As usual, work has kept me from performing any kind of update lately. Due to, shall we say, “internal reasons”, one of my colleagues is on indefinite leave. What this means in the long, I have no idea, but in the meantime it has effectively doubled the workload for the Tokyo office and that has [...]
Last weekend I suddenly felt like cooking, so for some reason, before I went to bed, I ended up making a large batch of banana bread! It turned out a little heavier than I would have liked, but it was tasty enough – at least it vanished from the office common area in less than [...]
Speaking of holidays and cooking resolutions, I have yet to post what I’ve cooked! I recently got a Healsio microwave steam oven, and I have to say that I have been very pleased with how it’s working. I’ll try to do a writeup about it later, but for now I just wanted to put up [...]
I bought a TV very recently and though I mostly use it to watch US TV shows that I’ve…”obtained” *cough-ahem*, I do occasionally switch it on to see what’s showing on Japanese TV (the 7 or so channels that are broadcast for free). Most times, the programs consists of sports, news, and extremely bizarre-if-not-downright-ridiculous TV [...]
I stumbled across this recipe for making stuffed mushrooms and… dang… that’s real incentive for me to get a microwave oven! It looks so good (yes, yes, I know it also looks incredibly calorific but c’mon!) that I’ve got to make this some time! The Pioneer Woman is another site that’s going into my bookmarks
One thing most of my friends know is that I’m not a “hard” drinker. Oh, I do imbibe the occasional cocktail or liqueur, and have tried the local Japanese shochu and other alcohols… but always in moderation. I have never gotten drunk – and never intend to. Friends I’ve spoken to say that I should [...]
My first “cooked” (which basically just consisted of boiling) meal at my new place was okayu, but since then I’ve also attempted fried eggs (YUM – it’s been a while since I’ve had those!), grilled cheese sammiches and instant ramen. All very simple, “single guy living alone” type of meals. However, it does seem like [...]
This was the very first meal I’ve “cooked” at my new place. A work of art, a effort of olympian proportions, ambrosia for the tastebuds….well…mayhaps I exaggerate a little. It was simply 2 packets of instant “heat-n-eat” “ume” okayu mixed with some ginger soup spices. Pretty tasty though! At some point I’ll try to make [...]
Y’know, I hadn’t quite realised just how widely shared my enthusiasm for bacon is shared. Actually, my fondness in bacon somewhat pales when considering things like the Bacon Prayer and people who eat nothing but bacon for nearly an entire month. You’ve also got baconwear and bacon accessories, bacon band-aids, bacon lunchboxes… there’s even a recipe [...]
