raisin cookies (日本語は後に続く）I had too many raisins so～, I made too many cookies and ran out of wax paper! They look funny but are really delicious. We have an old saying in English, " You can't judge a book by it's cover." It means …

Marshmallow Coffee （日本語は後に続く）Our 3:00 coffee time the other day was fun! I decorated snowman shaped marshmallows with a choccopen and floated them in our coffee. I used our Noritake cups and saucers which I really like. It was ju…

Pumpkin Salad （日本語は後に続く）Last night I made typical American style cooked pumpkin as one of our side dishes. It is made by steaming pumpkin and quickly mixing it in a bowl with butter, sugar, cinammon and a sprinkle of salt. I alwa…

お雑煮 （日本語は後に続く）Happy New Year, everyone! This is a photo of traditional Japanese New Year's soup called, "ozouni." Ozouni differs greatly between regions and even by households! At our house, we use instant matsutake mushroom o…