Apr. 14

I think I got a cold. I cough and have fever. All I do today is stay home and relax. Breakfast : granola & banana with soy milk - I had too much it the bowl, I couldn't finish. Lunch : chicken, cabbage & tomato stirfry, rice - yes, big lunch.

Dinner : salad (steamed cacbbage & carrot & okra, cucuber, tomato) - It was too much and I couldn't t finish!

Apr. 13

This is my ideal menu in a day. It went good, but after dinner I had beer and wine. Ooops, did it ruin my ideal plan?

Breakfast : yogurt with banana, apple, granola

Lunch : steak with shredded cabbage, okra rice

Dinner : salad (steamed cabbage & carrot, cucumber, tomato and almond nuts)

Apr. 12

J has gone to a business trip. It is time for me to go on a diet. My plan is fruit & yogurt for breakfast, a heavy meal for lunch and a light meal for dinner. I had some leftovers today, so it's not an ideal menu. I will start tomorrow. I got an e-mail from J and he will be fed a lot during the trip. We will see when we see each other this weekend!

Breakfast : some pieces of sushi roll

Lunch : pastel de camarao com queijo (shirmp & cheese pastel) at feira, sushi roll

Dinner : veggie miso-soup - it has one small onion, carrot and 5 pieces of okra.

Apr. 11

Hmmm. I don't have much food in the fridge, but I don't wanna go to a store because I am going to feira tomorrow. There are carrots, onions and eggs in the fridge. I have some package of chirashi kit and a can of tuna. I somehow make meals today. ---------------------- Breakfast : egg soup, a cup of coffee Lunch : ramen

Dinner : chirashi, kiroboshi-daikon salad, dashimaki, onion miso-soup

Apr. 8 - 10 in Brasilia

J and I went to Brasilia, a capital city of Brazil, and joined a marathon. J ran for 21K and I ran for 7K. I was not going to run, first of all I DON'T like to run, but J's friend dragged me to apply. Eventually, I am satisfied with the race. Do I want to join the race again? I am not sure. Apr. 8 Breakfast : egg & wakame soup, cup of coffee Lunch : glass noodle salad

Snack? at Congonhas airport : sushi roll of tuna & salmon, a bottle of beer

Dinner at J's friend's place : some Arabic food - I was shy to take a photo at stranger's place

Apr. 9

Breakfast at friend's place : pita bread, brawn rice, a cup of tea

Lunch at Mangai : buffet style

- plate for J

-plate for me

Dinner at friend's place: some snack - we left the lunch restaurant at 5pm! We were not hungry at all.

Apr. 10

Breakfast at friend's place : some Arabic food(leftovers)

Lunch at Oca da Tribo : buffet style

- salad and rice

- meat, meat, meat! Yes, I ate a lot. While I was running, I kept telling me "run more and can eat more!".

Dinner : cheese, nuts, carrot, olive - We got home around 7pm. We ate a lot for lunch, so just a small snack for dinner.

Apr. 7

Breakfasft : orange jelly, a cup of coffee /Lunch : glass noodle miso-soup - I just add glass noodle miso-soup. It was good! Dinner : oven grilled fish and veggies, brocollie salad, cheese risotto

Apr. 6

I liked dinner tonight. I had only one fish but J had three. He looked he was stuffed. In fact, I saw he had snacks with wine smaller than usual, which is good.

Breakfast : J's cooking, a cup of coffeeLunch : lens beans risotto

Dinner : sardine, takara-bukuro, celery kimpira, onion miso-soup, rice

celery kimpira

I like it! I just made it and I didn't measure the ingredients, but I will keep it not to forget what I made with celery. Next time I will make this, I will measure the ingredients.

Ingredients :

celery - cut thinly

bonito frakes

soy sauce

salt

shichimi

Preparation :

1. Stirfry cut with salad oil and salt

2. Sprinkle bonito frakes

3. Add soy sauce and shichimi

Apr. 5

Tuesday is the day I go to a feira(market). I always buy some fish, usually sardine and some white fish. Today a guy recommended a fillet of flatfish. It looked nice and fresh. I bought one piece and paid R$7, which is about US$4. Flatfish is a kind of expensive fish in Japan and my mom said that the price was good deal. I sauted flatfish with just butter. yummy! Breakfast : egg miso-soup, a cup of coffee Lunch : pastel de bauru - It has ham, mozzarella and a slice of tomato in it.

Dinner : flatfish butter saute, omlet, tomato & cucumber salad, pasta

Apr. 4

Breakfast : J's soup Lunch : pizza(leftovers) - I knew that was so greasy. I got heart burn after lunch.

Dinner : zucchini, steamed cabbage & carrot salad, onion miso-soup, rice, teriyaki fish for J

Apr. 2 - 3

I was lazy this weekend. I was going to eat out for restaurant week on Saturday, but I didn't feel to go out and cook. Then I ordred pizza. ..... It was too geasy and 2 pieces were enough for me. Apr. 2 Breakfast : takikomi gohan onigiri, egg miso-soup Lunch : carrot & beans rice, cabbage & tomato stirfry

Snacks : pear cake, jasmin green tea - I baked the cake without butter .... it tastes like a pan cake.

Dinner : pizza

Apr. 3

Breakfast : onion bagel, scrambled egg with tomato and onion - I like vegetables in the egg

Lunch : grilled chicken, crackers - J used the bones of the chicken to make chicken broth

Dinner : shio yakisoba, glass noodle salad, ginger soy sauce broccoli - oops, double noodle! Shio yakisoba was very popular a few years ago. I used ramen noodle instead of yakisoba. It worked.

Apr. 1 - Happy birthday, Mom -

Happy birthday Mom! I wish I were there to celebrate your birthday, but my heart is always by your side. I love you, mom. In Sao Paulo, the restaurant week has come! I went to Dui in Jardim Paulista. I had not heard about the restaurant, but it seemed pretty popular. The lunch time started at noon and it had a long line when I arrived there just before noon. Fortunately, my friends were already there and they were the first of the line. Lucky me. Breakfast : scrambled tofu and rice Lunch at Dui : cold soup, steak & rissoto, mango dessert

Dinner : dashimaki(japanese omlet), isomushi-tamanegi(onion), cucumber, scrambled tofu(yes, leftovers), moyashi miso-soup, takikomi-gohan(rice)

Dui

I went to this restaurant for lunch during restaurant week. It was bright and nice. There was a terras on the 2nd floor. I had a special menu for the restaurant week. I am not sure they have same menu usually, but all of them were pretty good. I enjoyed it. starter : Salada verde com cogumelos paris e queijo manchego

: Creme de beterraba frio com creme Fraiche de limão Siciliano - If it was served for dessert, I would expect it cassis flavor. It was cold beet soup.

main dish : Fraldinha grelhada com risoto de abóbora e favas - the steak was a bit chewy, but the ressot was perfect!

: Saint Pierre com tabule de quinua e pesto de hortelã

Dessert : Tartare de manga com manjericão e espuma de coco - there was another choice of dessert, brownie, but we all picked this.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Dui

Alameda Franca , 1590

http://www.duirestaurante.com.br/

Mar. 31

Breakfast : miso-soup, a cup of coffee Lunch : tofu fried rice

Dinner : moyashi miso-soup