Category: Food

Eggstravaganza

April 20, 2019

JK visited today, and even though we all know she’s here mostly to see Zoffy I felt as a good host I needed to have an activity planned. And with tomorrow being Easter the obvious choice was this:

I don’t remember ever dyeing eggs at Easter, so I bought some of these inexpensive kits to try it. It’s very easy, toss a tablet into a mix of water and vinegar and dip a hard-boiled egg in. The kits come with crayons that you use to write on the eggs to keep portions undyed.

Naturally I went with the obvious design: Gudetama. My first attempt was a bit experimental:

But I got better with my second (see later). Other issues arose with the coloring for my Grimace egg:

And the fact that I dropped my K-Pop egg (that I had done for Bernard):

But overall it was fun and the eggs came out better than I expected!

We made a few each and here they all are. What do you think?

In case you’re wondering they won’t be wasted. KLS and I aren’t boiled egg fans, but JK will take them home and turn them into sandwiches 🙂

Tokyo Four

January 17, 2019

Today we visited ‘the happiest place on Earth’:

When I was planning this trip I’d wondered if Disney was even open in winter and not only is it very much open it’s also very, very popular! The lines to get in were much longer than I remember from previous Disney trips and the park was every bit as active and busy as a summers day!

Our first ride was Star Tours (the Star Wars ride) which had been updated to contain material from the current trilogy which was a pleasant surprise. We followed with Space Mountain which was significantly faster, darker and more thrilling than I recalled and sent Bernard into a spin! No more thrill rides for him!

No worries, there were still many more rides than we’d have time for: Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan, Snow White, Pinocchio, Small World, Tiki Birds, Jungle Cruise and Pooh. As always happens at Disney the hours flew by and 7 hours after arriving with the sun setting and a great chill descending it was time to leave.

Bernard’s favorite was Pooh’s Hunny Hunt, and his least favorite was Space Mountain. For me today I loved Jungle Cruise since the captain of our boat was a young lady that loved to perform (in Japanese of course) and really hammed it up 🙂

And speaking of getting into the spirit…

Disney here is a bit different from in the USA in that there are very few kids. Most of the guests are young women who are more often than not decked out in Disney clothes with Disney accessories and wearing some type of Disney hat. There’s loads of different ones, and we couldn’t help but try some on:

Should we have bought them??

Anyway I’ll put a bonus photo in today’s only-five-photos-a-day Japanese blog series, and of course it’s the one you’re waiting for…

You’re welcome 🙂

Recipe Time!

November 12, 2018

Once again I’ve heard the masses crying out for another of my recipes, and once again I will humbly respond. Here then, my original recipe for Chicken & Rice Soup with Gyoza.

Let’s start with the chicken and rice soup. The first ingredient is some chicken and rice soup, and I recommend this type:

Pour it into a pot and carefully remove all the vegetables (except potatoes). Veggies are for horses and we don’t want them marring the taste of this meal:

Cook it on the maximum setting for about 4 minutes. Don’t worry if you get bored and wander off and it burns over – I do this every time and it hardly matters:

Once done, this half of the meal is ready!

Now to the gyoza part. The first ingredient is some gyoza, and I prefer these guys:

Toss them into your air fryer and cook on the highest setting for 7 minutes. Don’t brush them with oil or anything, this recipe is best when they’re a bit overcooked:

7 minutes later, you’re all done!

Plate it all presentably and serve with an adult beverage for a sublime taste experience:

And some of you thought I couldn’t cook!

Robot Claw