Curry? anyone?

I've never been a huge fan of curry, but for some reason I decided that I'd buy a box of curry mix to make since it seems to be the popular thing to do here. It's quick (but not really...), easy and it's supposedly OISHII !!!! But I believe that because EVERYTHING here is oishii!!! I dont think I've ever used MAZUI (disgusting) for anything I've eaten here... well, except this Kirin drink... but that's a whole other blog entry. Anyways, back to my curry story. I bought this box of curry mix back in October because someone suggested it and I've never touched it. And at least once a month, I'd buy all the ingredients (carrots, onions, potatoes, meat) with the intention to make this curry. Yet, every month I'd use these ingredients to make either vegetable soup or chicken soup. But this month is different! I FINALLY made it!!! Although, I must admit, I was very tempted to make chicken soup since that's pretty much what I have to make before putting in the curry powder. lol. Curry turned out super oishii!


Clearly, I made too much for myself, so if anyone wants some curry fly on over! There's plenty to go around! ^_^

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Side story: Teriyaki Salmon

I'm a bit of a weird-o when I start cooking because I don't like to seran wrap my left over veggies or well... whatever leftover from cooking. So I either use all of it even if I know the portions wont be right (I'll just snack off the extra :P) or I'll use it to cook something else all in one night so I dont have to do extra dishes tomorrow. Tonight, I used only 1/2 an onion... meaning... haha... yes! I still have 1/2 an onion to use!!! So I decided to thinly slice up 1/2 of the 1/2 onion and cook it with my teriyaki salmon and mushrooms.


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Another side story: Green beans with ground pork and 1/4 onion

This is the final story of my little onion whose life was so meaningful to me. I didnt want to overwhelm my salmon with too much onions, so I left a bit for my green beans. I know it seems like I cooked a lot tonight, but I GUARANTEE that I wont be cooking for at least the rest of the week even if it means I'll be surviving on curry every night! Okay.. that's a lie... I'll probably be cooking something by the weekend just because I need to satisfy my cooking itch. I wish I had the same itch for cleaning... *sigh* Does anyone want to come over and clean my dishes and pots for me?

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Special thanks: Andrew Maharaj!

Ever since my decision to come to Japan, I already decided in Toronto that I'd be collecting and trying every Pocky flavour that's offered here in Japan. They have seasonal ones, limited edition ones, and limited area flavours.

Andrew, being the sweetheart that he is, went to Hokkaido to attend the winter festival and came back with the, in my opinion, BEST omiyage (souvenir) from Hokkaido! You are super-duper Andrew Maharaj! :D

GIANT YUBARI MELON POCKY limited to Hokkaido!

I still haven't tried it yet, but to justify, it's because I still have a bin full of kit-kats (also another one of my weird collections) and other Pocky flavours to finish off.

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Speaking of Kit Kats....

Look at what I found....


White & Yellow PEACH Kit Kat! Personally, I don't really like them though. haha... The white peach taste like soap to me, while the yellow peach is better, but too sweet for my liking. But my co-worker likes the white peach better. Maybe it's a Japanese thing...

I still have tons of pictures and blogs to write. But I think that's all for tonight. I'll try to write again tomorrow so I can keep everyone posted on what's been happening the past month. Although, nothing really interesting has happened, so it's probably more about food!

Speaking of which... hahaha.... self note (must write about):

- experience at ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT DESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSERT!!! Sweet Paradise (that's the name of the place! I LOVE IT!)
- you can never go wrong to follow a lineup when ordering food! (Greatest meatball on earth and fresh donuts made by HAND not like Krispy Kreme or Tiny Tom... they squeeze the batter in, fry them, take them out, cool them and glaze all by hand)
- Shinkansen sushi (sushi delivered to you on a mini shinkansen train)
- Home cooked JAPANESE dishes (I attended a Japanese cooking class and made LOTS of Japanese food to celebrate the Hinamatsuri - Girls' Day)