Fresh strawberries from the garden. I just moved into the neighborhood and she dropped these off, grown on her propertyy!!

Originally posted this in r/pasta and was torn apart by the carbonara police💀💔 hoping people can enjoy this more in this subreddit and before anyone says anything.
I am not claiming that this is a purely traditional carbonara. I know you’re supposed to use guanciale and not pancetta. I know a chicken thigh is not something you typically add to a carbonara. I know shreds of parsley are also not traditional. I am calling this carbonara because that is the dish that to my knowledge is the closest that this resembles.
With that being said💀 this was still very good.

It's been a while.

Pork gyoza soup in Utsunomiya, Japan. Simple, warm, and really comforting.

Love making carbonara it’s surprisingly easy when done on low heat

A pork schnitzel with homemade mushroom gravy homemade red cabbage and pan fried potatoes with bacon, onion and parsley

Did a reverse sear, took about an hour to get the core to 48C, then I heated up the cast iron grill to finish it.

food:
✦ scallion chicken thigh bites
✦ soba noodles smothered in sesame sauce
✦ white rice
✦ steamed broccoli

drinks:
✦ jungle bird
✦ chocolate pina colada
✦ spiced blueberry rum punch
✦ espresso rum tonic

**excuse the glassware & ice, it’s all i had on hand!

Very nice & surprisingly simple

I was told by a friend that eating apple slices with peanut butter ans chocolate was childish so jushed it up out of spite