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Okay, I’m cheating. These pics are from awhile ago so ignore their poor quality (I was, and still am, and uber foodography noob). Over the summer, we threw a going-away shindig for my little sister’s friend. She got a good send off and I got to make Japanese food. Win-win.

I referenced multiple recipes and kind winged it for most of the dishes, plus I have a really shoddy memory, so I can only give rough ingredient lists, not full recipes.

Japanese Koala Yummies!!!

Found them while raiding the Japanese store for supplies. Although not an official part of the meal, I pretty much single-handedly inhaled both boxes while cooking.

Sake. I let the girls who had parental permission try a little.

Miso Soup—1st course (courses, super claassay right?)

• Miso Paste
• Water
• Seaweed
• Green Onion
• Tofu (will replace with a real veggie next time)
• Hondashi Bonito Flakes

1. Other than being on the salty side from the miso paste (will look for low-sodium next time), it was really tasty. Oh and notice the total lack of a neato soup spoon…working on it.
   

Crab Potstickers—2nd course

• Crab
• Chive
• Other ingredients that I don’t recall. Cream cheese maybe? Improvise.
• Wrappers (I was low on time so I cheated and bought them rather than make my own)
• Kecap Manis (sweet soy sauce), soy sauce, & chili oil for the dipping sauce
  

Shrimp Sushi—3rd course (Don’t laugh at how ugly they are, my sushi rolling is a work in progress)

• Shrimp mixed with cream cheese, hoisin, and a couple other things I don’t recall
• Carrot & Cucumber slivers
  
• Avocado
• Nori for wrapping
• Sushi rice seasoned with rice wine vinegar
• kecap manis & chili oil for drizzling on top
  

1. They tasted much better than they looked

Green Tea Ice Cream

• Matcha
• Cream
• Milk
• …other stuff that I can’t recall

I had originally planned on making fortune cookies too (which, I know, aren’t Japanese, at all) but ran out of time. I would’ve printed off a bunch of fun fortunes for the girls and the one for the girl who was leaving would’ve said something along the lines of “you’ll be missed.” Too bad, next time.