Jan. 31

7:00am a glass of soy milk, a cup of coffee
8:30am Breakfast : ramen, a cup of coffee
11:00am a glass of smoothie(orange, banana, wheat germ, yogurt)
12:15pm Lunch : Black beans soup, a glass of milk
1:30pm a cup of camomile tea (at Vanilla cafe)
3:00pm a glass of ice chocolate (at Vanilla cafe)
5:00pm Beer 350 ml, a glass of red wine
6:30pm Dinner : Grilled chicken and vegetables, salad, onion pot soup, a glass of red wine
7:00pm - 10:00pm Beer 350 ml x 1, a glass of red wine, Martini x 1, rum shot x 3, roasted chick peas
Anytime water 40 oz


Dinner


Ramen again? Yes, ramen again. We love ramen. Actually, ramen is our standard menu for breakfast on Saturday or Sunday.

Toppo

I received a package from Japan. Toppo is one of my favorite snacks. Chocolate is in the slim pretzel. Thanks, mom.

Jan. 30

7:00am a glass of soy milk, a cup of cofee
8:30am Breakfast : scrambled egg, a glass of smoothie(orange, banana, wheat germ, yogurt), a cup of coffee
12:00pm one stick of Toppo(chocolate snacks)
12:30pm Lunch : Salmon pasta, a glass of water
3:00pm 3 sticks of Toppo, chocolate
5:00pm a glass of red wine
6:30pm Dinner : Ramen(chinese cabbage, seaweed, laver)
7:00pm - 11:00am 3 glasses of red wine, rum shot x 2, Beer 350ml x 1, cheese, rice cracker
11:00pm - 12:00am 1 glass of red wine, a bag of Toppo, rice cracker
Anytime water 32 oz



Lunch




Dinner

It was a noodle day. Pasta for lunch and Ramen for dinner. I was going to eat out but we changed our mind. However, I didn't feel like cooking. So I picked ramen, which is easy to make. H is always hungry for ramen and I am sure that my choice made him happy. Besides, I just received a package from mom in Japan and she sent some good ramen. We liked it. Thanks, mom.

Outback steakhouse

I don't think I need to introduce the Outback steakhouse. Do you have happy hour in your city too? The happy hour here, 6pm - 8pm, is that you can get two drinks for one. I love it! That means if you order one beer, your partner can get one beer for free. The poplar restaurants usually get busy after 9pm, but here, Outback steakhouse, is packed before 8pm. I am talking about Outback steakhouse in Morumbi and I am not sure about other branches.


Caipiroska com maracuja
Ribs, Wings and Chips
Drink : Caipiroska com maracuja x 2 (I just paid for one! Happy hour rules!)

Food : Ribs, Wings and Chips

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Outback steakhouse
Rua Mal. Hastimphilo de Moura, 641

Jan. 29

7:00am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, one boiled egg, cereal with banana, 2 cups of coffee
12:00pm Lunch : Falafel sandwich, a glass of tea
3:00pm cookies, chocolate, a cup of coffee
6:30pm a glass of red wine
7:00pm Dinner : at Outback steakhouse
8:30pm - 10:30pm Beer 350 ml x 1, Martini x 2, a glass of red wine, rice cracker, a bag of chips(45 g)
Anytime water 10 oz


Lunch











I changed the publishing style. I thought it means a lot about diet to keep not only what I eat but also what time I eat.
I had lunch at my friend's place. She made falafel. It was really good. I had a same recipe but I never tried to make it. She did good job. When I am hungry for falafel, I will call her. Thanks, Ms. F!

Okra gohan

I like okra a lot, but I have heard okura is not popular in the U.S. because of the texture. H says it is icky. That icky stuff is fiber and helps to reduce cholesterol, and also okra is good for digestion. Then I thought okra might be less icky to cook with rice. In a result, H said it's ok. I like okra anyway, so it was good enough for me.

Ingredients : serves 3 - 4 (4 cups)

160 cc rice : wash and drain well

5 okra : cut into pieces

one pinch Katsuobushi(dried shaved bonito)

1 tsp cooking sake

2 tsp soy sauce
200 cc water

Preparation :

1. Put all ingredients in the pot, which has a heavy lid is preferred

2. Put it on the stove and let it boiled

3. Use the very low heat and put the lid on and cook for 12 min.

4. Turn off the heat and cook by steam for 10 min.

5. Done

Note : This is arranged from basic rice. All I want you to remembre is no to open the lid during cooking.

Jan. 28

Breakfast : a glass of milk, a glass of orange juice, Nanbanzuke(leftovers), yogurt, 2 cups of cofee

Lunch : Tamago Donburi(cooked egg on rice in the bowl), a glass of water

Dinner : Spicy miso stirfry(Chinese cabbage, carrot, onion, red hot chilli pepper), Fried rice(egg, okra, cashew), Isotama soup(laver and onion soup)

Alcohol : 3 glasses of red wine

Other : water 24 oz, chocolate x 2

I drank milk this morning as I had run out of soy milk. Just after drinking milk, I realized it was for H's cereal. He had cereal with yogurt. Sorry, buddy. I went to the grocery store and bought both milk and soy milk. H will have 2 choice tomorrow morning.

Ghirardelli chocolate

I received a package from the U.S. and what I found was my favorite chocolate!!!!! As soon as I saw the chocolate, I opened it and ate without thinking. It's so good. There's buttery caramel filling in the milk chocolate. That melts my heart. (it might also melt my teeth). I am not usually hungry for sweets, but this is a different story about Ghirardelli Squares chocolate. The package says "Ghirardelli - Moments of TImeless Pleasure". Yes, that's right! Thank you so much, mom!

Jan. 27

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smootie(orange, banana, mango, wheat germ, yogurt), one boiled egg, curry(leftovers of last night), 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : Curry(leftovers of last night) with bread, chocolate

Dinner : Wakasagi no Nanbanzuke(Japanese smelt marinated in vinegar and spice), Kiriboshi daikon(dried Japanese radish), Hakusai no Karashi-shoyu ae(Japanese cabbage marinated karashi masturd and shoyu), Kabocha no misoshiru(pumpkin miso-soup), Okura gohan(okura rice)

Alcohol : 3 glasses of red wine, rum shot x 3

Other : water 40 oz, chocolate x 2, popcorn, rice crackers

This morning, I smelled curry from somewhere, not from my kitchen. I guess the curry I had last night made someone hungry. It happens. And the smell made me hungry for curry again. Is there a multiplication effect? Curry tastes better than the privous day and I enjoyed yesterday's leftovers for lunch.

Jan. 26

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, banana, mango, wheat germ, yogurt), one boiled egg, a cup of coffee

Lunch : Leftovers of last night(rice, kimch, pumpkin, okura), a glass of water, a glass of cafe-au-leit

Dinner : Curry(Japanese curry : carioca beans, carrots, onions, grean peas, corn) with a boiled egg

Alcohol : 2 glasses of red wine

Other : water 32 oz, some pieces of cheese

Lunch

I was not going to take a picture of Lunch, but it looked good to gather them on the plate. Doesn't it look like a plate for vegan?



Dinner


Japanese curry is different from Indian cuisine. Stew meat and vegetables in the pot, and add curry mix. You can get the curry mix at a Japanese grocery store. It is easy to make and popular food in Japan. The ingredients of tonight's curry are carioca beans, carrots, onions, corn and grean peas. I put a boiled egg as animal protein. One package of curry mix serves 4. I am sure that I will have the curry for lunch tomorrow. I am kinda looking forward to tomorrow's lunch. I like curry!

Jan. 25

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a piece of pear cake, 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : Chirashizushi(leftovers of yesterday), Spicy beans soup, a glass of water

Dinner : Dashimaki(Japanese omlet), Kabocha no Nimono(cooked Pumpkin), Okura no goma-ae(boiled okura), Kimuchi(Korean pickles), Onigiri(rice ball), a glass of water

Alcohol : 2 glasses of white wine, a glass of red wine

Other : a glass of smootie(orange, banana, nectarine, wheat germ, yogurt), some pieces of pear cake,

Pear cake

Dinner

I was hungry for something sweet this morning, but I don't feel like eating regular pan cakes with syrup. Then I decided to bake a cake. I almost never bake cakes, because I can't add ingredients during cooking and I don't know if it is going to be good until it's done. The cake I baked is the only cake I can make. It is very easy and I haven't messed up yet. I had pear in the cake this time, but it is also good with banana or apple.

Dinner was very simple. It might seem too simple, but it's ok. We had a juicy beef hamburger last night.

Jan. 24

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, scrambled egg, one plum, 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : Chirashizushi(rice mixed with vineger and some vegitables), water with gas

Dinner : Hamburger, carrot sticks with mayonnaise

Alcohol : a glass of white wine, a glass of red wine

Other : a glass of smoothie(orange, mango, plum, wheat germ, yogurt), water 24 oz

DinnerH made Hamburger. That means he was really hungry for hamburger. Didn't he have hamburger last week, too? Ok, whatever. I always like H's hambarger. To have less carbs, I sliced bun in 3 and got rid of middle part. Isn't it a good idea? I know it doesn't make a big difference, but it just eases my mind.

Yakitoriya

Chopp(draft beer) and Edamame(soy beans)

Tori soboro don(cooked minced chicken on the rice in a bowl)

Yakitori Negima(grilled chicken and long green onion on the stick)

Tebasaki(grilled chiken wings)

Tsukune(grilled chicken ball)

Tomato & bacon

Oden; Daikon and Konnyaku(cooked Japanese white radish and Konnyaku)

Oden pot

Drink : Chopp(beer about 10 oz?) x 4

Food : Negima x 1, Tebasaki x 2, Tsukune x 1, Tomato & Bacon x 1, Oden(Daikon x 1, Konnyaku x 1), Tori soboro don(small size) x 1

What a simple name! Yakitoriya serves yakitori, that's why it's name is yakitoriya. Would you name "Steak resutaurant" if you open steak restaurant? Anyway, this restaurant is very popular amomng Japanese. It seemed there were all Japanese except H and the staff. There is not only yakitori but also oden, sushi, ramen and other Japanese food. Oden is cooked food with fish broth. We usually order yakitori and oden. These are pretty good. I recommend Tori soboro don, which is cooked minced chicken on white rice. The small size is enough for 2 people.

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Yakitoriya

Av. dos. carinas 93

Jan. 23

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, one fried egg, one plum, 2 cup of coffee

Lunch : one bread bun, a bottle of water with gas

Dinner : at Yakitoriya

Alcohol : draft beer(I guess 10 oz) x 5, Martini x 2, Beer 350 ml x 1, 2 glasses of red wine

Other : a glass of smoothie(orange, mango, wheat germ, yogurt), 2 bites of pao de queijo, a bag of chips

Lunch

For me

For H

We went to Parque Ibirapuera(Ibirapuera park), which is one of the most popular parks in Sao Paulo. There are lots of people enjoying running, walking and spending time with families. We stopped at a food stand in one corner of the park. We picked bread buns. It looked like bread buns and there was meat inside. H's looked like a no-veggies hambuger.

Fried carrots

Hungry for french fries? Me, too. But I am trying to have less carbs. Then, here it is. I like it! I might prefer Fried carrot to french fries. Even if you are not a big fan of carrots, you might enojoy it!

Ingredients : serves 1 - 2

1 carrot

1 tbs flour

a little salt

oil

Preparetion :

1. Cut carrot into sticks

2. Sprinkle flour lightly on carrot sticks

3. Pour oil in the pan a little more than oil for stir fry

4. Fry carrot sticks

5. Put fried carrots on the paper to drain oil

6. Sprinkle salt on the fried carrots

Note : You can use more oil just like when you fry french fries. It might be better, but I am too lazy to clean the pot after that.

Jan. 22

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, banana, wheat germ, yogurt, soy milk), Tofu hamburg(leftovers of last night), a cup of coffee

Lunch : Tofu hamburg(leftovers of last night), a piece of bread with cream cheese, one plum, a glass of water

Dinner : Spicy soup Korean flavor(Chinese cabbage, onion, pumpkin, okura, fish)

Alcohol : 2 glasses of white wine, Beer 350 ml x 1, whisky shot x 1

Other : water 24 oz, popcorn

Dinner

Tofu dip

Ingredients : serves 1 - 2

half pack tofu

a little garlic salt, black pepper, cumin

1 tsp peanuts butter

Preparetion :

1. Drain tofu. (press the tofu with a weight, I used a plate for 20 min.)

2. Put tofu and all ingredients in a ball

3. Mash tofu and mix

Note : You don't usually need to cook tofu, but if you are not comfortable, cook tofu in boiled water for 5 min.

Jan. 21

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, mango, banana, wheat germ, yogurt), one boiled egg, 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : a slice of bread, cream cheese, hummus, one plum, 2 glasses of water

Dinner : Tofu hamburg(Tofu hamburger without buns), Moyashi stir fry, Fried carrots

Alcohol : Gin & lime x 1, Beer 350ml x 1, wisky shot x 2, Martini x 1

Other : water 48 oz, cashu nuts, rice cracker,

Dinner

Hamburg, which is hamburger without a bun. In Japan, we eat hamburg more often than hamburger at home. I made hamburg without meat and was going to publish the recipe on my blog, but it was not good enough.
BTW, I ate and drank madly last night, but I lost 1 pound. Lucky me! I am sure that someone from "Jan and Robin's blog" would be so mad at me.

Jan. 20

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, mango, banana, wheat germ, yogurt), one plum, a small piece of grilled chicken, 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : a piece of bread, tomato & onion, hummas, a glass of wat

Dinner : grilled anchovi and pumpkin, moyashi curry(sprout curry), carrot stick with tofu dip, bread, a glass of water

Alcohol : 3 glasses of red wine, Martini x 1, whisky shot x 1, beer 350 ml x 1

Other : Water 38 oz, popcorn, rice crackers and peanuts, a slice of bread with cream cheese

Dinner

I was not going to drink that much. H made popcorn after dinner ....... it woke me up! I love drinking! A slice of bread with cream cheese.........I ate it after popcorn and alcohol. oops.

Rice

Japanese eat rice almost every day. The rice cooker is an essensial tool. I can say every family has a rice cooker. In spite of that, I don't have one. I live in Brazil and we use a different voltage.
You can cook rice without a rice cooker. I sometime cook rice with some ingredients, but this is the basic. Here's the recipe.



Ingredients : serves 3 - 4 ( 3 - 4 cups)

160 cc rice
200 cc water

Preparation :

1. Wash rice and drain well.
2. Put rice and water in the pot, which has heavy lid is preferred
3. Put it on the stove and let it boil.
4. Use very low heat, put the lid on and cook for 12 min. NEVER open the lid.
5. Turn off the heat and cook by steam for 10 min. NEVER open the lid.
6. Done!

Note : During cooking, Do not open the lid, or you would ruin the rice. That's why I recommend you to use the heavy lid. I use Le Creuset pot. I like it.

Jan. 19

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, mango, wheat germ, yogurt, soy milk), a little piece of chicken, one plum, a cup of coffee, a cup of cafe au leit

Lunch : Hummas, carrots stick, some slices of tomato, a piece of grilled chicken, steamed fish, a glass of milk

Dinner : 2 pieces of bread with onion and tomato, marinated mushrooms, 3 pieces of pizza, one piece of cake

Alcohol : 3 glasses of white wine, beer 350 x 1

Other : water 24 oz, nuts

Lunch

Jan. 18

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, mango, wheat germs, yogurt, soy milk), Spicy tofu and onion(leftovers of last night), one plum, 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : Fried rice, a glass of milk

Dinner : Iri tofu(scrambled tofu), Moyashi no ohitashi(boiled spraut), Tofu to Wakame no Miso shiru(tofu and seeweed miso soup ), White rice

Alcohol : 2 glasses of red wine, Martini x 1

Other : Water 24 oz, Cashew nuts

Lunch

Dinner

The picture of dinner is H's. I didn't have salmon and had less rice than H. The fried rice for lunch might look darker in color than usual. I added more soy sauce. To tell the truth, the lid of the soy sauce bottle fell out. I had thought I ruined lunch, but it was ok.

Spicy tofu and onion

Ingredients : serves 2 - 3

1 pack tofu (firm one is preferred)
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
1 slice ginger
1 tbs chopped green onion
1 hot chilli pepper
1/2 tsp torigara soup stock (chinese chicken soup stock)
2 tbs miso paste
1 tbs soy sauce
a little sesami oil
1 cup(8 oz) water

Preparetion :

1. Cut into large bite-sized tofu and Grate onion
2. Chop garlic, ginger and hot chilli pepper
3. Mix onion, torigara soup stock, miso paste, soy sauce and water
4. Put sesami oil, green onion and #2 in the pan and cook until it comes good smell
5. Add #3 and tofu and cooked for 10 min.

Note :
It is sometimes difficult to grate the last piece of onion. You can chop the rest of the onion and cook with other ingredients at #4.

Lamen Kazu

Shoyu Ramen (Ramen, soy sauce flavor)

Gyoza (dumpling)

We went to Lamen Kazu for lunch on Sunday. It seemed pretty popular. I know 2 ramen restaurants in Liberdade, Lamen Kazu and Lamen Asuka, and both of them are busy most of the time. Personally, I prefer Lamen Kazu. I ordered Shoyu(soy sauce) flavor and H ordered Miso flavor. I liked my ramen, but the soup was a little bit sweet for me. I don't think I will order shoyu flavor next time. Gyoza was also good. I like the gyoza here the best so far in Sao Paulo, although I haven't tried enought other restrant's.

BTW, we usually spell "R"amen, but in Portugues, it is "L"amen. I guess if it spells "ramen", it would pronounce "hamen" or something like that.

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Lamen Kazu, Japanese Noodle Bar

R. Thomaz Gonzaga, 51 - Liberdade

Jan. 17

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, one plum, one boiled egg, 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : at Lamen Kazu らーめん和

Dinner : Spicy tofu and onion, Grilled chicken, Moyashi soup, white rice, a glass of water

Alcohol : 2 glasses of red wine, Martini x 1

Other : Water 28 oz

Dinner

Sushi Den

Fried squid arms

Salmon sashimi & sushi, Ceviche of fish

Temaki salmon(corn sushi of salmon)

Drink : a glass(?) of sake, a bottle of beer(shared with H)

Food : Fried squid arms, Sashimi salmon, Sushi salmon, Ceviche of fish, Temaki(for H)

We go to Sushi Den once in a week or 2 weeks. The waiter remember what we like. Whenever we take a seat, he asks "Cerveja(beer)?". We love this restaurant! They sometimes give us their recommend as trial for free. They know the business good enough.

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Sushi Den

R. Dr. Luiz Migliano, 1110, loja 7

Jan. 16

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, scrambled egg(onion, tomato), one plum, 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : Open sandwich (pita bread, tomato, hummus, parmigiano reggiano), carrot sticks with hummus dip, a glass of milk

Dinner : at Sushi Den

Alcohol : a glass of red wine, wisky shot x 1, a glass(?) of sake, a bottle of beer and a bottle of red wine(shared with H)

Other : water 16 oz, a glass of smoothie(nectarine, cocoa powder, wheat germ, yogurt, soy milk), Cheese(blue cheese, smoked cheese, and other 2 kinds; I don't know), a bag of chips (45 g)

I ate good today, drank lots? Well, it's Saturday. Why not? I should drink water more.

Almanara on 15th

Sesami chicken

Sfiha de verdura(Vegetable Sfiha)

Drink : Agua com gas(water with gas)

Food : Sfiha de verdura, Sesami chicken

Water with gas is very popular in Brazil. When you order water, the waiter would ask you if you'd like it with gas or without. Water is not free, anyway. I shared the plate of sesame chicken with my friend. Too small for dinner? Yes, coz I had some pao de queijo before.

Roasted chick peas

This is really good. I have kept eating this for 2 days. Somebody stop me!



I got this recipe from my favorite blog, "vege dining" by izumimirun, http://ameblo.jp/izumimirun/entry-10343083521.html.
Thank you, Izumi san.


Ingredients :

1/2 cup (4 oz) Dried chick peas
a little salt



Preparation :

1. Soak dried chick peas in water for 30 minutes
2. Drain well, and put it in the pan and add salt
3. Pour water as much as covering the peas
4. Cook on the high heat untill water is all gone
5. Put on the low heat and roast for 15 minutes

Jan. 15

Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie (plum, orange, mango, wheat germ, yogurt), Roasted chick peas, one plum, a cup of coffee

Lunch : Nori Chazuke (poured hot water over cooked rice and korean seaweed)

Dinner : at Almanara

Alcohol : Beer 350 ml x 1, Martini x 1, Whisky shot x 2

Other : Water 10 oz, a bottle of water with gas (500 ml?), 9 mini pao de queijo, a cup of espresso, 2 bites of hamburger

9 pao de queijo? At a cafe, I thought I ordered a cup of espresso and ONE mini pao de queijo, but I received 10 pao de queijo......... My friend ate one and I ate rest of them. Believe or not, I am on a diet. At 11pm, H made a hamburger all of the sudden. I had 2 bites of it. It was yummy. Good job, H! But 11pm..................... Am I on a diet? Forget it. BTW H had already had 2 hamburgers for dinner.

Jan. 14

Breakfasat : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, kiwi, banana, papaya, wheat germ, yogurt), Roasted chick peas, 2 cups of coffee

Lunch : Pita sandwich(carrot, tuna, cream cheese), one plum, a glass of water

Dinner : Hummus & Pita bread, Stuffed zucchini, Cheese(smoked cheese, blue cheese, provolone and olives)

Alcohol : Beer 350 ml x 2, 3 glasses of red wine

Other : a piece of almond chocolate, water 24 oz, Roasted chick peas








Dinner

Jan. 13

Breakfast : 2 glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, nectarine, yogurt, wheat germ), one plum, a cup of coffee

Lunch : Fried rice, a glass of water

Dinner : Iwashi no shoyuni(cooked anchovy with soy sauce), Kinpira(spicy stir fry of carrots and celeries), Ingen no goma ae(boiled green beans with sesame seeds), Miso shiru(miso soup), White rice

Alcohol : Beer 350 ml x 2, Martini x 2

Other : water 32 oz , Roasted chick peas

Lunch : Fried rice

Dinner : Fish, Vegetables, Miso-soup, rice

Roasted chick peas