Our Adventures in Japan

I tried a new recipe yesterday for "creamy" herbed tofu dressing. The thing that makes this dressing "creamy" is the to...

Yesterday, it was forecast to rain in the afternoon. Still I wanted to check out the koinobori in Takatsuki. See they had 1000 strung acr...

Yesterday was Children's Day, a.k.a. Boy's Day so it was nice to be able to get together with my host-family's children. 5 of ...

The weather has been quite dreary, kind of cold, with showers here and there. While it is not perfect weather to be out and about, it is p...

Yesterday, Satoshi and I got together with my friend Val in Namba. She got an awesome deal on hotel and airfare, so she decided to jump at ...

On Tuesday, I met up with my friend, Hiromi, for some walking and lunch. We walked from Ishibashi to Kawanishi-Noseguchi, about 3 miles. ...

I have a vivid memory of this dish. I am at our neighborhood/family Christmas party, my Aunty M is opening the oven and pulls out a jelly ro...