tribute to tasty's bbq

rice, kimchee, sesame spinach

kalbi steak, jap chae

2day's bento is for all you koreans (andrew). shmantz wuz so excited when he saw i wuz making "tasty's" for lunch! this is supposed to mimic the meat, rice and four sides that they do. as you can see, my 4th side dish = fail, so there is a big open spot in the middle. the kimchee is store-bought. the shire doesn't sell watercress, so i had to use spinach instead. shmantz said it almost tasted like the tasty's watercress, but didn't have enuf salt. here is my mekachuka recipe:

heat 1tbs sesame oil on medium high heat. add three huge handfuls of spinach. throw in some salt. cook until spinach is just wilted (about 2 minutes). don't overcook! using a mesh colander, squeeze all the liquid out of the spinach. sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving. makes one serving. if you want to mix it up a bit, add some crushed garlic. yum!

the kalbi flavored steak is from the hongwanji cookbook, volume 2. the jap chae is from this site. i made a half recipe. it wuz very tasty ^.^ i was able to use the mushrooms, baby bok choy (instead of spinach) and carrots that i bought last week. i only used the bok choy leaves. the stalks are coming 2morrow!