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Konnichiwa, Kumusta, Aloha… and HAI!

I’m Carmen ♥ Certified life strategist, cognitive behavioral coach… and a mom to an always starving premed. It’s become my life mission (*cough* weekly goal) to prep quick & yummy meals – without wanting to set myself on fire. 🤣 more ➜

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Mom of a STARVING PreMed. Certified Life Strategist / Breakup Recovery. Advocate for Victims of NPD Abuse. Yummy food keeps me sane.

I know it’s all in my head... but as my son’s

I know it’s all in my head... but as my son’s 2nd semester at UNLV approaches, the lazier I feel... and I’m not even the one going to school!!! 🤦🏻‍♀️

So needing a time-out from the kitchen, I grabbed a couple of quick yummies from @chankoshabu ...

✔️ Salmon Bowl (salmon & salmon egg on steamed white rice. The salmon was supposed to be raw but ended up cooked by the steamed rice lol... if taking home, I suggest you request them to separate the protein 🐟)

✔️ Takoyaki (octopus balls 🐙 lol)

✔️ Menchi Katsu (panko breaded ground meat)

✔️ Tuna Poke (tuna with poke sauce and seaweed salad)

✔️ Kaki Fry (Japanese fried oysters with Tartar sauce)

Everything tasted sooo oishii! 😋🤤💕 and the restaurant looks beautifully authentic Japanese... I’m definitely going back to dine in!!!

Have a fun Sunday!

💕 Carmen

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Oden (Japanese one-pot fish cake stew) 🇯🇵🍢🍲

I must confess... I was born in Japan, but have never ever had ODEN. 😱

This simmered dish usually includes daikon, boiled eggs 🥚, fish cakes 🍥 , and konnyaku stewed in a dashi broth for about an hour 🍲

And being an anime addict, I see this dish served all the freakin time... I’ve been telling myself I have to try it. Kept putting it off for years... until now. 🙆🏻‍♀️

I totally forgot to throw in the eggs & konnyaku 🙈... but it came out pretty good regardless. The daikon came out soooo tender and delicious, having absorbed the broth... omg you could slice them with chopsticks! 🥢🇯🇵🍱

I guess this counts as a blooper as well... but I’ll post again when I make it properly! 🙋🏻‍♀️

Happy Friday! 🎉

💕 Carmen

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Raindrop Cake #fail 😭🙅🏻‍♀️ (

Raindrop Cake #fail 😭🙅🏻‍♀️

( Note: I’ve reactivated my personal IG account @carmenasakurai ... please come connect... I’d appreciate not being left all by myself... 🙏🏻 )

This was my first attempt at making these delicately beautiful desserts... and it bombed. 💣

I added too much agar powder thinking they needed the extra to hold the fruit in place... Instead, they came out cloudy (vs. crystal clear like a damb raindrop) and not very delicate...

I’ll try again soon and hopefully will have photos of what they’re supposed to look like... 🍓💧😍

Happy Thursday!

💕 Carmen

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Namasu (daikon & carrot salad) 🥗🥕 Whe

Namasu (daikon & carrot salad) 🥗🥕

Whether as a condiment or main ingredient... I sooo love daikon radish! 🥰

Enter NAMASU. I first tasted this daikon salad when my adorable niece @orukie grabbed lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant near UNLV and offered her most favorite Tita (Tagalog of “auntie”) a bite. I’ve been addicted since! ❤️

This refreshingly sweet, sour, and crunchy salad is often included as part of Osechi Ryori – the traditional New Year’s dishes in Japan. 🇯🇵🍱

I make this all the time now... sooo yummy & super easy to make too! Ready?

Recipe 👉🏻 https://girlplusfood.com/namasu/

Ingredients:

✔️ 14 oz daikon radish peeled and cut into 2 inch matchsticks
✔️ 3 oz carrots peeled and cut into 2 inch matchsticks
✔️ 1 tsp kosher/sea salt

Dressing:
✔️ 1.5 tbsp sugar
✔️ 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
✔️ 1 tbsp water
✔️ 1/4 tsp kosher/sea salt

Instructions:

* In a bowl, sprinkle salt over daikon and carrot and gently combine. Set aside for 10 minutes. (This will help draw out the extra liquid so the veggies stay crunchy.) 

* Whisk together all dressing ingredients. Set aside. 

* Squeeze out moisture form daikon and carrots and place in serving dish or storage container. Pour dressing and lightly toss to combine. 

* Serve chilled.

Alrighty... Enjoy your Wednesday! 🎉

💕 Carmen

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Happy New Year, friends!!! 🎉 YAY! 2021 is off t

Happy New Year, friends!!! 🎉 YAY! 2021 is off to a great start already! 💪🏻🤩 Joshua and I welcomed the new year enjoying some traditional Japanese NYE dishes... lookie what I made! 👇🏻

✔️ Toshikoshi Soba 🍜 - so I just learned from my dad that “toshi koshi” literally means “year crossing”... so appropriate because I’ve been wanting to cross over from 2020 since March 😂

✔️ We topped off the noods 🍜 with sweet potato tempura, soft cooked eggs, kamaboko, tofu age... plus chopped green onions and grated daikon 🥚🍠

✔️ And a side of really yummy Beef & Garlic Gyoza 🥟🥟😋

Alrighty... Here’s to good health, smiling hearts, inner peace, and an abundance of deliciousness!! 🎉🎊🥂

💕 Carmen

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Sooo... I'm not a fan of chicken nuggets of any ki

Sooo... I'm not a fan of chicken nuggets of any kind 🙅🏻‍♀️... but I can absolutely stuff my face all day with KARAAGE!

Karaage is Japanese fried chicken 🇯🇵🍗 that I used to devour as a child in Japan. The chicken is marinated in soy sauce, garlic, and ginger, dusted with potato starch, and deep fried… it is all crazy sorts of deliciousness!!! My mom used to pack them into my bento box for school field trips! 👧🏻🚌

Here's the recipe because I really want you to try it 👉🏻 https://girlplusfood.com/chicken-karaage-or-jfc-japanese-fried-chicken/

Wishing you a fun-filled Monday before Christmas!!!

💕 Carmen

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