10 photos

Easy Pupu : had to try this after seeing this photo, it was easy, different, and delicious
 

Nira (chive) sauce : easy and delicious to put on tofu and other types of proteins

Reconnect : reconnected with Mom’s Bread & Butter Pickles

Frito Pie : 1st time making frito pie, delicious! Fritos are not commonly found in Japan, so had to bring some back from Hawaii to try this.

S'mores : 1st time for BFF to eat s'mores! glad she now knows what she had been missing

Monkey Chews Kitchen : a tiny French restaurant in our area was a nice way to celebrate our anniversary

Karuizawa : 1st time to this area, we now know it is cooler here than in Tokyo

Furry Get Together : 1st time meeting these 3, it was a nice get together

Atami : 1st time to this area, beautiful beaches and sunrises

Shimoda : 1st time to this area, delicious fish and sights

I started this round up back in 2008 as part of a meme, nowadays, I use it as a nice way to look back on the year.

We didn't try too many new recipes this year, so I included 1st time experiences to make this year’s 10 photos