i have a love-hate relationship with my MT blog. i love it because it's extremely customizable, anyone can post a comment without being a member of any @#$% service, i don't have to worry about losing posts (cuz then i can yell at my webhost and find it backed up somewhere instead of wailing pointlessly at the underappreciated and overworked folks at xanga), you can get some really kick-ass software addons for it, and blah blah blah i'll stop boring you. Anyway, i was trying to install some of extra little MT's plugins, and while i got one to work, i can't seem to get the other one to work. So i'm throwing my hands up for the night and just posting here.

had a very good eating weekend. I made a modified version of beef bowl for dinner last night that turned out to be ridiculously good. Here's the recipe i ended up using (modified from the one i originally intended to use... long story)

Yummy tasty gyu-don (beef bowl w/egg)

4 C short grain rice (mm... sticky short grain rice...)
1 T canola oil
1 medium sized white onion
.8 lbs sukiyaki meat (the cheapest kind i found at marukai)
1/4 C mirin
1/4 C soy sauce
1 C water
1 t sugar
1/2 T hon-dashi
3 or 4 handfuls of prewashed bagged spinach (hey, it was leftover from spinach salad the night before)
4 large brown eggs, beaten

Cut onions into 1/2 inch wide slices and set aside. Heat wok on medium heat for a few seconds, then spread 1 T oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. Allow oil to warm (but not get too hot) before adding onions. Saute onions until they are about 3/4 done (when the onions get golden and soft, but not soggy and browned). Add mirin, soy sauce, water, sugar, and hon-dashi to wok; stir to combine. Then add beef to the soupy mixture and cook for 10 or so minutes until meat is done. When meat is almost done, add the spinach, stirring and turning the soupy meaty mixture so the greens can cook.

After the meat and spinach are done, add the beaten eggs to the wok. When the eggs are set, you are done! Spoon over steaming hot bowl of rice and you've got a meal to make a non-vegetarian belly very happy. :)

I really want to try making a miso seared sea bass. If you happen to know of any good recipes (for sea bass or anything else really), please let me know! Ah yes, I could also use some good vegetarian recipes too. Can't really live on meat alone. :)