Our Adventures in Japan

Phil is in town. He contacted me to have lunch the other day. After waiting for a table, we had a nice lunch at Cercle in Nakazaki-cho.....

Want to thank Katherine at "Making Cakes & Bakes" magazine for mentioning us in their "Live Love Bake Blog" column....

When I saw this furoku (freebie) with a fashion magazine, I had to get it. The furoku came with a calendar and book cover (and book mark) ...

Oh my gosh, the weather went from comfortable to totally miserably hot and humid. The sun feels like a broiler. I don't know why I ev...

It's Sunday and Satoshi is working, thought I'd share some random things that I'm liking... This canvas tote. I love tea and...

In America, rarely do you get anything free in a magazine, well except those subscription forms that fall out whenever you turn the pages. ...

Last Sunday, I tried the recipe for "Ahi Poke Sliders on Mini Buns" which was featured in " Edible Hawaiian Islands Summer 2...

After seeing La Fuji Mama 's post about furoshiki. I had commented and she asked me to post about my Coach furoshiki. (I got the Coach ...

"Omiyage" means souvenir in Japanese. When the Japanese travel they often buy LOTS of souvenirs to give away to friends, family an...

In Japan, a lot of food items have contests--turn in the bar code to be entered to win a prize, answer a question to win and so on. In Se...

Yesterday, I tried something new. I bought a bento (boxed lunch) from a convenience store. I usually don't buy my lunch from a conven...