochi I bought this year was organic brown rice mochi from an organic Japanese supermarket, and this was a big hit!
Mon-chan brought this cute Japanese sweets just like fortune cookies made for the new years, so four of us broke a few pieaces each.
Mine were "Procrastination is the thief of time.", and "Better now than later", so I guess I should be more active this year!
It was a very peaceful new years with lots of laughter, and hope that this happiness will continue throughout the year 2009, not only for me, but for everyone!
2 comments:
Oh, how tasty everything looks.
The mochi with soy sauce sounds yummy!
I remember cooking some Japanese foods and watching the Iron Chef competition a few years back with you guys. Fun times! : D
Hi Bita,
A Happy New Year!
That's right, we did cook together in Portland! That was a fun new years eve, too.
Maybe this year, we can celebrate it together again.
Mochi and soy sauce is a very traditional way to eat in Japan.
If you have a chance, give it a try!
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