daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
We bought some trout at Costco and Mariko prepared this yummy baked dish. I’ve loved trout ever since we went fishing up at Mammoth Lakes when I was a kid and my mom prepared our day’s catch for dinner. Of course there are small bones to be careful of, but they aren’t to difficult to avoid and the taste of trout is fantastic. A little bit of shoyu and it’s perfect!
Today’s dinner was a yummy selection of kushikatsu. We also shared a delicious saké that Mariko brought back from Japan.
Mariko made a delicious katusdon for dinner. Everyone enjoyed it! Another dish she has mastered, we all agreed.
Last month, the last of our aquarium fish passed away. It was an algae-eater, who lived for several years… pretty amazing! But now that the aquarium was empty, I decided it was time to clean it up a bit before buying new fish. I got rid of all the fake plants (some of which were falling apart) and bought a couple real plants. I’ve never grown plants in an aquarium before, but I read that there are some benefits and not a whole lot of care. To start, I bought a couple from the local pet store chain and planted those. So far, they are doing well! Growing at a moderate pace, with new leaves forming.
Next, we bought some new fish – a plecostomus, a rainbow shark, and two platys. We didn’t know it when we bought the female platy, but she was pregnant, and after a day in the aquarium, gave birth to four babies! (Two of which have survived) The next week I went out to get some more plants and visited a smaller local shop. They had some plants for sale, but the ones I wanted were small so they gave them to me free of charge. I offered them money but they said I was doing them a favor by taking them. Woohoo! So now we have a nice little garden going, which provides some hiding places for the baby platys.
The final addition to the aquarium is the Pirate’s Cove centerpiece. When we bought it at the store, the cashier took a look at it and said, “Classic”. I have to agree.
I’m pretty happy with the new plants and fish and hopefully they will continue to have healthy lives.
I am so happy that my family is back from Japan. Besides being reunited with them, I missed my wife’s home-cooking! Last year, she had cooked a huge pot of curry and froze it for me to eat while they were away. This year I wasn’t so lucky… but that made the “homecoming” curry even better. She also brought back some really cool steaming equipment and made some delicious shumai in it. Yum!!!
