ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 3

I kind of feel bad for picking Azunyan over Mikuru.


ARENA 01: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Maria
ARENA 02: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 03: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 04: [Saten Ruiko]  Furude Hanyū
ARENA 05: Fujibayashi Kyō [Abstained] Louise Vallière
ARENA 06: Tōsaka Rin [Abstained] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 07: Ichinose Kotomi [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 08: [Nagato Yuki]  Nymph
ARENA 09: Kushieda Minori  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 10: [Aisaka Taiga]  Ikaros
ARENA 11: Fukuji Mihoko [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 12: Konjiki no Yami  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 13: [Kawashima Ami]  Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 14: Hirasawa Ui  [Shana]
ARENA 15: [C.C.]  Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 16: Ibuki Fūko  [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 17: [Holo]  Illyasviel von Einzbern
ARENA 18: Haramura Nodoka  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 19: [Suzumiya Haruhi]  Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 20: Saber [Abstained] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 21: [Minami Chiaki]  Akiyama Mio
ARENA 22: Asahina Mikuru  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 23: [Hiiragi Kagami]  Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 24: Furude Rika  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 25: Takamachi Nanoha [Abstained] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 26: Kinomoto Sakura  [Maehara Shinobu]

ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 2

Lucy for the win in the Exhibition Match!

ARENA 01: [Nagato Yuki]  Furude Hanyū
ARENA 02: Shiina Minatsu [Abstained] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 03: Haramura Nodoka  [C.C.]
ARENA 04: Ikaros [Abstained] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 05: Ibuki Fūko [Abstained] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 06: Illyasviel von Einzbern  [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 07: Saginomiya Isumi  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 08: Maria  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 09: Fujibayashi Kyō  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 10: Konjiki no Yami  [Shana]
ARENA 11: Takamachi Nanoha  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 12: [Misaka Mikoto]  Louise Vallière
ARENA 13: Okazaki Ushio  [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 14: [Asahina Mikuru]  Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 15: Senjōgahara Hitagi  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 16: [Hirasawa Yui]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 17: [Kushieda Minori]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 18: Fukuji Mihoko  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 19: [Holo]  Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 20: [Akiyama Mio]  Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 21: Katsura Hinagiku  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 22: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Furude Rika
ARENA 23: Saber [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 24: Ichinose Kotomi [Abstained] Nymph
ARENA 25: [Nakano Azusa]  Sakurano Kurimu
ARENA 26: Bernkastel  [Lucy]

ISML 2010 Diamond Period — Round 1

Sorry Haruhi, but I had to pick Misaka.


ARENA 01: [Akiyama Mio]  Fate Testarossa
ARENA 02: [Hiiragi Tsukasa]  Furude Rika
ARENA 03: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 04: Furude Hanyū  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 05: [Shiina Mafuyu]  Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 06: [Holo]  Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 07: Haramura Nodoka [Abstained] Nymph
ARENA 08: [Nagato Yuki]  Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 09: [Saten Ruiko]  Kushieda Minori
ARENA 10: Louise Vallière  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 11: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 12: [Hirasawa Yui]  Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 13: Sanzen'in Nagi  [Shana]
ARENA 14: Suzumiya Haruhi  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 15: [Shiina Minatsu]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 16: Okazaki Ushio [Abstained] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 17: Fujibayashi Kyō [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 18: Sakurano Kurimu  [C.C.]
ARENA 19: Sengoku Nadeko  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 20: [Nakano Azusa]  Maria
ARENA 21: [Izumi Konata]  Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 22: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 23: Ikaros  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 24: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Minami Chiaki]
ARENA 25: [Aisaka Taiga]  Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 26: Cross Yūki [Abstained] Tsuchimiya Kagura

ISML 2010 Ruby Period — Round 6

Aking me to choose between Saten and Azu-nyan is just wrong!


ARENA 01: Furude Rika [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 02: Hiiragi Kagami  [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 03: [Akiyama Mio]  Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 04: Ikaros  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 05: Konjiki no Yami  [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 06: [Holo]  Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 07: Furude Hanyū  [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 08: [Shana]  Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 09: Sunohara Mei [Abstained] Sengoku Nadeko
ARENA 10: Ibuki Fūko  [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 11: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 12: [Minami Chiaki]  Sanzen'in Nagi
ARENA 13: [Nagato Yuki]  Maria
ARENA 14: Illyasviel von Einzbern  [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 15: Saten Ruiko  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 16: Katsura Hinagiku [Abstained] Takamachi Nanoha
ARENA 17: [Hiiragi Tsukasa]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 18: [Aisaka Taiga]  C.C.
ARENA 19: Fate Testarossa [Abstained] Haramura Nodoka
ARENA 20: Saber [Abstained] Ichinose Kotomi
ARENA 21: Shiina Minatsu  [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 22: Saginomiya Isumi  [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 23: Nymph [Abstained] Sakagami Tomoyo
ARENA 24: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 25: [Sakurano Kurimu]  Louise Vallière
ARENA 26: [Echo]  Lafiel Abriel

ISML 2010 Ruby Period — Round 5

I've missed a few of these, as my usual source of notices is currently out of order.  Oh well, at least I got this round.


ARENA 01: Shiina Mafuyu  [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 02: Fujibayashi Ryō  [Holo]
ARENA 03: Louise Vallière  [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 04: [Shana]  Furude Rika
ARENA 05: [Akiyama Mio]  Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 06: Konjiki no Yami  [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 07: [Misaka Mikoto]  Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 08: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Abstained] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 09: Saginomiya Isumi [Abstained] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 10: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 11: [Nagato Yuki]  Kawashima Ami
ARENA 12: [Hirasawa Yui]  Hirasawa Ui
ARENA 13: Fate Testarossa  [Hiiragi Tsukasa]
ARENA 14: [Sakurano Kurimu]  Nymph
ARENA 15: Furukawa Nagisa [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 16: [Minami Chiaki]  Tōsaka Rin
ARENA 17: Haramura Nodoka  [Nakano Azusa]
ARENA 18: [Aisaka Taiga]  Kushieda Minori
ARENA 19: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 20: Ichinose Kotomi  [C.C.]
ARENA 21: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 22: [Izumi Konata]  Ikaros
ARENA 23: Maria  [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 24: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 25: Takamachi Nanoha  [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 26: Asakura Minami [Abstained] Ayukawa Madoka

Mapo Tofu - Angel Beats! Song and Recipe

I have to try this recipe some time.

Mapo Tofu Recipe from About dot com

A famous Szechuan recipe - the name Ma Po Tofu is roughly translated as "pockmarked grandmother beancurd," named for the old woman who supposedly invented the dish.

Ingredients:

• Marinade for Ground Pork:
• 1 1/2 Tbsp tapioca starch (can substitute cornstarch)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• Other:
• 1/4 pound ground pork
• 1 pound regular tofu (medium firmness)
• 1 leek or 3 green onions
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Chinese salted black beans (fermented black beans, also called Chinese black beans), or to taste
• 1 Tbsp chili bean paste, or to taste
• 3 Tbsp stock (chicken broth)
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp water
• 2 Tbsp light soy sauce
• Freshly ground Szechuan pepper
• 2 - 3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, as needed

Preparation:

Mix marinade ingredients. Marinate pork for about 20 minutes.
Cut the tofu (bean curd) into 1/2 inch (1 cm) square cubes, and blanch (drop into boiling water) for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove from boiling water and drain.
Chop leek or green onions into short lengths.
Heat wok and add oil. When oil is ready, add the marinated pork. Stir-fry pork until the color darkens. Add salt and stir. Add the salted black beans. Mash the beans with a cooking ladle until they blend in well with the meat. Add the chili paste, then the stock, bean curd, and leek or green onions.
Turn down the heat. Cook for 3 - 4 minutes.
While cooking, mix cornstarch, water, and soy sauce together. Add to wok and stir gently. Serve with freshly ground Szechuan pepper.

Its Luka Megurine Day because the Moe Blob Feels like it!!!

Some of my favorite songs by Luka Megurine because I feel like posting them.