Hot wine, Christmas trees and Hobbits
I’m getting into the Chrismas spirit. I started by posting my Christmas recipe round up on Saturday and populating my Japan friendly Christmas recipe board on pinterest. I attempted to decorate the house on Sunday night but it was a big of a failure. In Japan, instead of doing spring cleaning you do osoji just before … Read more
Iced Tea Concentrate
I have found a great space-saving way to have iced tea available more often in my fridge. I found a this sweet tea recipe on Pinterest and it sparked my interest as it contained a secret ingredient. The secret ingredient is baking soda and I have to say that it improved the taste of the tea. I never … Read more
Salty Watermelon Pepsi Review
I only pick the really weird Pepsi flavors to try and I couldn’t resist salty watermelon. I’ve tried adzuki Pepsi and shiso Pepsi and this is the most drinkable. I think the kiddies are going to like this Pepsi flavor. But before you pass the bottle over to the nearest little person, keep in … Read more
Brewing Tea in the Refrigerator
I was a latecomer to fridge brewing. I’ve been here for nine years but only started fridge brewing a couple of years ago. Now I can’t stop, and shan’t. Brewing your own tea in the fridge is really cheap. The mugicha (barley tea) package (right) was only 300 yen and it will last the summer. The … Read more
Lemon Water Stock
I love lemon water. Love it. I don’t really like adding lemon slices to a pitcher because it starts to taste pithy after a while. I started juicing lemons and adding the juice to water about a year ago. I much prefer this way. Bags of lemons were on sale today so I could finally … Read more
How to Make Yuzu Tea II
My first yuzu tea post was the lazy method. It tastes good but I also wanted to try a more traditional method. This one looks prettier too. My husband really likes ginger tea in the winter and I like to add a touch of yuzu to his mug every now and then. I like straight … Read more
Sunshine Tea and Refrigerator Tea
I thought I had blogged about this already but it must have been my old blog that got deleted. This is a great way to save some energy this summer. Iced tea is, of course, a summer staple but I never really liked having to boil water, wait for it to cool enough to put … Read more
Two new chocolate drinks
Last week on twitter reports of chocolate beer circulated in Japanese but I didn’t hear anything in English. I was hoping for more info. I hate beer and probably wouldn’t drink it but it might be a good joke present for the hubby. I was hoping to find it and luckily I did. Won’t be … Read more
Ginger tea (生姜の茶)
Last winter I randomly picked up a package of a powdered hot ginger drink mix for the hubby, who happens to love ginger. I’m not too fond of ginger but I thought it would taste well mixed with yuzu tea. He became addicted to it and I started to wonder what kind of interesting chemicals … Read more
How to make yuzu-cha (Yuzu tea)
Update: I have found an even better yuzu tea recipe and have posted it here. Yuzu may be my favorite part about winter in Japan. For those of you who are unfamiliar with yuzu, it is a citrus fruit found in east Asia. I’m not sure how to describe the flavor but it is delicious. … Read more
