Swish swish

We really love our shabu shabu. And even more, we like doing it at home since we can't seem to find a comparable place here in San Diego that we've had in L.A. and San Francisco. A few years ago, I invested in a shabu shabu hot pot and it has more than paid for itself over the years. Having our own shabu shabu spread at home usually cost around $24 total and we are stuffed to the gill, unable to move for a few hours. Truly satisfying especially on a brisk day.

This last time around we decided to go simple. Aside from the meat we also had udon noodles, hen of the woods mushrooms and bok choy -- all our favorites except for the bok choy. I was left to eat that myself. But isn't the photo above so pretty?