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Mexico – Cancun

Mexico – Cancun

Thank God we were able to enjoy the year end and new year time in Cancun in this Covid pandemic. Although we had a fuss extending one more day due to the flight cancellation caused by snowstorms in the US, overall it was a relaxing 

Christmas party at home

Christmas party at home

A small Christmas potluck party for 2021! I had my best friends come over and had so much fun. If it weren’t covid we could have had a different Christmas.

National gallery of art – sculpture garden ice rink

National gallery of art – sculpture garden ice rink

It was quite crowded even on a weekday afternoon. Adults $10, children $9, skate rental $5. The ticket is limited to enjoying 2 rounds(45mins for one round). I fell really hard and got a huge bruise on my knees felt like I’m back to the 

National Christmas tree & US Capitol Christmas tree

National Christmas tree & US Capitol Christmas tree

Huge Christmas trees are always delightful to look at. They are more beautiful when lit up at night.

Unagi Hitsumabushi

Unagi Hitsumabushi

Hitsumabushi style is good for having unagi when it’s cold because you can make soup with the donburi as you have it.

Tonkatsu simple teishoku

Tonkatsu simple teishoku

One of our favorite home menu, tonkatsu! It smells so oily after cooking but to have tonkatsu it’s the smell we want kinda lol

Emissary

Emissary

Good place for brunch and chat. www.emissarydc.com

Seven reasons

Seven reasons

Had a wonderful year end gathering with my friends at seven reasons. The food was delicious, the service was good and the vibe was lively. www.sevenreasonsdc.com

Salmon avocado donburi

Salmon avocado donburi

Salmon is quite expensive in Japan. It’s relatively cheap in the US but sold in huge chunks I can’t really dare buy sometimes because I’m not a huge fan of fish. However, if salmon is sold with a sign of ‘for sushi/sushi grade’ it’s expensive 

Jjimdak (braised chicken)

Jjimdak (braised chicken)

Wanted to have warm soup too so I made jjimdak adding more water like soup. Instant pot makes the meat so tender I can’t live without it.