Calendar trumps weather. Once I folded the month of April on itself to reveal May, I traded soups and stews for summer fare. Disregarding the chill and rain of Mother's Day, I prepared one of my favorite warm-weather meals for Caren and Mark: Japanese soba noodles with as many trimmings as I can muster.
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| Soba noodles surrounded by bok choy and topped with nori strips. Homemade dipping sauce to the right. Zigzagging from right center, tofu with pickled ginger, more nori, pea shoots, green onion, and sardines. |
This was my first attempt at plating food for each guest. I drew inspiration from Peter and Joan Martin's Japanese Cooking.
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| Green onions float in tsukejiru dipping sauce. |
What meal says warm weather to you?
Nice Hannah! I like the presentation. Were grilling veggies over here today.
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