Posted on 26 December 2009.
It takes me about two and a half minutes to do my hair, one and a half to do my makeup. Those times have shortened somewhat since the arrival of kids, but I've always been the type who preferred not to spend much time in the pursuit of "cleaning up nice." Hence my love for [...]
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Posted on 19 December 2009.
Willingness to try new things. Openness to the unknown. Adventurous spirit. Just a few character traits that make an overseas experience that much more of a kick in the pants! During my time on Okinawa, one of my favorite ways to experience new things has been by visiting some of the local farmers markets. My [...]
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Posted on 30 May 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY STACI HAWLEY Goya. Pronounced (goooy-yah). When I first heard the name, I was wondering how it related to my favorite canned food brand (not that I like canned food- but nobody does it better than Goya). With a canned food image in mind, I then noticed a few Goyas hanging from lattice work [...]
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Posted on 04 April 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY JANNINE MYERS Coffee, coffee, coffee…….. that’s what usually resonates in my mind about, oh say, late afternoon. That’s about the time of day that I really start to drag and feel the effects of my usual energy-sapping, task-packed mornings. I could never adequately describe to anyone exactly what it is that I [...]
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Posted on 21 February 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY STACI HAWLEY Have you ever been curious about that huge albino- carrot looking vegetable that you see? The first time I noticed one, I thought it could be something straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. Behold, it is a Japanese Daikon, which actually in Japanese means “root”. When I first moved to Japan, [...]
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Posted on 15 October 2008.
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE You ever order a bowl of soba and see that pink and white thing sitting in there and wonder, “what’s this?!” or “Nani kore?” It took me ages to find out that it’s a fish cake. And while it’s very pretty with its swirls and its pink, something about it, the sheer [...]
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Posted on 26 March 2008.
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO I had been away from Japan for so long until I came back two years ago that I didn’t know about this brand of soy milk. Meredith introduced me to it. They are tasty! She suggested that I would write a post on Japanese soy milk. Good idea. I’m a big fan [...]
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Posted on 15 August 2007.
dango, originally uploaded by tokyogoat. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO Meet DANGO. You've totally seen these, haven't you? In exchange for a few yen you can indulge in grilled, sauced, chewy balls of rice. It's like barbecued gum. Gum that doesn't live for eternity (and beyond!) in your stomach. I am a huge fan. Go forth [...]
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Posted on 19 February 2007.
this is neri goma which is also tahini, originally uploaded by okimamas&papas. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO Victory at 298 yen! Tahini lives under a different name in these parts. Neri-goma. It comes in white (shiro) and black (kuro). You bet I'll be rocking some black hummus as soon as I give the white jar a [...]
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