Kit Kat time!

Boy Japan certainly has been lagging with its Kit Kat flavors.  Hardly any new Kit Kats have graced the shelves these days.  I was able to try two new flavors.

First is Strawberry Cheesecake:

This was just okay.  Not the best I've ever had.

Next this one just came out, Baked Kit Kats:

Holy crap who thought of these?!?!?  Put a Kit Kat in the oven and char it until it looks like this:

And oh my yummy amazing goodness.  Definitely a favorite of mine.

1. Cheese
2. Almond
3. Ramune 
4. Berry Pomegranate
5. Apple Vinegar
6. Peach
7. Green Tea
8. Tiramisu
9. Wasabi
10. Vanilla
11. Sakura Matcha
12. Strawberry
13. Raspberry
14. Vanilla Ice 
15. Caramel
16. Pumpkin Pudding
17. Cookies and Cream
18. Cinnamon
19. Citrus
20. Japanese Chili
21. Blueberry Cheesecake
22. Purple Sweet Potato
23. Rum Raisin
24. Brown Sugar Syrup
25. Orange
26. Hazelnut
27. Condensed Milk Strawberry
28. Passion Fruit 
29. Strawberry Cheesecake
30. Baked Kit Kats

So it's a banner day.  I've tried 30 Kit Kat flavors!  What an interesting group of flavors!  Here's to 30 more Kit Kats!

A vegetarian foodie in Japan...

Wow!  I've been too busy with my new life that I haven't had a chance to update.  So so sorry about that!  I've made some things that I've forgotten to photograph but I'll post the recipes anyway.

I made the best breakfast ever:

This French toast sandwich is super delicious!  You must try it!  I made mine with homemade French toast because we don't have instant and, well, it's better.

I made my guac:

I made this yummy sandwich:

Quite tasty!

I made this bean salad and this pasta salad both without photos, but both I recommend!

In Adventures in Dining, I found a local Indian joint.  Quite delicious:

I tried Starbucks' Lemon Creme Frapp (it was just okay):

And I had some super tasty お好み焼き:

That's it!  Happy eating!

さくら。。。

It's that time of year again.  さくら or cherry blossom season!  This time of year hoards of Japanese people swarm to parks to sit under the blooms and have 花見 parties. Last weekend the boyfriend and I went to 新宿御苑 and sat under the gorgeous trees.  We had to battle mobs of people to get there but the views were well worth it.

Here are some pics:

Happy Spring!

Where have I been?

I apologize for my lack of blogging these days, but I've been going through some major life changes.

In Japan, April is the start of new.  Students begin the new school year, some begin university, and some begin a new school or grade.  Company employees begin new jobs and many people move house.

So this is where I am.  I am deep in the midst of moving house.  I've spent countless hours, days and now weeks it seems tracking down boxes, packing said boxes, and getting rid of things.  I never knew how much stuff actually fit in my closet until I cleaned it out.  The closet is mostly empty now.  Just a few clothes hanging.  Most my things have been boxed.  Some things have been transported to my new place.  Two years in Japan and I've accumulated a lot not to mention what I brought and had shipped over here.  My new place is smaller by about 7 square meters but there is no way of telling that because the way the new apartment is laid out, it looks so spacious.  Plus there are a lot of windows which I think also makes it look bigger.  Of course, the real test will be will all of my large furniture fit in there?  I guess we'll see on Friday (that is my official moving day).

Here are some photos of the new place:

Anyway, I hope you are all well, dear readers.  In addition to all this moving nonsense, I've caught a nasty bug that's gone on for far too long.  I've resolved to rest today and get better, so far I've not done too good a job with that.  I'll try to rectify that now.  Until next time!

Lipton Tea...

Hello!  I have some new teas to share with you.

First, is American Tea Lemonade from the Tea's Travel series:

Now my memory might not be perfect but I'm pretty sure this is the exact same recipe as 50/50 Tea Lemonade.  Now I'm not complaining, of course.  That was one of my favorite teas.  This one is no different.  Delicious!

Next is Hojicha Latte:

Hojicha is roasted green tea.  This was tea was actually pretty good and the more I sipped it, the more it grew on me. 

Win/win for these two teas.

In other tea news Earl Grey Milk Tea is back on the shelves.  This is the first tea I've seen recycled since I've been here (now 1 year and 8 months).

The list:

1. Milk Tea
2. Maple Milk Tea
3. Lemon Tea
4. Peach Tea
5. Earl Grey Milk Tea
6. Green Apple Tea
7. 50/50 Tea & Lemonade
8. Tropical Fruit Tea
9. Chamomile Citrus Tea
10. Roast Milk Tea
11. Jasmine Lemon Peel
12. Grape Tea
13. Straight Tea
14. Apple Tea
15. 50/50 Tea & Fruit Punch
16. Matcha Milk
17. Tea Cappuccino
18. Mikan Tea
19. 50/50 Tea & Nectar
20. Luxurious Milk Tea
21. Muscat Tea
22. Plum Honey
23. Cream Milk Tea 
24. Grapefruit Tea
25. Orange Marmalade Tea 
26. Royal Milk Tea
27. Golden Pineapple Tea
28. Italian Fruit Punch Tea
29. Honey Milk Tea
30. Green Apple with Honey
31. Thailand Lychee Tea
32. Sweetened Condensed Milk Tea 
33. Turkey Apricot Tea
34. Milk Caramel Tea
35. Navel Orange Tea
36. French Pear & Apple Tea
37. Creamy Milk Tea
38. American Tea Lemonade
39. Hojicha Latte

The Top Five:

1. OG Milk Tea
2. 50/50 Tea Lemonade
3. 50/50 Tea & Fruit Punch
4. 50/50 Tea & Nectar
5. Jasmine Lemon Peel

Some clothes...

Hey!  Here's some clothes!

February 11th:

February 19th:

February 21st:

February 22nd:

February 24th:

February 25th:

February 26th:

That's all!

A vegetarian foodie in Japan...

Is winter over yet?  I'm really tired of the bitter cold.  I want to feel the sunshine on my face.  I want summer.  Believe or not I'm excited that it will be in the 50s this week.  I have made some super delicious things but I got into a fight with my internet and it refused to work.

Anyway, on the the food!

I made some borscht.  It was good but then I left it out all night and I'm afraid it was no good after that.

I made the best pumpkin soup ever!

It was so unbelievably tasty!

I made a veritable Valentine's Day feast for my boyfriend:

Recipes are here.  Everything was, of course, awesome,

Here's the dessert I made:

I made a to-die-for grilled cheese.  Seriously, never making it the regular way again.

That's all!  Happy eating!

A vegetarian foodie in Japan...

Wow, okay, so I've been trying to write this blog since this morning but my internet keeps saying no.  I guess since it snowed yesterday the internet just gave up.

Anyway, I made some things, so here ya go!

Coconut "Chicken"

So Japan has this super great soy meat.  It takes forever to prepare but the result is awesome.  Anyway, I modified this recipe.  I also found that the soy meat doesn't need as long to cook as chicken.  I will definitely make this again.

Nutella Brownies:

Of course these were excellent.  Pretty much goes without saying.

Vegetarian Chipotle Nachos:

I already bought all the stuff to make these again.  'Nuff said!

I tried my hand at homemade cottage cheese.  It was easier than I thought but it takes a lot of milk and produces just a little cheese.

The first picture is before I added the milk and salt, the second is after.  It's very good.

I made a Snickers dessert:

Basically take a mini Snickers bar, wrap it in a wonton wrapper and fry it.  Yum!

I made Pasta with Pumpkin Cream Sauce:

This was better the second day after flavors melded a little better.

I also indulged in Coconut French Toast:

I can't even tell you how delicious this was.  Just make it for yourself!

In Adventures in Dining my bf and I tried out Biokura Cafe:

It's hard to find but this was for sure the best burger I've ever had in Japan.  Must go back there.

We had tea and cakes at Janat:

Their set up is so beautiful and the tea was delicious.

And my bf bought me a vegetarian bento box:

So yummy!

That's all.  This took too long.  Happy eating!