I Made Tori Zosui (Chicken Porridge) For The First Time!

I noticed that I have been doing a lot of impromptu cooking lately. I had friends coming over for dinner last week and they were bringing pasta over for dinner for me to make. Lately, I have been staying away from a lot of foods that I used to love like spaghetti and some meats so I wanted to make something different for myself. Therefore, I didn't really want to have spaghetti and sauce for dinner so I got a little creative! 

I decided to make chicken porridge or tori zosui in Japanese. It's a delicious, hearty, and healthy dish that I decided to make! 

When I decide to make this again (hopefully soon), I can post the recipe! ^-^

All it consists of is chicken stock, dashi, mirin, steamed rice, chicken, freshly grated ginger, and some salt and pepper for seasoning!

No Sauce...No Problem!

A few days ago, my boyfriend wanted spaghetti after a long day's work. I immedietly told him that I would make it without a problem, but then I realized something...we didn't have any sauce!!! Instead of panic or send his tired butt to the store, I decided to make do with what I had in the fridge.

This is what I ended up with: A Mushroom Garlic Butter Sauce.

I finely diced fresh garlic cloves and roughly chopped some leftover mushrooms into small pieces. I put a non-stick pan on the stove and heated it on medium heat. First I added in the garlic and stirred it until fragrant followed by the mushrooms. I then added in butter and asiago cheese until I got the consistency that I wanted and...voila! ^-^

My boyfriend was so impressed by this sauce that was made on the fly that he wanted me to make it for him again!!! It was so yummy! :D