At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how many deals you closed or how much money you made or how many people followed you or how many "like"s you got...

People say they love you, but do they really? Do they stand by you without wanting something in return?

At the end of the day, what matters is how many smiles you made today and that you are going to bed with your love in your arms, the person who shares the sun and the moon and the rain with you.

Love and Hearts, that's all it matters in life.

So, turn off that computer; silence your phone; leave the party.

Tonight, be with that special person who makes you laugh. Embrace what matters.

10 years... I still remember that morning... Horror beyond belief...
Please watch this 911 tribute video in remembrance of those affected and were lost and
the courageous men & women who dedicated their lives in the rescue and the defense of our country.
Thank you.

Click Here: "I Can't See New York"

Memories are fading... but Japan's still in the midst of rebuilding and healing.
Please keep them in your HEART ♥
"Songs For JAPAN" Charity Album, Great Collection of Music!!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/songs-for-japan/id428401715

Cha-Han (Japanese Fried Rice):

Mince garlic, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, scallion, and left over smoky BBQ pork chop from the night before.

Cook eggs (scrambled). Season with salt, black pepper & soy sauce.

Heat the wok, add olive oil, butter, and garlic. When fragrant, cook shiitake & carrots. Add scallion, pork, and eggs. Mix. Add rice.

Fry on high heat. Season with salt, black pepper, mirin & soy sauce.

Serve with sesame seeds.

Wakame Soup:

Heat the broth. Add dried seaweed, scallion, and sesame seeds.

Recipe:

Marinate chicken with soy sauce, mirin, sake, maple syrup.

Chop vegetables of your choice.

Bring water to boil, add udon noodles, cook & drain.

Heat wok with olive oil.
Cook chicken & vegetables.
Add udon & seasonings.
(salt, black pepper, soy sauce, stock, mayonnaise)

Garnish with kaiware sprouts.

Recipe:

Mince garlic, ginger, and shiitake mushrooms.
Cut medium-firm tofu into cubes.

Heat up sesame oil in a wok with garlic & ginger.
Cook lean ground beef (or pork/chicken/turkey) and shiitake.
Add chili bean paste, stock, black sesame seeds, soy sauce & sake.

Mix tapioca starch & water, add to wok. Gently stir & simmer.

Garnish with green onions.

Serve with black pepper & brown rice.

Fresh from Farmer's Market - Spring Salad :)

Recipe:

Chop or slice - tomato, cucumber, red onion, cilantro, bell peppers (green, yellow, red)

Squeeze 2 Lemons, add sea salt, and mix.

Recipe: Baked Salmon

Make sauce - melt butter, add miso & mayonnaise, mix.

Place salmon in a tin foil. Top with various kinoko  (shiitake, shimeji, enoki mushrooms), green onions, and kaiware sprouts. Pour miso sauce over it.

Close the foil. Bake in the oven until salmon is done.

Miso Salmon with Kinoko, Koya Tofu, Roasted Seaweed, Brown & Seeds Rice :)

(Photo: http://www.boncherry.com/blog/2011/03/14/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-updates-2000-bodies-found-in-miyagi-prefecture/)

(Photo: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/03/13/2723617/earthquake-tsunami-aftermath-in.html)

(Photo: AolNews)

JAPAN is mourning... 3/11/2011 one of the largest earthquake hit the north coast causing the powerful tsunami to wipe out lives in seconds... I lost words; I couldn't keep watching the images of my country being destroyed... My prayers are with them. My heart goes especially to the children who lost their Mommies & Daddies... What can I do? I want to hold them in my arms and shed tears with them. I'd bring orphans home with me if i could. What can I do? I feel hopeless and small. But I must not forget, in the darkness of crisis, I see love. People from all over the world are reaching out to help. One Love; One Nation; One Hope. With that oneness, we'll smile again.

UNICEF raising money to provide emergency relief for children affected by disasters in Japan:
http://www.unicefusa.org/news/releases/unicef-humanitarian-aid-japan-earthquake-tsunami.html?gclid=CI--tfLOz6cCFRx3gwoddV3BEg

Lady Gaga Japan Earthquake Relief Wristband - http://ladygaga.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=14781_42444&pc=BGAMLG88

Show Your Heart (in Japanese)- http://static.hangame.co.jp/hangame/extra/showyourheart/index.html

And if you live in the Southern California, please come out to JAPAN Earthquake Relief Charity Event @ Orange Island Culture Salon 17811 Sky Park Cir. # J Irvine CA 92614 Sat 3/19 10:00AM~

THANK YOU ♥

Tonkatsu chicken, Kabocha Pumpkin Salad, Cranberry mango salsa, Natto beans with shiso basil, Multi-grain rice Onigiri, Seaweed & sesame seeds miso soup :)

Recipe: Kabocha Salad

Boil water in a large pot. Add pinch of sea salt. Put chopped Kabocha pumpkin. Cook until lightly tender, then drain.

Mash the kabocha. Add sliced boiled eggs, finely chopped cucumber, onion, ham, mayonnaise, salt & black pepper. (You can soak the onion in cold water for few minutes before to take the edge off the taste of raw onion.)