Our Adventures in Japan

My foreigner card's expiration date is coming up, so last Friday, we went to get it renewed before we left for Kyoto. We appreciated tha...

It has been many years since I've baked bread. I have this type of yeast, which was a freebie in a foodie magazine. I have had it in...

It has been awhile since I've done a liking/disliking post... Let me start with the disliking...Mahou Negra, a dark beer from Mexico, ta...

Recently I tried Abientot's coconut cream anpan 210 yen (about US$2.10). The outside was a soft brioche glazed with sugar and coconut, ...

Recently I've been eating anpan for my afternoon snack. I've tried making it myself , but since the weather isn't warm enough to...

Spring also brings a variety of sweets too. During this season, you can find strawberry flavored items as well as sakura (cherry blossom) fl...

In grade school, I was always doing my homework so that I could get it out of the way and go out to play. In college, I was the one who woul...

This morning, Satoshi and I were sitting in a bakery that was attached to a large local supermarket.  As we had our coffee and pastries for ...

Today, after my lesson, I met Satoshi in Umeda. Umeda is about 20 minutes by train from our place, Ishibashi. After waiting about an hour fo...