Nokdu bindaetteok / mung bean pancake, following this recipe (one quarter of the recipe):
Minus the pork for meatless Monday.
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Today’s dinner was red and green. I’m making progress on he colours 
So tonight I had a green pepper with asparagus and sliced tomato.
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Oh, that pickle plate is beautiful!
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Our final night in Ortigia. 's ok, I’m ready to be back in Berlin with more reasonable temps 
A Neapolitan pizza place near us had great reviews and looked promising. The bruschetta at the neighboring table looked fab, but when I discovered stuffed & fried zucchini blossoms on the menu, my mind was made up — nor to mention that the idea of having roasted bread topped with tomatoes before a pizza seemed almost tautological
Unfortunately, the blossoms were delivered the second I left the table to freshen up, so they were room temp when I returned. No matter, really, bc the batter was too thick and overwhelmed the poor, delicate blossoms. I tried to scrape them out, but all you could taste was the ricotta filling. Meh.
We had a local unfiltered beer to go with, and split the Margherita 2.0 with bufflo mozz, San Marzano tomatoes, basil & olive oil.
It was a’ight. As I mentioned elsewhere, the food I’d greatly looked forward to on this trip fell a bit short, but we had a wonderful time anyway.
I was tickled to see how much folks here seem to be into fried seafood… really, fried anything, and very, very sweet stuff.
Bummed that we never had a chance to have a freshly filled chocolate pistachio cannolo with pistachio cream, but that is mos def not happening this AM 
Next time!
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Oh dear. That sounds so disappointing. I love fried zucchini blossoms. I still fondly remember the version I had at La Locanda del Sorrisi in Turin. Unfortunately that restaurant has closed down 
It was so light and delicious - filled with a whipped goats cheese.
Hope you have a safe journey back to Berlin.
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YES!!! Zuke blossoms are so delicate, and those look absolutely perfect 
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Stuffed Peppers with Chili and Vegetables from an “essen & trinken” recipe - green bell peppers are filled with a mixture of ground beef, tomato paste, cumin, smoked paprika and tarragon. Roasted in the oven together with zucchini, cherry tomatoes, fresno chili, smashed garlic, shallots and thyme
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Thank you. 
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Home sweet home. Berlin greeted us with 16˚C, gray skies & rain. At least we missed the torrent currently coming down, as we are safely situated in our living room.
I ordered biang biang noodz with beef and a Sichuan fried chicken bao from our favorite purveyor for delivery while we were still on the bus home from the airport. Picked up a coupla Helle from the Späti to drink with, and my PIC made us martinis with a Berlin gin for afters. Cloudy for a gin, heavy on the herbals, could use the orange bitters my dude usually adds. Might hafta dig into the pistachio liqueur & croccanti we brought back later
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Enjoy Berlin!
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Birthday dinner for BF! Cheeseburger topped with a fried egg and tater tots! He asks for this every year
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Tonight I made Aztec chicken, quinoa, and avocado soup* from The Skinnytaste Cookbook. This seems to be a twist on chicken tortilla soup using quinoa in place of the tortilla strips. I added green beans and zucchini as well as some chipotle en adobo, Goya sazón with cilantro and achiote, and Better than Bullion to up the flavor. Tasty, if a bit hot for a June dinner.
*This recipe online is slightly adapted.
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May here practically flew by, and the next 3 weeks are bound to, as well!
We’ll make the most of it 
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ANOTHER not-pretty-but-pretty-tasty dinner, courtesy of the BF. i bought Hoda Soy miso-marinated tofu and crumbled it up for my salad. upon tasting some and not discerning any miso flavor, I salted them and the BF tossed them in hot sesame oil. Together with the Japanese sesame dressing and the rest of the salad they were good, but i don’t need to buy them again, when regular non-marinated tofu will do.
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Hah - we’re having June Gloom weather and wishing it would get above 60 here in San Francisco. That bowl of soup looks good to me!
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he has good taste! happy birthday to him!
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