Steak in Roasted Sesame Seed Marinade

So, yesterday was Valentine's Day. I decided to play the good boyfriend and make my girlfriend dinner. What I made is called "Steak in Roasted sesame Seed Marinade." It is a Japanese meal that takes a while to make (about two to three hours). It is well worth it though! It included a few ingredients that can ONLY be found (or even mentioned) in a Asian marketplace. One I found, called shichimi togarashi [wikipedia.org] (I made the page!), is a mild red pepper spice with a little orange flavor. Another is dashi, or basic Japanese stock (like beef stock, only made from kelp and fish), which I was unable to find (easily) so I used beef Boolean instead. The last truly Japanese ingredient was sake (pronounced sa-kay, as I found), the Japanese equivalent of booze. It's similar to American liquor (or wine, but made from rice, not grapes). I bought a small bottle of it and still have some left. The meal included rice and broccoli
For desert, my girlfriend and I made mango ice cream. I made a mistake and mixed the ingredients before whipping the cream, but it still turned out good. Next time I make ice cream, I'm going to make whipped cream to go with it.