chicken!

きょう、ともだちとりょうりをします。じかんがかかりますから、じかんがあることをかくにんしてください。

レシピわ：
Chicken and Rice with Green Capsicum and Tomatoes (Quick Short Chicken Recipes)

1 1/2 TBS olive oil
1.2 kg (2 lb 11 oz) chicken pieces
1 onion, finely chopped
2 green capsicums (peppers), diced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 TBS paprika
300 g (1 1/2 cups) long- or medium-grain rice
2 x 425 g (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over high heat, add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook for 4 minutes each side, or until well browned. Drain the chicken on paper towels. Pour all but 1 1/2 TBS of fat from the pan.

Reduce the heat to medium, add the onion and capsicum and cook for about 3-4 minutes, or until soft. Add the garlic, paprika and rice, and cook for a further 1 minute.

Add the tomato and 560 ml (2 1/4 cups) water, scraping any browned bits off the pan with a wooden spoon. Return the chicken to the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 50 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Season and serve.

＊MODIFICATION: To season, add salt and pepper. Also, we decided that adding cilantro, okra, and red onions would make the dish better overall. Roughly chop the cilantro and dice the red onion, and add at the very end after taking the dish off the stove. Chop the okra and add when the pot is boiling. Also, to keep the okra from making things slimy, wash and dry each pod before you chop it, and make sure the cutting board and knife are constantly dry! =]

しゃしんをとりませんでした。でも、インタネットでしゃしんをみだす！きさいのまえにあります。(It was the closest I could find.. from http://coolpepper.wordpress.com/2006/09/)

cooking!

きょうわたしわわたしのかれとばんごはんのりょうりをしました。そうしてとてもたのしいでした。しゃけとｃｏｕｓｃｏｕｓをたべました。あたらしいレシピでしたが、とてもおいしいでした。

レシピわ (from foodnetwork.com)：
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
4 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pinch cayenne pepper
4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets, about 1-inch thick

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a shallow baking dish with cooking spray.

In a small bowl, whisk together orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, chili powder, lemon zest, cumin, salt, and cayenne. Using tongs, add salmon fillets to the prepared pan. Pour the orange juice mixture over the salmon and turn to coat both sides. Roast for 15 minutes, until a fork can be easily inserted into the salmon.

とてもけいいですね～

why japanese?

I grew up in Los Angeles, which has a very diverse population. As a result, you interact with people from lots of different backgrounds and it's almost impossible not to pick up at least a few words in a couple of other languages. From this, I became interested in learning other languages. I guess I decided to focus on Japanese in college because I had always wanted to learn Japanese, but it wasn't offered at my high school (not until after I graduated, anyway) and because I wanted to learn a non-Romantic language for once (Spanish was mandatory at my elementary school and I took French in high school). Also, I have been immersed in Asian culture my whole life- I'm Korean! So cartoons and manga, which we call 'manhwa chek' in Korean, were always a part of my life. It did not take long for my interest in Japanese culture to develop.

For this semester, I'm excited to finally learn Kanji. I know, really nerdy... Right now, I find it difficult to remember what I learned last semester. I keep having to look up things that I really should know. Hopefully everything will come back to me.

self-introduction

はじめまして。

わたしわジャネットリーです。かんこくじんですが、ロサンゼルスからきました。いま、コロンビアだいがくでさんねんせいです。わたしのせんこうわこうがくです。そうして、まいにちたくさんしゅくだいがありますからじかんがありません。

わたしのちちとははわＡＴ＆Ｔのかいしゃいんです。かんこくからきました。わたしのいもうとわロズモンットのがくせいです。ちゅうがくせいです。わたしのいもうとがうまれたところわロサンゼルスです。

どうぞよろしくおねがいします。