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Category Archives: Japanese snacks
A Weird Day
Yesterday was a weird day. How’s that for an opening line? There are so many places I could take this one. After work, craving a bit of fresh air and freedom from screens I got ready to take a walk. … Continue reading
Posted in baking, banana, bicycles, breakfast, cleaning, cycling, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, nutrition, perfect moment
Tagged baking, banana bread, breakfast food, cleaning, dusting, electrolytes, ESL, hobby room, Japan, Japanese, nutrition, rain, sports drink, teaching, walking, working from home
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Choosing a Perfect Moment
Some days are relaxing and some days are quite full. Today was a full day, and it was a good day. I did a number of things and I would like to give you a quick rundown. I had McDonalds … Continue reading
Posted in clothes, coffee, comfort food, ethnic food, food blogging, food shopping, grocery shopping, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, perfect moment, shopping, shopping mall
Tagged caramels, inarizushi, Japanese snacks, kids clothes, mall, McDonalds coffee, new nephew, Onigiri, Rice ball, shopping
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My Second Birthday Celebration
The birthday fun isn’t over. My girlfriend offered to make me a delicious meal and feed me some cake. I certainly wasn’t going to refuse. She made me the dish pictured above which has become one of my favourites. It … Continue reading
Posted in birthday, cake, Canada, chocolate, comfort food, dessert, ethnic food, food, food blogging, food shopping, grocery shopping, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, kit kat, perfect moment, shopping, snacks, tea, translation
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A Look at Sharing
I don’t know what it is inside of us that wants other people to like what we like. At my most pessimistic, I think it has something to do with our own insecurities and our need for external validation. At … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, comfort food, ethnic food, food, food blogging, food shopping, grocery shopping, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, shopping, tonkatsu
Tagged candy, caramel, chicken-katsu, hi soft, J-Town, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, morinaga, shopping, tonkatsu
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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
Banana Kit Kat
One of my students went back to Japan to take part in a festival to celebrate adulthood. It is a wonderful event with beautiful kimono. I saw it a couple of times in Japan and always thought it was spectacular–at … Continue reading
