Feb. 22

6:40am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, one boiled egg, a cup of coffee
9:30am a cup of camomile tea
11:00am Lunch : salad, grilled chicken with cheese, melon, a glass of water
12:00pm crackers
4:30pm a glass of cafe au leit
6:30pm Dinner : black beans rice, ingen goma ae(boiled grean beans with sesami seeds), Kiriboshi daikon no Nimono(cooked dried radish), Miso-shiru(miso-soup), Daikon to shoga no Amakara Soboro(cooked diced radish and ginger)
9:00pm a glass of milk
Anytime water 24 oz



Dinner


I made something good for rice. It's easy to make and tasty. The original recipe is this from my favorite blog. The ginger keeps me warm. Unfortunately, it started raining hard at dinner time and we had to close the window. It is summer here and we don't have an air conditioner. It was hot and hummid. I hope the ginger and the steamy room get rid of a cold I have had for a week.

Feb. 21

8:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, banana, pineapple, papaya, apple, wheat germ, yogurt), one fried egg

1:00pm Lunch : Hamburger with french fries, ice cream, agua com gas(water with gas) 510 ml

2:30pm a glass of cafe au leit

7:00pm Dinner : Hummus, tomato & onion salad, roasted grean beans, pita bread, carrot sticks, cheese and crackers, a glass of water

8:30pm popcorn

9:00pm a glass of milk

Anytime water 24 oz

Dinner

J made hummus again. Thanks to the hummus, I didn't need to work hard on cooking dinner. Simple, healthy and yummy!

Andiamo

Appetizer
Carpaccio Italia

Insalata Palma

We had light meal, because I ate a lot at lunch. I am not sure if it was enough for J. We liked the food here at Andiamio. We haven't been to an Italian restaurant in Sao Paulo enough to compare, but we enjoyed the meal. First of all, this restaurant has a English menu and we could order what we wanted. That means a lot for us, I think. According to the website of this restaurant, it is a franchise and some shopping malls have this restaurant.

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Andiamo Ristorante -Morumbi Shopping-

Av. Roque Petroni Jr., 1089

Sa Gun Ja

Appetizer(egg roll, seaweeds, cooked beef, kimuchi)

Bibimbap

Bulgogi

My Korean friend took me to a Korean restaurant. She says it is the best Korean restaurant in Sao Paulo. The restaurant doesn't look like a restaurant, it is more like a house. The restaurant has private rooms and is a good place to gather with close friends and family. The food was good. I saw some customers and they were all Korean. Well, I was not sure but they looked like Korean. That could be a clue that this restaurant is really good?

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Sa Gun Ja

Rua. Prof. Santiago Dantas 192

Feb. 20

7:15am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, scrambled egg, a cup of coffee
1:30pm Lunch : at Sa Gun Ja ; some vegetables, Bibimbap, Bulgogi, soup, a glass of Korean juice, agua com gas(water with gas)
4:00pm a coffee of the day at Starbucks
7:00pm Dinner : at Andiamo ; bread with olive oil, carpaccio, salad, 2 glasses of red wine
9:00pm-11:50pm Martini x 1, beer 350 ml x 1, 2 glasses of red wine
11:45pm mini ramen

Mini ramen... it is a small ramen which I can eat in the coffee cup, but it was before midnight. I know. Please don't say anything.

Feb. 19

8:30am Breakfast : Rice, Dashimaki Tamago(Japanese omlet), Ingen goma ae(boiled vegetable with sesame seed), Miso-shiru(Miso soup), a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, banaba, mango, papaya, apple, wheat germ, yogurt), a cup of coffee

1:30pm Lunch : Tomato Donburi, Black beans soup

4:30pm chocopate mousse

6:30pm Dinner : Black beans soup with pita bread, grilled salmon, hummus with carrot sticks

8:00pm-10:00pm beer 350 ml x 1, gin & tonic x 1, 2 glasses of red wine

Anytime water 40 oz

Breakfast

I was hungry for Japanese breakfast and made it this morning. Typical Japanese breakfast has rice, miso-soup, some cooked vegitables and grilled salmon. It is just like my dinner. Whenever my mom sees the picture of my dinner, she asks "Is this breakfast?". Actually the breakfast my mom makes is bigger and nicer than my dinner. I miss mom's cooking.

Lunch
Finally, I made Tomato don which I wanted to try for a long time. As I added too much oil, it looked different from the original, my favorite blog "vege dining". The tomato is supposed to be steamed, but mine was fried. It was really good though.

Dinner

Look at this hummus. Isn't it pretty? I don't know the recipe. J made it. I saw he was grilling red peppers. So that salmon pink is from the red peppers not ketchup, I guess. Chef, J, did a really good job for dinner.

Yakisoba House

Yakisoba is a stir-fry noodle with vegitable and meat. At a Japanese restaurant in Sao Paulo, it is not the yakisoba that I expect. It is more like Chinese style. Once you leave Asia, Asian food looks all the same for people. But I have a strong feeling for Japanese food. Here, the restaurant, "Yakisoba House", serves completely ideal Yakisoba. It is located at a food court in a small shopping center. It is not bad to have Chinese style Yakisoba, but if you wanna try real Yakisoba, I recommend Yakisoba House to you.
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Yakisoba house
Av. Guilherme Dumont Villares, 1210 - loja 33

Feb. 18

8:00am Breakfast : ramen, 2 cups of coffee

1:00pm Lunch : Yakisoba and Gyoza at Yakisoba House, agua com gas(water with gas) 510 ml

5:00pm beer 350 ml x 1

6:00pm-7:00pm wisky shot x 1, vodka & lime x 1

7:00pm Dinner : grilled onion and tomato, hummus with carrot sticks and crackers

8:00pm-9:30pm ice cream, vodka & lime x 1, martini x 1, popcorn

Anytime water 24 oz

Dinner

Yakisoba which I ate for linch was kind a big. In fact, J got a doggy back. I made dinner light. It was good and healthy.

Kebab Salonu

Kebab Salonu was introduced as a good restaurant in a popular magazine a few days ago. The atomosphere was nice and clean. It looked like a cafe. Beer was served with a very cold glass. That's nice. Food was ok. We prefered falafel of Almanara which is a chane restaurant. We liked the salad.


Kibes de Cordeiro Recheados e Fritos and Falafel
Shish de Cordeoro

Tunisiana de Couscous , Tomates, Azeitonas, Ervas, Azeite de limao

Food : Salad(Tunisiana de Couscous, Tomates, Azeitonas, Ervas, Azeite de limao), Kibes(Kibes de Cordeiro Recheados e Fritos), Falafel, Kebabs Enrolado(Shish de Cordeoro)
Drink : a bottle of beer
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Kebab Salonu
Rua Augusta 1416

Haagen-dazs ice cream

Haagen-Dazs ice cream seems fashionable here. In fact, I have seen Haagen-Dazs ice cream at a fancy restaurant. J bought me Haagen-Dazs ice cream(1 pint) yesterday. I just saw the recipt casually and I found that the ice cream was more expensive than a dozen beers. Is it normal? As I usually don't buy ice cream, I don't know the average price. Actually beer is cheap here. I know Haagen-Dazs ice cream is not cheap as regular ice cream. However ice cream could be more expensive than booze??? BTW, a dozen beers cost about US$9!!!!!! (It is not the cheapest beer.)

Feb. 17

9:00am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smootie(orange, apple, banana, papaya, yogurt, wheat germ), salad and scrambled egg, a cup of coffee
1:00pm Lunch : chicken sandwich, a glass of milk
7:30pm Dinner at Kebab Salonu
10:00pm martini x 1
Anytime water 16 oz

Feb. 16

8:00am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smootie(orange, banana, pinapple, yogurt, wheat germ), 2 cups of coffee
11:40am Lunch : fried rice, a glass of water
5:00pm wisky shot x 1
6:30pm Dinner : pizza, cheese and cracker, 2 glasses of red wine
7:30pm Haagen-Dazs cookies'n cream ice cream(my favorite flavor)
8:00pm-10:00pm a glass of red wine, beer 350 ml x 2
Anytime water 24 oz

Lunch


Dinner

ice cream
We were going to eat out tonight, but we changed our mind and put frozen pizza in the oven. It costs only about US$4. It was good. Last week we spent about US$25 for delivery pizza. All right, we shouldn't think about it. I have had a sore throat since yesterday and J bought me ice cream. Thanks, J.

Feb. 15

8:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, ramen, 2 cups of coffee
1:00pm-5:pm BBQ at friend's place : tons of food, beer 350 ml x 2, caipiroska x 3, water
8:30pm-10:00pm Beer 350 ml x 2, vodka shot x 1,

BBQ(top left to down : chicken, cheese, corn, onion, salmon(in foil), sausage, sardine)

J's hummus & pita bread

Onigiri(rice ball)

rice

potato salad and feijão(stewed beans)

My fruits salad

We were invited to a BBQ party and people all brought some food. I made fruits salad and J made hummus. The party had a variety of nationalities. There was a Turkish woman and she ate J's hummus. He was nervous about it, but she liked his hummus. Actually, the hummus was the best he ever made. We ate more than we should and we didn't need dinner.

Feb. 14 Valentine's day

8:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, salad, sunny-side up, pita bread, 2 cups of coffee

1:00pm Lunch : french fries, a glass of caipiroska

6:00pm beer 350 ml x 1

8:00pm Dinner : salmon sashimi, hummus with carrot sticks and pita bread, beer 350 ml x 1

8:30pm-beer 350 ml x 2, martini x 2, a glass of red wine, chips

Dinner

It was Valentine's day today. People don't celebrate Valentine's day today in Brazil. My Brazilian friend told me that they celebrate it in June. It is lucky for us. Because we don't need to reserve a restaurant. J and I were going to eat out downtown, but we felt tired this afternoon and we decided to go to sushi resutaurant near our apartment. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed. It's not surprising. It is carnival holiday here right now. In fact, some of our friends are traveling during this holiday. Outback steak house, which is nearby, was opened, but we were hungry for sushi. So we went to a grocery store and got fresh salmon for dinner. The picture of dinner didn't look great. There's no green. It tastes good though. It was way cheaper than dinner at restaurant. We enjoyed dinner anyway.

Feb. 13

8:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, scrambled egg, 2 cups of coffee

10:00am a glass of smoothie(orange, mango, papaya, yogurt, wheat germ)

12:15pm Lunch : ramen

3:20pm beer 350 ml x 1

6:00pm a glass of red wine

7:30pm Dinner : chicken salad(lettuce, grape tomato, crashed nuts), a glass of red wine

8:30pm-11:30pm 2 glasses of red wine, beer 350 ml x 2, wisky shot x 2, popcorn, cheese

DinnerIt was a relaxing day. After lunch, I enjoyed reading with some drinks. Isn't it great to have a drink during the daytime? I like it. I didn't have J for dinner and my dinner was simple.

Feb. 12

6:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, mango, papaya, yogurt), some cashews, 2 cups of coffee
1:00pm Lunch : chicken sandwich, a glass of milk
5:00pm agua com gas, pao de quejo at Octavio Cafe
8:00pm a piece of pizza
8:15pm-10:00pm beer 350 x 1, a glass of sparkling wine, a glass of white wine, a glass of red wine
10:30pm-11:00pm 2 pieces of pizza, beer 350 x 1
Anytime water 24 oz

There's no pictures today. I didn't eat anything special. Octavio cafe was good, but I didn't like the pao de quejo there.
It was a rough schedule today. I came back home and had a piece of pizza, joined the party at my friend's place and drank, came back home and ate again. That's fine. It's Friday. Party time!

Snowman?

It is summer here in February. I bet J misses snow. Look at his sunny-side up. That's cute accident.

Feb. 11

6:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, one boiled egg with curry, 2 cups of coffee
1:00pm Lunch : curry and bread, a glass of water
5:00pm a glass of cafe au leit, 2 pieces of rusk
6:40pm Dinner : kiriboshi daikon namul(dried daikon radish namul), carrot & boild egg salad, fried rice(green onion, red hot chilli pepper, sesami), dried Shitaki mashroom and seaweeds soup
7:45pm-9:30pm a glass of red wine, rum shot x 1
Anytime water 32 oz

Dinner

Feb. 10

6:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, one boiled egg, 2 cups of coffee
10:30am a cup of coffee
11:00am Lunch : gnocchi, beef, salad, pudding, a glass of water
12:00pm cracker
6:40pm Dinner : Curry(black beans, carrot, onion, pumpkin) and rice, a glass of water, a cup of coffee
9:50pm a glass of milk
Anytime water 24 oz



Dinner

Rusk of Nami Choux

My friend gave me the rusk of Nami choux. Nami Choux is not only a cake shop but also a cozy cafe. The rusk was not sweet and I liked it. Thank you Ms. S.
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Nami Choux
Rua. Manoel da Nobrega, 521

Estacion Sur

Argentine beef! It is known as very good beef. Estacion Sur is not a cheap restaurant to have dinner, but they have a special menu, "executivo", for lunch. It costs about R$30 and you can enjoy Argentine beef steak with rice, french fries, salad and desert. The menu has 5 pictures of grilled beef and you pick how you'd like your steak. There are 3 options for desert; pancake with dolce de leche, pudding and fruits. I picked pancake with dolce de leche. It was too sweet for me. I couldn't finish it.

Picanha(rump)

Bife de chorizo(sirloin strip)

Panqueque de doce de leite(pancake with dolce de leche)

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Estacion Sur

Alameda Joaquim Eugenio de Lima, 1396

Feb. 9

6:50am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, banana, papaya, wheat germ, yogurt), one boiled egg, a cup of coffee
12:30pm Lunch : at Estacion Sur
2:00pm agua com gas(water with gas) at Nami Choux
6:30pm 3 pieces of rusk, a cup of coffee

8:00pm Dinner : kabocha no nimono(cooked pumpkin), kyuri karashi shoyu ae(cucumber marinated with soy sauce and mustard), tamanegi no miso-shiru(onion miso-soup), rice
9:30pm a glass of milk
Anytime water 24 oz



Dinner

Feb. 8

6:40am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, one boiled egg, one small banana, a cup of coffee

8:00am a cup of camomile tea

11:00am Lunch : salad, some pieaces of beef, mashed potatoes, a glass of water, water melon

4:30pm a glass of cafe au leit

6:20pm Dinner : rice, onion, zucchini, kabocha miso-shiru(pumpkin miso-soup)

9:00pm-11:00pm beer 350 ml x 2, rum shot x 1, 2 glasses of red wine, rice cracker, chocolate

Anytime water 40 oz

Dinner

Feb. 7

7:45am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a piece of pizza(leftovers), 2 cups of coffee, a glass of smoothie(orange, banana, mango, yogurt, milk)

12:20pm Lunch : a half package of ramen, chirashizushi(I still have the leftovers

4:00pm caipirinha com limao, 2 glasses of red wine, a bag of chips(50 g)

6:00pm Dinner : pumpkin gratin, a piece of bread, a glass of water

Anytime water 48 oz

Dinner

Mercatto

The restaurant has a huge pizza oven. It makes crispy and chewy dough. They also have a delivery service. I recommend it if you live close to the restaurant.

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Mercatto

R. Mal. Hastimphilo de Moura, 93

Tel : 3746-6634 / 3742-1299

Feb. 6

7:45am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, leftovers(fish, zucchini, pumpkin), one small banana, a cup of coffee

1:30pm Lunch : hamburger, beer 350 ml x 1

4:00pm beer 350ml x 1

5:40pm rum shot x 1

6:30pm a glass of smoothie(mango, banana, yogurt, protin powder)

7:30pm Dinner : 2 pieces of pizza, a bottle of beer 355ml x 1, a glass of red wine

Anytime water 48 oz

Lunch



Dinner

Hamburger for lunch and pizza for dinner? It is very American. I had an activity outside during the day and had free hamburger and beer. For dinner, we ordered pizza. However my Portugues is not good enought, so I walked to the restaurant and asked them to deliver. The pizza restaurant is very close to my apartment. Just after 5 minutes I got home, the pizza was delivered. Pizza is pretty popular here. I like Brazilian pizza, which has tons of cheese. The pizza cost about US$25. Do you think it is expensive? That much cheese and peparoni considered, it's ok. Well, I am from Japan, where everything is expensive.

Feb. 5

6:45am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smoothie(orange, banana, mango, wheat germ, yogurt), one boiled egg, a cup of coffee
12:30pm Lunch : Chirashizushi(leftover), a glass of water
5:30pm a cup of coffee
6:20pm Dinner : grilled fish with tomato sauce, grilled zucchini, cooked pumpkin, carrot and cucumber sticks with salt and olive oil, a glass of red wine
7:30pm - 10:00om a glass(about 8 oz) of beer x 2, caipiroska com maracuja x 1, at bar
10:00pm - 11:30 pm a glass of red wine, beer 350 ml x 1, rice cracker
Anytime water 30 oz

Dinner

I have felt sick, but it's Friday. Why not? I am enjoying to drink!

Feb. 4

6:45am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, one boiled egg, banana, a cup of coffee
12:00pm Lunch : rice, okra, scramble egg, a glass of water, cafe au leit
6:30pm Dinner : Chirashizushi(rice mixed with vineger and some vegitables), miso soup
9:00pm a glass of milk
Anytime water 40 oz



Dinner

Feb. 3

6:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smootie(orange, banana, mango, yogurt, wheat germ)
10:30am a cup of coffee
11:00am Lunch : pasta with meat sauce, salad with Italian dressing, a glass of water, a slice of papaya, 2 pieces of cake
7:00pm Dinner : fried shrimp & cheese on the sticks, french fries with spinach cream sauce at food court
9:15pm - 12:00pm beer 350 ml x 4, rum shot x 2, rice cracker, chocolate
Anytime water 24 oz

I had dinner at food court. Food court in Sao Paulo is pretty popular. Sometimes it is dificut to find a table at lunch and dinner time. There's no pictures today because I forgot to take a camera with me. I feel I ate too much. I will be sick after weighing myself tomorrow. Tomorrow is tomorrow. Don't think about it now. I am thirsty!

Onion pot soup

Onion soup tastes good, but it takes an unbelievably lont time to cook onion until they're brown. So do you give up and are you going to open the can of soup? Give me just 15 min. My onion soup is very easy. Here's my recipe and I arranged it and made Onion pot soup.

Ingredients : serves 2

1 small onion : slice thin and freeze

olive oil

2 cups water

1 cube chicken bouillon

your favorite cheese(I use provalone)

pie sheet

Preparation :

1. Fry frozen onion with olive oil in the pot

2. As onion gets brown, it takes about 10 min., add water and chicken bouillon

3. Cook for 5 min. - Onion soup is ready to serve!

4. Pour onion soup in the remekins and cool it off

5. Pre-heat oven 220 C

6. Put a slice of cheese on the soup and cover the pie sheet on the remekins

7. Make the pie sheet crusty in the oven

Note : The most important part of this recipe is to use frozen onions. If you use fresh onions, it takes you a long time to cook.

Feb. 2

6:30am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of orange juice, roasted chick peas, 2 cups of coffee

12:30pm Lunch : Tamago donburi(cooked egg on rice in the bowl), a glass of water

3:00pm a cup of coffee

7:00pm Dinner : Stuffed zucchini, a piece of chicken, Pumpkin soup, a glass of water

10:00pm a glass of wine

Anytime water 40 oz

Dinner

Feb. 1

6:15am Breakfast : a glass of soy milk, a glass of smootie(orange, banana, apple, wheat germ, yogurt), chick peas, a cup of coffee
12:00pm Lunch : Salad with Italian dressing, 2 small pieces of beef, water melon, a glass of water
3:30pm banana, a cup of coffee
4:30pm a cup of coffee, roasted chick peas
6:30pm Dinner : Kabocha no Nimono(cooked pumkin), Isomushi Tamanegi(steamed onion), Daikonba miso-shiru(Japanese radish leaves miso soup), Azuki gohan(rice with black beans)
9:45pm a glass of milk
Anytime water 32 oz


Dinner

The picture of dinner is H's. H had a piece of fish. It still looks healthy. I didn't drink today. Am I sick? kinda.... I weighed myself on the scale and I felt sick. I know I ate and drank too much last weekend.