Starting Over at 54 | Work, Simple Meals & a Quiet Life in Japan

A quiet few days in my life in Japan — coming home after a long day at the pharmacy, thinking about my job change, visiting my husband's grave, and preparing lunches for the week. Thank you for spending a little time with me. 🌿 Here are the recipes for the dishes in this video. I usually don't measure ingredients when I cook, so the amounts below are just a rough guide. Please feel free to adjust the seasonings to your taste! 【Stir-Fried Eggplant and Pork with Ponzu】 Serves 2–4 -Ingredients- 3 eggplants Water + a little salt (for soaking the eggplant) 200 g thinly sliced pork Salt and pepper, to taste (for seasoning the pork) 2 tbsp sesame oil (for cooking) Sauce 2 tbsp sugar 4 tbsp ponzu sauce 1 small piece of ginger, grated 【Simple Egg Fried Rice】 Serves 1 -Ingredients- 2 eggs 350 g cooked rice 1½ tbsp mayonnaise 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder 1 tsp soy sauce Salt, to taste Coarsely ground black pepper, to taste 【Bibimbap Rice Bowls】 This bento was inspired by this video: https://youtu.be/ZW1adwNOcF4?si=atYV8lv8J9rtWAMV Makes 2–4 servings -Ingredients- 350 g ground meat 1 bunch spinach 1 carrot 2 eggs + a pinch of salt (for thinly sliced egg strips) About 450 g uncooked rice (makes about 1 kg cooked) Cooking oil For the carrot 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder 1 tsp sesame oil A little salt for the cooking water For the spinach 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder 1 tsp sesame oil For the meat 2 tbsp sake 2 tbsp sugar 3 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp gochujang 1 small piece of ginger, grated #LifeInJapan #LivingAlone #LifeInMy50s #QuietLife #JapaneseFood #Bento