Nihongo-a-Go-Go :: Mandy's Journal

Foooooooooood!

Gah!! I had a long post, and this stupid thing ate it. Well, let's see what we can recapture. First of all, I don't have much to write. I've mostly been working, still recovering from the last vestiges of illness. This weekend, the apartment finally got the cleaning it had been crying out for. It's amazing how much bigger the place looks when it's clean!

This weekend I also walked up to the post office to pick up my package from my lovely family. I'm so lost in the world of Kingdom Hearts for GBA. Love it! I've already beaten the first two floors of Castle Oblivion,and I just started it last night. I love Kingdom Hearts because I can spend so much time squeeing over the characters that show up. I almost had to get some fresh air when I saw Jack in Halloween Town. It took me a bit to beat Oogie Boogie, blah. Now I'm in the Hercules place. I had forgotten how adorable Cloud is in his Kingdom Hearts outfit with the burgundy raggy cape and the one little devil wing. *continues to squee and hopes to see Sephiroth...without having to fight him* Thanks for much for the other goodies in the box too. Coloring book...tasties...too bad I gave up chocolate for Lent. *cries*

Other news, hmm...I had my first Chibiko demo on Saturday. It was actually really fun. The little girl, who was two, was really into it. She sang and colored and giggled like crazy. I guess I was almost surprised to see how into it she was. The mother signed, and the class will start in April. Since it'll be on Saturday, I hope that I get the class. It would be at 10:50, so that's basically how I'd start my day. :)

Hmm...it's been rainy and very chilly lately...so, I don't really have any good pictures. The only thing I have to show you all is...food.

Heh, not too exciting, but here are some pics of the regular food I eat...and make! Yes, be proud of me! For here you will see some of my creations, in the same GLORIOUS vein as the Majestic Grilled Cheese Sandwich and the Mighty Tomato Soup. First I give you...the salad.

After being seriously veggie deficient, I decided at the grocery store that we NEEDED to eat salad. This marvelous concoction has lettuce, cherry tomatoes, baby carrots, the longest and thinnest cucumbers I've ever seen, beautiful colored flower-shaped rice croutons, and it's all covered in a delightful...well, mostly delightful Japanese approximation of 1000 Island dressing. It tasted great, and I could hear my body thanking me.

Next we have a rather gross looking feast, but it looked much better whole and in person. I didn't make this, but it was a European treat none the less.

This meal consisted of orange juice, landejaegers, gouda/cheddar cheese, and fresh onion bread. It was delightful! The onion bread was from Epi-Ciel, one of the chain French bakeries that pop up in every train station. Epi-Ciel, known by their blue bags, has the best tasting pizza in Japan, and get extra points because many of the tags on the baked goods are in English. Or at least in katakana. The jaegers tasted even better for the fact that they were imported illegally. Yum! Yay, Euromeal!

And what does this say? This says, "Mandy, why are you taking a picture of me eating a spicy German hunting sausage? Dork." :)

Finally, the craze that's sweeping the nation...Pancakes! I've been craving pancakes since I got to Japan, and the bags of mix have been tormenting me, since I couldn't read the Japanese instructions. This week, I could stand it no more, and the Morinaga mix came home with us. Brilliantly, and James Bond-edly, I used the dictionary setting on my cell phone to correctly identify the kanji for milk, and made these beaties.

Well...maybe not beautiful. But tasty. Somehow, they just wouldn't become round, normal looking pancakes. Part of it is that they're not really pancakes, but 'hot cakes.' Which are supposed to puff. Or rather 'hotto kekii.' Anyway, the 'mapuru taipu' syrup is a little thin, but still yummy. Yum!

Sorry for the bad pictures. Unfortunately, dinner comes at night, so I have to take all the pics with flash. Anyway, keep watching this space for more exciting news in the near future. This weekend...maybe a museum. Ooo...

Posted by Mandy at February 20, 2005 11:54 PM