in the japanese culture the peach blossom is also a representation of Girl's Day.
about two weeks ago was "Hinamatsuri" also known as Girl's Day or the Doll Festival in the japanese culture. it is a day to celebrate and pray for growth and happiness in the life of the girl or girls in your family. i for one, love this holiday! a day solely in celebration of girls?! there need to be more days like this, and no, contrary to some male beliefs, valentine's day doesn't count:-p well, in light of the celebration i decided to do something i VERY rarely do...cook regular food. i know, i know, i never really make regular food, or cook for that matter, but since i had the day off i felt compelled to do something a little special for my family.
i know this doesn't really fit with the theme of japan, but i felt like making something a little different so i pulled out my "dorie" (my dorie greenspan: around my french table book) and i picked out a recipe for spicy thai chicken noodle soup. i have never made thai anything in my entire life so the idea of making this soup was a good test to see how good of a cook i am. let's just say that i have a lot more learning to do...
about two weeks ago was "Hinamatsuri" also known as Girl's Day or the Doll Festival in the japanese culture. it is a day to celebrate and pray for growth and happiness in the life of the girl or girls in your family. i for one, love this holiday! a day solely in celebration of girls?! there need to be more days like this, and no, contrary to some male beliefs, valentine's day doesn't count:-p well, in light of the celebration i decided to do something i VERY rarely do...cook regular food. i know, i know, i never really make regular food, or cook for that matter, but since i had the day off i felt compelled to do something a little special for my family.
i know this doesn't really fit with the theme of japan, but i felt like making something a little different so i pulled out my "dorie" (my dorie greenspan: around my french table book) and i picked out a recipe for spicy thai chicken noodle soup. i have never made thai anything in my entire life so the idea of making this soup was a good test to see how good of a cook i am. let's just say that i have a lot more learning to do...
i found the star anise, coriander, cilantro, and white peppercorn so visually pleasing before i put them in their little bundle...
cute little cheese cloth bundle about to take a bath in the broth...
plop^_^
so the one thing i learned about using rice noodles: cook to an al dente consistency and then leave on the side! cover with the hot broth and chicken in the bowls you are serving with. the noodles will cook a little longer in the broth and become tender...i kinda overcooked mine>_<
broth is almost ready!!
i wanted to set up the table nicely since my family and i never really get to have dinner together. it was a nice little touch for girl's day^_^
the end result!!^_^ does it resemble the picture?! kinda?!
i hope so!!
and i had to go to selwood to pick up my favorite dessert: vietnamese wedding cake!! so yummy paired with a few colorful macarons!! the perfect end to my "attempt" at regular food^_^
up next: chicken couscous...yeah, we will see how this goes...
2 comments:
you made your own pho?!?!
don't come visit me or else i'm gonna lock you in my apartment and make you my chef. lol.
haha i would probably agree to that if i got to play with ollie!! he is so cute!:)
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