Update

Well, looks like I'm not doing well on this whole food blogging thing. Goodness. I really meant to post something before now, but I haven't been taking pictures of food recently. I personally like seeing pictures of food on food blogs, so that was my goal for here. However, food here usually disappears before I get a chance to make it pretty and take a picture of it! Plus, it's pretty dark here in my house (especially in the kitchen) so the pictures don't come out well. I am making it my goal, though, to write about daikon soup and nabe. Hopefully I'll have one of those up this weekend.

Ok, I am lazy

Sorry, I haven't posted in months! I feel like I am very lazy about this. I'm not, just busy, but hey! I missed the whole summer for cooking. *sigh* I do have some pics and recipes ready, so hopefully I'll be able to catch up and start writing here again. Wish me luck!

a long break

well, it's been nearly three months since i last posted. i've been busy! also, i haven't been able to take pictures of what i make, since it nearly disappears as soon as it hits the table. my kitchen is fairly cramped, so i don't like to take pictures there. also, those last few weeks of pregnancy found me not in the mood to cook. so, anyway, i'll try to update more often here!

Introduction

Hi! I've decided to start another blog, as if I didn't have enough to do already. Ha! You may find (if you find this blog at all) that I am a poor writer. I write for myself, but I guess this blog is going to be for others, too. yikes!

I have been living in Japan for eight years. I am married to a Japanese man, and we have two (almost three) children. I have been trying to cook in Japan for eight years. I have found it challenging for a few reasons: first, I had no experience with Japanese ingredients before I came here! What were all those weird vegetables? Why were apples so darn expensive? Second, I hate fish. I still don't like fish, though I occasionally do eat it. Not sushi, though (my poor husband...) And third, it was hard to get ingredients for things I knew how to make. Over the past few years, it has become much easier (thanks to the internet) to get those things, both in availability and price.

This blog is mainly to encourage me to cook more (I've been very lazy lately because of pregnancy) and take pictures (I love to take pictures). If it can help others (especially those new to Japan), cool. The reason I'm not just blogging about cooking on my other blog is that it can be quite boring sometimes. So, I guess I'm making a little bit more of an effort over here. Hope I can do it!