Our Adventures in Japan

I think I told you that I like nougat . So, when I ran into this box made by Luigi D'Amico at the gourmet supermarket, I had to get i...

Last year I made stollen and posted about it here . This year, I found another recipe from a Japanese cookbook I have and tried it instead....

A good way to keep warm during the winter in Japan is to eat a nice, hot bowl of curry udon. Satoshi had the day off on Friday, so we went t...

Yesterday, I met my friend, Midori for a late lunch. It has been awhile seen we've seen each other because she works really long hours ...

Remember I told you that Nate gave me a LOT of szechuan pepper? Well, he also e-mailed me a recipe for szechuan pepper & salt shrimp. ...

Our friend, Michael Mischer recently sent us a sample of his new chocolate bar. It was a 38% Venezuelan Criollo with shichimi (Japanese ...

Recently, Nate of Hwnpake in Okinawa, sent me a care package (Thank you!) Inside was a package of BACON, mayo, egg noodles, wafers, lots o...