Day off

I took today off because I really don't feel like doing any company work. But I did not sit around at home doing nothing. I have decided to try being a full-time housewife for one day. So I had a quick lunch at home and researched on what to cook.

Last Friday I made a mistake when I found the recipe for 鶏と栗のうま煮. I drove around to different stores trying to get kuri but could not find any. It turns out kuri is only available during autumn and winter. :-( But nonetheless I made chicken with shitake, bamboo shoots, potatoes, cauliflower and boiled eggs. It turns out great!

Today, I decided to make 鶏肉と大根の味噌汁 and スペアリブのオーブン焼き. I went first to Raley's to get some short ribs but no, they don't have it. Then I went to Trader Joe's to get some Orangina and red wine for cooking. I was not sure which one to get so I got some more other drinks and went to Pak'n Save. They again don't have short ribs!! So I went to Asian market to get both daikon and ribs and green onions. Then I remembered I forgot the red wine which is a must to marinate the ribs. So I went to Whole Foods. That's definitely a lot of driving. I guess part of being a housewife is to know where to go for what. So I went home and made the soup first. I made enough for 10 people! And same with the spare ribs since the butcher would not let me buy less then 2 pounds of ribs. We are not really a big meat eater plus who knows how the ribs will turn out. (It's still in the oven as I am blogging.)

I will post some pictures once they are ready. Being a housewife for 1 day is not bad but the only thing is you don't get paid for all the hard work.

Saw a few good movies over the weekend:

V for Vendetta - Excellent
Cache - Quite good, keeps you thinking
Final Cut - not bad, though don't like the ending
Munich - pretty good
恋の門 - I don't like it, a little too weird