So if you follow my blog you’d remember Kerry celebrated her thirty something birthday last week.  Getting older sucks but having a boyfriend that is so creative and thoughtful must make it better!! He made several gifts for Kerry but the one that got me the most was the flowers he got her.   It wasn’t just flowers, as my mom would say, “it’s all in the presentation!”
Kerry came home to this…

Jeff planted test tubes all over the ground in front of Kerry's house! He filled them with water and added a flower!

Ichiro said he was giving all other guys a bad name!

I HAVE TO AGREE!!!

LOVE IT!!!  Happy Birthday Kerry!!

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Last nights dinner was so easy and came out perfect, it will definitely be put in the rotation.  Which is great because I was starting to get tired of the same old meals we’ve been cooking.  So because last nights dinner was so great I thought we should push our luck and try another new Japanese recipe!!  While in NY I was also instructed on how to make Sukiyaki.  Actually we had this for dinner one night so I had a full demo.

One of the main reason I enjoy this dinner, beside the yummy taste, is the idea of cooking right on the table.  I love how someone isn’t stuck in the kitchen cooking all night.  All I had to do was cut the raw veggies and get everything out to the table.  At that point Ichiro started “cooking.”  Tonight was bowling night so who better to test a new recipe on then Keith! haha He didn’t seem to mind!  And actually it turned out great.  Ichiro figured out the perfect amount of soy sauce, sugar and water.  I didn’t take many pictures because there wasn’t much to show.  Most of the ingredients are just raw veggies and beef that you cook at the table.  Check it out…

The ingredients!

As you can see everything is just tossed in the sauce mixture. As the beef and veggies cook you just pick out what you want and eat it over your rice.

Maybe next time you visit, I’ll make this for you!

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