Homemade Miyakos (Japanese Hibachi Style Yummy-ness)

So, I found a recipe on Pinterest for YumYum Sauce  and got the bright idea to try a homemade Japanese Hibachi-style dinner.  It turned out A.W.E.S.O.M.E.  I don’t even say that because I closed the night with wine.  I say that because it was amazeballs.  My 2 year old daughter gobbled it up.  My husband gobbled it up and even my neighbor gobbled it up.  I also happened to gobble it up. 

Chopping up the veggies

Oh, we didn’t eat her for dinner… but the cutest 2 year old EVER. (tell me this isn’t a total look into the future… she looks SO OLD)

The mushrooms, squash, zucchini and carrots all chopped up

The soup (amazing)

The rice… I half cheated and found a recipe for the fried rice in the rice cooker… I swear it’s under there!!!!

The final countdown…. I mean- the end result!  AMAZEBALLS. (also……)

I was shocked at how good it turned out.  It wasn’t all that hard either.  I did NO hibachi skilled tricks.  Blood would have been shed!  It was seriously soooooooo good!!!! 

The recipes are all linked in the descriptions below the pictures!  I ended up using our griddle for the steak and shrimp.  Probably could have used it for the veggies too, but I’m a little too OCD to really allow that to happen.  I needed a skillet with sides and easier clean-up.  I realized with the steak that the griddle was tilted downwards so it made it harder to keep the seasonings on it.  So I decided to just throw all the butter, oil and soy sauce into a bowl with the shrimps and let them sit.  Then I threw the whole bowl onto the griddle.  It worked perfectly!  I also threw a bag of mixed veggies into the rice instead of just corn.  We had planned on adding an egg to make it a true fried rice dish… but forgot.  I also forgot to refrigerate the YumYum sauce overnight.  It ended up being a few hours.  Came out perfectly also.  I plan on making this at least once a month.  It was amazing.  I loved it.  Everyone loved it.  They kept telling me!  Try it.  You will love it!

PS.  The hubs made some awesome homemade bread to go with dinner tonight.  He was upset that I didn't give him a shout out.  I said I was sorry, but I was so focused on the actual Miyakos style dinner.  But really... his bread is always awesome.  He is the baker no doubt.  This bread was french bread with some Italian Seasoning in it.  YUMMMMMMMY.

What’s for dinner?

So, I finally cooked something.  I swear it’s been about 2 weeks.  Something just always comes up and we either go out with my parents or they invite us over for dinner.  Oh, Aaron made dinner a couple times while he was home too.  It has been nice.  As much as I love to cook, I just haven’t been in the mood.  So I decided to try a Pinterest recipe! 

Garlic Chicken Puffs with a few of my own tweaks!  I added in some peas and some grated colby jack cheese.  They ended up being really runny while putting them together, but once they cooked they weren’t.  They were delicious.  Charli even ate them as is.  She never eats anything like that without it having to be cut up! 

 

I should have gotten a picture of Charli eating them!  Sorry, I was trying to Skype with Aaron during dinner!  Stupid internet where he was didn’t want us to :(

 

So, we finally set up an appointment with the Behavioral Specialist for Charli… you damn well know she’s been a freaking angel since!  WTF.  So frustrating.  Very nice to have her behaving and listening to me… but still frustrating.  Hopefully we can get a grip on it.  She has been ridiculous before Aaron left on this trip.  It is to the point where when she is having a temper tantrum… I fear for her safety.  The little shit gave herself a black eye while throwing a tantrum in her crib.  I so want to transition her completely out of her crib, but until we can get this taken I am not comfortable with that.  It is the only safe place in the house to put her when throwing a fit.  Well safest.  ARGHHHH.  A lot of changes coming for her soon.  Baby in the house (not mine) and preschool.  Shiiii about to get crazayyyy!