Thursday, April 23, 2015

What I Ate for Lunch :: Obento

[clam soup, pork belly, chawanmushi, Obento box with teriyaki chicken, salmon, lotus root, edamame salad, and rice with pickles]

The women's club I'm in plans a special luncheon twice a year: in the fall, the American members host the Japanese members, and, in the spring, the Japanese members host the American members. Today, I was invited to the home of a member in Potomac where we were treated to a delicious -- and beautiful -- lunch presented in a Makunouchi-style bento box.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

What I Ate for Lunch :: Jaleo

[flauta with Jamón serrano and Manchego cheese, Tortilla de patatas, bean salad (I forgot what it was called)]

My mom and I took advantage of the pretty decent lunch deal for Bethesda Row Restaurant Week and ate at Jaleo. My mom also had the gazpacho and garlic shrimp, and I started off lunch with the cod and potato fritters.

What I Read for Fun :: We Dig Worms!

[with the author/illustrator Kevin McCloskey at Politics and Prose]

We Dig Worms!
TOON Books, 36 pages
early reader, picture book, graphic novel, science

Monday, April 6, 2015

What I Read for Fun :: American Ghost


American Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest 
by Hannah Nordhaus
HarperCollins, 336 pages
nonfiction, biography, history