Weekly Wanderings 2020/8
This week was a weird one.
It started out so hot that even in a dark room inside the house, chocolate was melting. (I had to take the laptop and escape to a cooler part of the house!)
And then it got so terribly smoky outside that the temperatures cooled way down. Love the cooler temps, hate that we *still* can’t go outside. Grateful that it’s not nearly as bad in SoCal as it is in NorCal or the PNW, though.
![a melted chocolate bar](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200909234556/Photo-Sep-06-4-25-32-PM-1-768x1024.jpg)
We played with kombu…
![kombu on a wood cutting board](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200909234607/Photo-Sep-07-2-33-34-PM-768x1024.jpg)
And brought out Son’s new toy!
![son holding his camera attached to a gimbal](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200909234559/Photo-Sep-07-3-11-57-PM-768x1024.jpg)
I decided it was time to finally make use of this gorgeous knife my aunt gifted me years ago.
![shun vegetable knife](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200909234626/Photo-Sep-07-3-29-39-PM-1024x768.jpg)
And I became bffs with our little portable AC. There was one tolerable room.
![air conditioning unit](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200909234626/Photo-Sep-07-3-58-07-PM-768x1024.jpg)
Somewhere between the heat and smoke, we found a few minutes where it wasn’t terrible out.
![sandals on the patio](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200909234634/Photo-Sep-07-5-52-45-PM-scaled-e1600049902467.jpg)
Rice, kombu tsukudani, and sardines. A tasty, very Japanese meal.
![a bowl of rice topped with kombu tsukudani and sardines, with chopsticks on top](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200909234633/Photo-Sep-08-7-54-36-PM-768x1024.jpg)
The problem with using flour on a black table…
![flour all over a black table](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913190442/Photo-Sep-10-3-32-04-PM-1-scaled.jpg)
Guess what’s coming up tomorrow!
![cooking okonomiyaki](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913190441/Photo-Sep-10-4-42-10-PM-1-scaled.jpg)
We are a very cute couple why do you ask.
![a screenshot from one of our videos, with son stuffing his face, me making a weird expression](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913190350/Photo-Sep-10-10-35-42-AM.png)
FIG THIEF!
![squirrel sitting on a fence, eating a fig](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913191111/Photo-Sep-11-11-44-40-AM-1-768x1024.jpg)
I stocked up at 99 Ranch
![lots of asian noodles](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913191126/Photo-Sep-12-7-15-45-PM-1024x768.jpg)
This splatter screen is my new favorite.
![cooking salmon under a splatter screen](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913191129/Photo-Sep-12-10-33-19-PM-768x1024.jpg)
Breakfast. Roll with bacon, frico egg, and watercress. And I didn’t even realize, today’s International Bacon Day!
![breakfast sandwich](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913191119/Photo-Sep-13-2-59-48-PM-768x1024.jpg)
Crack patterns.
![Swirly crack patterns in a mug](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913191124/Photo-Sep-13-3-43-38-PM-768x1024.jpg)
GUESS WHAT TIME IT IS!!! (And guess what we’re gonna be making this week for upcoming videos!)
![mooncake!](https://cdn.sushiday.com/wp-assets/20200913191126/Photo-Sep-13-5-35-21-PM-768x1024.jpg)
Have a lovely week, hopefully everyone’s able to stay safe from… everything.