Pork Hock Soup/Stew?

The upper portion of the pork hock (the lower portion was cooked last week).

This time, after the hock was cooked, added about a third of a can of mushroom gravy.

Gravy

Pork hock, tree ear fungus, ginger, apple cider vinegar, gravy, no peanuts this time.

Pork Hock Soup/Stew

More soup than stew, The Mouse didn’t want to put in so much gravy to make the pot so thick but maybe not enough. That’s okay, with gravy, less is better. At least according to The Cat.

Also, to those that made the ultimate sacrifice … a heartfelt thank you.

Memorial Day

Credit: https://publicdomainclip-art.blogspot.com/2010/05/memorial-day-grave-marker-at-arlington.html

Stay safe and well.

The Mouse

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Covered

Nothing epic, maybe weird, just The Mouse eats.

Honey Covered Banana

The Mouse wanted something sweet for breakfast. Too bad he doesn’t have a kitchen torch. Hee hee.

Chocolate Covered Mac Nuts

Afternoon snack. The Mouse buys only these candies in the individual two pack. One at a time. A whole box would be disastrous. 😉

Rice with Mushroom Gravy

Dinner. Small-kid time comfort food. 🙂

Stay safe and well.

The Mouse

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Lunches

The Cat’s:

Shrimp and Grits

Newly opened (still soft opening). The Cat said food was worth trying but service was slow (The Mouse guesses kinks should be worked out during soft opening).

The Mouse’s:

Fried SPAM and Shiso on Pita

The Mouse made. 🙂

Stay safe and well.

The Mouse

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Chef’s Choice – Epic

Dinner at The Cat and The Mouse’s favorite place, friend’s birthday.

First:

Abalone Soup

Split pea. Inventive chef.

Second:

Iced Seafood

Lobster, sashimi, poke, etc. oh my! Nom!

Third:

Salad

The Cat and guest had Caesar, Chef changed up The Mouse’s dressing to a red wine blend because of The Mouse’s dairy issue. The Mouse did get anchovies. 🙂

Fourth:

Portabello Mushroom Crusted Salmon

Balsamic vinegar glaze, tomato coulis, fiddle head fern, oven roasted tomato. The salmon soft like buttah. Mmm.

Intermezzo:

Meyer’s Lemon Sorbet

Fifth:

Snake River Farm Kurobuta Pork

Truffle madeira sauce, haricot vert beans, mushrooms. One of the best pork dishes outside of pork belly The Mouse experienced. Mmm!

Sixth:

Fresh Strawberry Jello with Fresh Mint and Gelato

The chef explained to us his fruit extraction machine that steams the fruit and extracts pure juice. He hauled it from Germany a long time ago. The Mouse wonder if the machine could work on mango. Hee hee.

Chef usually makes epic chef’s choice meals but this one was Tolkien epic. Thank Chef H!

Stay safe and well.

The Mouse

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On a Pita

The Mouse, reducing the number of containers in the refridge by three. 🙂

He started with a pita round.

Pita

Slightly toasted.

Added leftover baked beans and sweet potato (containers #1 and #2).

Layer #1

Added leftover kalua pork and smoked pork belly (container #3).

Layer #3

Into the toaster oven to heat.

A couple of dashes of chipotle sauce on the top to finish.

The Mouse said Mmm (he ate it), The Cat said Eww. Hee hee.

While The Mouse agrees with The Cat that the dish did not look pretty, the taste was awesome. 🙂

Stay safe and well.

The Mouse

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