How to find a turkey in Japan
For the first couple of Thanksgivings and Christmases it didn’t even occur to me to miss turkey. All of a sudden, about a week before my third Christmas here, I felt I had to roast a turkey. Since rarely went out of my way to get food that wasn’t sold in the local supermarket, I … Read more
Homemade Poptarts
A few days ago I saw a homemade poptart pin on Pinterest and I had to make some. That particular recipe called for one cup of butter. My image of poptarts is junk food that you eat once in a while for fun. I probably haven’t had one since I moved to Japan and I hadn’t given them a … Read more
Gluten-free Pumpkin Pie
When I asked what kind of allergy-friendly recipes everyone wanted gluten-free was the most common response. I was planning on starting with a basic bread recipe but once I started researching I found that gluten-free bread making is going to take a bit of time to perfect. I was naive and expected I could just … Read more
Thanksgiving dinner pictures
We had our annual Thanksgiving potluck on Sunday and it was great. I made pumpkin pie, quick pickled beets and turkey with gravy. Our friends brought some salads, bread and cheese and desserts. Oh, and some champagne. The Keitaigoddess brought an amazing potato bake that may have been the star of the show. I will … Read more
Kabocha Coconut Curry Dip
I made this for a little while ago and it was a hit. I was a little worried because the day before I cooked a kabocha that was so dry I couldn’t eat it. While the creaminess varies a lot, I’ve never had such dry kabocha. Luckily the one I used for the dip was … Read more
Hokkaido Adventures
This week the family and I headed up to Japan’s nothernmost island, Hokkaido for a quick trip. Hokkaido is known for fresh seafood and veggies. Here are some of our pics. Our first meal was sushi and we were not disappointed. You can get the same quality in Tokyo but the bill is much … Read more
Food inspiration from pinterest
I have been enjoying pinterest a lot lately. I actually spend most of my time torturing myself looking at fall outfits while it is still over thirty degrees in the daytime here. I haven’t worn long sleeves in months… The rest of my time on pinterest is spent finding inspiration and good ideas for the … Read more
The bus birthday cake adventure
My son turns two this week and we had the first of two parties this weekend past. I decided to do a bus cake so I tested out the buttercream and cake recipes for my birthday a couple of weeks ago. Everything tasted good and since it was a city bus and completely square I … 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
New Allergy Friendly Recipe Series
I’m back! I’ve been away for a little bit as you have probably noticed. I just finished up a job that icluded a lot of writing and I was burnt out. The thought of writing anything else made me cringe so I stopped writing posts. I didn’t make anything blogworthy anyway… August was a month … Read more
