Kat Successfully Made Curry

the drama of the hot plate concludes. It turns out it was neither incompetence nor malfunction. we finally asked someone to come look at it and they figured out that it was the type of pot we were using. apparently, japanese appliances can tell what kind of pot we are using and won't let us cook with a cheap aluminum one. (my first reaction to hearing such a thing is, "how can it tell?!") we have since acquired heavier cook ware and conquered the hot plate.


it also happens that the dish i was trying to make was not ramen but in fact was udon. so really, kat failed to purchase ramen but failed to make udon.

the next day we went grocery shopping and made curry. we also have a giant bag of rice and various delicious things to go with it. amy has joined us for a cooking trio.

while shopping, we picked up some fried meat because it was on sale. because of prior experience, we assumed that it was chicken, so we didn't bother to check the label. actually, it was squid! that was fun. we decided we weren't too upset, because it was still delicious.

the never-ending quest for food seems to have settled into a pattern. so now you needn't worry so much about us; we will neither starve, nor go broke because we have to keep buying pre-made meals.