KIMI'S KITCHEN: TAMAGOYAKI

I do a lot of cooking and baking (more so baking though, LOL) so I figured I'd start uploading some of the recipes I do onto here in a step by step manner. I'll try to do these weekly !!

So I decided to try my hand at making tamagoyaki, also known as the Japanese sweet omelet. Honestly, I thought it was super easy - I just need to get better at rolling it. XD And not get distracted by my sister when I have something on the stove, haha.

You will need:

• 4 ‘large’ eggs
• 1 to 3 tablespoons sugar (add depending on how sweet you want it)
  
• 1 teaspoon mirin (if you don't have mirin, you can use cooking sherry as a substitute)
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce, although you can use regular soy sauce instead
• Oil for cooking

In a small non-stick frying pan, pour a small amount of oil into a dish and brush the bottom of the pan lightly. Turn the heat on low just to heat up the oil.

In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir with a fork well. Don't use a whisk !! Using a whisk will result in your omelet getting foamy.

Pour a small amount of egg into your pan and wait until it cooks almost completely through or until the bottom has browned.

Roll your omelet with a chopstick and then move it over to the side (mine burned a little cuz I got distracted talking to my sister, haha). Brush pan again with some oil and then pour another small amount of egg into the pan, making sure it connects to the end of the rolled omelet.

Roll completely. Fry until all the egg is totally cooked.

Remove from pan and transfer to plate. Cut into about 1 inch pieces.

And your done ! Your tamagoyaki is ready to eat. :D Besides burning mine a bit, it was really good ! I put 3 tablespoons of sugar into my omelet, since I like sweet things, but you could still taste the egg regardless of all the sugar in it. It's a super filling dish, so it's perfect for lunch or dinner ~
I'm going to keep practicing until I can get the rolling down pat. If I can find a Japanese omelet pan downtown somewhere, I'll probably buy it since using one of the traditional square pans look easier then using a round one. @ w @

Good luck to everyone who tries this and lemme know how your tamagoyaki turns out !!

LACUS CLYNE PHOTOS !

So during the weekend, I ventured out to Hamilton to go to a cosplay picnic to hang out with some friends. C: I did a costume change last minute since not this weekend, but the weekend after there is another cosplay picnic and my friend Ian is going to cosplay Ovan so I decided to save Shino for then. Instead I did my Lacus costume .. when I got there I realized I had forgotten some of the ribbon pieces .. :/ Oh well. The wig REALLY needs to be replaced but since I had nothing else to wear, I just rolled with it.
I brought twix brownies and green tea with lemon cupcakes frosted with a matching cream cheese icing. I forgot I had my camera with me, so I didn't take any photos. D: '' But my friend Justin who's an amazing photographer got some awesome shots ~ Enjoy !





So as you can tell in the pictures, my wig is really frizzy. ; A ; As soon as I get the money, I'm replacing it asap. I also forgot my fake nails at home and didn't realize it until I got there. Ahh, I have to learn to be more prepared ~

Today is also my birthday !! :D So expect a birthday post within the next week. I also have new hair and nails so it'll probs be combined in that post~ I have other stuff planned too but you'll just have to wait and see. C:

New Layout ?

It's not my Artisteer layout (SO ANGRY ABOUT THAT), but I managed to just throw one together using the Blogger Template Creator. I guess it's okay for now .. I feel like it's a bit plain. D: '' But at least I got my header I made up, and the comments working which didn't work with my last layout.

So, a layout is better then no layout, I guess ! I might try to code everything from scratch when I get the free time. Who knows. ;o

If anyone knows how to get Artisteer working, let me know will you ?!