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Attempting to Save my Afternoon
I really hoped that Today’s Perfect Moment would be the Toronto Maple Leafs advancing to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I even took pictures to that effect. Sadly, it will have to wait until Tuesday. If that … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, comfort food, ethnic food, food, food blogging, food shopping, hockey, Japanese snacks, Maple Leafs, Toronto
Tagged chips, comfort food, ethnic food, Guiness, hockey, inarizushi, Japanese food, Maple Leafs, pizza, results, Sour cream and onion, Stanley Cup Playoffs, stax, tofu, Toronto, TV
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When Shopping At A Japanese Grocery Store
Once, a long time ago, I watched a Japanese TV program that was waxing nostalgic about Japanese summer treats. One of the things they mentioned was Monaka. If I remember correctly, the program was not really talking about the Monaka … Continue reading
No More “Next Time.” This Time!
Have you ever come across a snack item and thought, “That looks delicious. I should try that.” Then promptly walked away from it. It could be you balked at the price. It could be that you were distracted by something … Continue reading
I Couldn’t Resist
I have been shopping at a Japanese market for years–though less frequently than in past. On Saturday, I took a friend to experience the place. Despite trying to cut down on my sugar intake (and increase my exercise time) I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, chocolate, comfort food, cookies, ethnic food, exercise, fitness, food, food shopping, Japan, Japanese, tonkatsu, weight loss
Tagged caloires, chcolate, ethnic food, food, Japan, Japanese, Japanese food, Japanese treats, Jtown, Markham, shopping, Tirol chocolate, variety pack
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A Kick Out Of Bananas
I have written before about gifts my students have given me. Today is another one of those situations, but with a little twist. You see, usually the students bring things from their country. These can be folk crafts, snacks, post … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, banana, comfort food, ethnic food, food, food shopping, grocery shopping, Korea, Korean, shopping, snacks, souvenirs, students, teaching
Tagged banana, banana kick, comfort food, ethnic food, food, kick, Korean, review, shopping, snack food, snacks, taste
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Korean Lunch
I feel as though I am losing my chopsticks skill. If you looked at the picture, you have probably already realized that I am not talking about those piano skills that too many of us claim to have. I am … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Bloor, comfort food, ethnic food, food, food shopping, happiness, Korea, Korean, restaurant
Tagged bulgogi, chopsticks, dumplings, ethnic food, food, gyoza, Korean, lunch, mandu, Yonge and Bloor
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A Week Without Blogging Is What Happened
The five or six people who read this blog consistently might wonder what happened. A week without blogging is what happened. This was, of course, entirely unintentional. I had not meant to not blog for an entire week, but that … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, birthday, burrito, Exodus, Exodus Travels, food shopping, friends, friendship, gifts, grocery shopping, librarian, library, presents, shopping, toys, vacation
Tagged Argentina, beer, birthday, birthday party, bonding, burrito, Chile, drinking, ESL, exhausted, Exodus Travels, friends, friendship, gifts, Laos, late night, mucho burrito, presents, teaching, tired, toppins
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