The Final August Birthday Chapter: Dad
My dad shares his birthday, August 29th, with Michael Jackson, just in case you didn’t know. He always reminds me, so I thought I’d remind you too. LOL. My dad is so special to me and I’m so glad I could cook for him for his birthday. We had such an amazing eight weeks of summer hikes throughout the Santa Monica Mountains and other local places that I wanted to share some of the amazing photos he took of me and my yoga practice. Being outside and in nature is a really important part of my self-care practice and being able to share those experiences with my dad was even more amazing.
I just want to thank my dad for always showing up for me no matter what and for being so strong and stable in so many ways for our family. There is truly no one on earth like my dad and for that, I’ll be forever grateful. Our hikes have been put on hold for now, but I’m sure we’ll get back out there again and explore more spaces yet to be determined. I love you dad! For dinner, I made some truly Fujitaki staples, which I’m sure if you’ve seen my blog before, have appeared multiple times. But the great thing about those dishes is that they never get old, no matter how many times we’ve eaten them. Now that’s tradition.
Menu
Wontons
Spam Musubi
Inari
Roasted Sugar Snap Peas, Red Onions and Wild Mushrooms
Roasted Broccoli
Tuna Sashimi
Salmon Sashimi
Japanese Rice
Fried Tofu Vegetable Curry
Roasted Pork Loin with Spicy Coconut Milk Sauce
Spicy Scallion Soy Shrimp
Bean Sprouts with Mixed Vegetables
Bachan Beef Bowl with Komoboko and Nori
cheers
unrivaledkitch