Adventures in Cooking

Today, I decided to try making Japanese curry rice. My mom has made it on occasion, and it's very popular over here. I was inspired when I was doing my grocery shopping yesterday and discovered that they sell precooked rice. Until then, I had been despairing of ever seeing rice this summer, on account of having no rice-cooker. So I bought myself some rice, curry roux and potatoes from the 100-yen shop (100-yen shops are the best - so much better than your standard American dollar store). Today, I went to the supermarket to get the rest of the vegetables, and realized that they sell cute 'curry packs' of your common curry vegetables - one carrot, one onion, and two little potatoes. I passed on it though, since I already had the potatoes. I also bought some meat that I hoped was beef, since I couldn't really read the kanji on the label. I could make out the word 'curry', so I assumed it was meat meant for curry, and that must mean that it was good. Heh.

It is very easy to make curry. First, you cut up the vegetables, put them in a pot, add water, and boil them until they become soft. You can also brown the meat on the side. At this point, I discovered that the 'beef' was actually pork. Whoops. After the vegetables are done, add the meat to the pot, and then add the curry roux. Melt the roux, and then you're done! Served with rice, it makes for a very tasty and filling meal. Plus, I ended up with enough leftovers to last me several more meals. And I still have enough ingredients left over to make another batch sometime. At long last, I've added another meal to my cooking repertoire, which up until this point has consisted of... uh... mapo tofu, pancakes, scrambled or fried eggs, paella, and ramen. <_< Maybe I should teach myself something else next week.

I got my cell phone today! Spent a good deal of time getting it up and running, and fooling around with it. It can do email, but sadly no web browsing. I called home, but the reception was so bad that I couldn't stand to talk for more than a few minutes. Plus, for some reason, the stupid thing would repeat my voice every time I talked, so I couldn't hear my mom on the other line sometimes. There was all this noise on the line... Oh, I was so disappointed. I expect to pick up a phone, and just have it work. At least it gives me a way to send email over the weekend.

- Flykyr Skysong

Current song: mv - Final Fantasy VII - A Foray into the Eastern Horizons (yet another excellent OC Remix)
Current mood: Satisfied