tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78591208360074168232024-03-05T07:31:07.086-08:00From Japan With LoveFromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-88485726404898640532015-09-27T03:48:00.000-07:002015-09-27T03:48:40.981-07:00Amazing gluten free low carb rolls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These rolls are amazing. They are called Swedish breakfast buns and they are the first recipe that I actually like that is actually like bread. I have tried so many recipes and most have been terrible but these I will be making a lot. Even my husband who isn't low-carb loves these and asks me to make them. I did make a couple of changes to the recipe. I didn't have whole flax seeds so I used flax meal and I didn't have sunflower seeds so I used Chia seeds. I also added a tablespoon of hemp hearts. Here is the recipe<a href="http://thelowcarbreview.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/swedish-breakfast-buns.html" target="_blank"> http://thelowcarbreview.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/swedish-breakfast-buns.html</a><br />
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-25121964610550986752015-09-01T11:40:00.001-07:002015-09-01T11:46:05.775-07:00Low carb and gluten free avocado tuna melt bites!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These were delicious! I wasn't sure about combining avocados and tuna but they were amazing! They are low-carb, grain free, gluten-free and perfect for the keto diet.</div>
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-47409619635940025532014-09-19T08:44:00.000-07:002014-09-19T08:57:34.659-07:00Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Grain Free, Low Salicylate, Low Oxalate, Low Histamine Pancakes!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ok...that title sure is a mouthful lol! But it is all true. The one thing I didn't say is how good they taste and I have to say...they are delicious! This blog post could also have had the title "the magic of the chickpea" because that is what these wonderful things are made of ...chickpea flour (aka garbanzo bean flour, besan, gram flour)! Now...I know it might sound a little odd (for those of us not used to chickpeas) but they are so worth making!<br />
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Why did I add all that stuff about "free of this and low that" in the title? Well...I try to stay gluten free as much as possible (esp at home) and I've been experimenting with low oxalate, low histamine and low salicylate cooking because I've been having some physical issues and research led me to these 3. I know histamine is an issue and I really suspect that salicylates are as well. I'm less sure about oxalates but considering I had been eating/drinking high oxalate for some time, I thought it would be best to check those out as well. It hasn't been easy in terms of figuring out what I can eat but I'm determined to find out what is wrong with me! I have been doing a ton of research and looking for recipes when I came across chickpea flour. I was thrilled when I realized that chickpea flour is low oxalate, low salicylate and low histamine!<br />
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Ok...on to the pancakes! Take a look at these! <br />
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Don't they look great?! They are fabulous! And easy too! Here is the <a href="http://www.thewannabechef.net/2012/05/15/chickpea-flour-pancakes/" target="_blank">recipe</a> . What I loved about them is after eating, my stomach still felt good and light...which is the opposite of how I usually feel after eating gluten free pancakes made from most mixes/recipes. I topped mine with a bit of butter (they can be dairy free if you don't cook with or add any butter) and pure maple syrup and omg! So good! <br />
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-27885198738149704712014-08-24T07:04:00.000-07:002014-08-24T07:20:14.655-07:00OMG! This was soooo good!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Earlier this year, a friend told me about this great dish she made from the website paleomg.com using spaghetti squash and she went on and on about how good it was and that it tasted cheesy but there wasn't any cheese in it etc etc. It sounded good but as Japan is very seasonal, getting spaghetti squash at that time was impossible.<br />
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Well, I found some and decided to make it. I really wasn't sure about it but holy cow! It is soooo amazing! And it is paleo, gluten free, grain free and dairy free!<br />
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It is called pizza spaghetti pie. Here is the picture from the site because sadly, my pictures looked horrible and I didn't want to scare you away from trying the recipe.<br />
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Here is the <a href="http://paleomg.com/almost-5-ingredient-pizza-spaghetti-pie/" target="_blank">link to the recipe</a>. The only change I made was instead of Italian sausage (as there isn't any where I live) I used a mix of ground pork and beef. It was still amazing! My husband loved it and asked for 2nds!<br />
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-66213850658145163722014-08-18T07:54:00.000-07:002014-08-18T07:54:17.903-07:00There is a very good reason why I haven't blogged in a month....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I spent the last month busting my tush trying to build and stock our new and improved store <a href="http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/" target="_blank">www.from-japan-with-love.com </a>. We opened this store about 6 years ago and for the first 4 years or so we were pretty happy with it. But then I was getting frustrated because there were features I really wanted but the company we were with didn't have them.<br />
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I kept looking for a new host for our site. I would even go on to the Etsy forums as I know people would ask other Etsy sellers for their advice about websites. Still nothing...until about a month ago.<br />
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Finally I found what I was looking for! We went with <a href="http://www.create.net/" target="_blank">www.create.net </a>. They offered a 1 month free trial (no credit card needed) so I signed up. I loved it so much that after only 2 days I joined. I spent a lot of timing building it, getting used to it and stocking it. We took a lot of new pictures of our products and then we opened!<br />
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1. We can have more than 1 picture!! This is so thrilling...no more cramming 2-4 pictures into one!<br />
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2. If a product is sold out...a little sign will tell you! No more adding an item to the cart only to find out it is sold out!<br />
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4. When trying to figure out the shipping costs you used to have to fill in your entire address. Now, just choose your country and it will show you the shipping cost.<br />
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Those are just some of the features we love! There are so many more!<br />
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Anyway, we are thrilled and are planning to really build this store up big. We will be adding not just more bento goods but Japanese vintage, supplies like traditional stickers and rubber stamps and much much more! So stay tuned.<br />
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The one downside to changing hosts is that for those of you who made an account on our old store, that account won't work now so you will have to make another one. Sorry! We know it is inconvenient so to not only say sorry for that but to also celebrate our new and improved store we are offering 10% off to anyone who shops with us from today until September 18th, 2014. Just add the discount code <b>fromjapanwithlove10</b> into the discount code area and you will get 10% off your items! No minimum amount required!<br />
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-31896327514068491842014-07-14T10:03:00.000-07:002014-07-14T10:03:15.159-07:00I LOVE this video!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-70817219959817738802014-07-09T08:02:00.001-07:002014-07-09T08:02:41.216-07:00Rice Pizza from Pizza Pockets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm guessing that when you saw the title of this blog post that you thought the same thing I did....a normal looking pizza crust made from rice flour. Nope!! This is literally pressed rice with toppings. They have 3 versions - 2 are seafood and one is kind of like Korean barbecue with veggies and cheese. I ordered the meat version and....</div>
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... well.....it was ok. I mean...it wasn't exactly pizza....meat, veggies and cheese on
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-72266728346107043182014-07-05T07:03:00.000-07:002014-07-05T07:05:36.838-07:00This week in pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After posting my last blog post, I got sick with a sinus infection. Ugh! I took Monday off but went to work the rest of the week. I'm feeling much better now. So, because of being sick, I didn't do too much. Here are some pics from my week.</div>
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It is summer here (actually it is rainy season but summer will start soon) and so it is Yukata season! These are worn mostly to festivals like firework festivals etc.<br />
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Also at the mall I saw this shop "family studio" where you can take your kids and have pictures taken of them in cute traditional clothes. </div>
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Oh and here are some lovely sunflowers from the flower shop that moved into the building where I work.</div>
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Today was fun! I met up with my friend Phee and we went to get our hair cut. Our hairdresser, Rod, is from France and has been in Japan for a very long time....well over 20 years. Here we are (before getting our hair cut). I'm on the right. </div>
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His hair salon is cool! There is even a chandelier! </div>
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A colorful closet for our bags.</div>
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After getting our hair cut we went into Tenjin ( an area in the middle of Fukuoka city) to meet with my friend Kristin. We sat around Starbucks chatting. Then Kristin and I walked to her car so I took some pics of what I saw on the way there.</div>
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As it was getting late, Yatai food stall were being set up. These are super popular in Tenjin and when my friend in Tokyo comes to Fukuoka city, she always goes to one. There are many of these along the wide sidewalks. </div>
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Then we walked by a shrine.</div>
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Then we walked by a place where a Canada Day party was being held! Happy Birthday Canada!! They were serving Canadian beer, poutine, lobster and more and one lucky person will win a free flight to Vancouver!</div>
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Kristin and I ended the day with yakiniku! Yakiniku is basically Korean barbeque-you grill the meat at your table. As it was Saturday night and we didn't have reservations, it took going to 3 restaurants before finding one that had space for us. And we still had to wait about 15 minutes which I know isn't long and certainly better than the 1.5 hour wait at a different yakiniku place but at this point we were beyond hungry so 15 minutes sure felt long lol.</div>
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But it was soooooo worth the wait! Super delicious!!</div>
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Thanks Kristin and Phee for a lovely day!!</div>
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-52256149636156131452014-06-22T02:05:00.001-07:002014-06-22T02:05:29.065-07:00After the cute bus stop.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So to continue my story from the last post.... After seeing the cute cat bus stop, my friend Kristin took me to this cute shrine which was up a large hill. No one was there so we looked around and I snapped many pictures!<br />
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The gates leading to the shrine.</div>
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Gorgeous bamboo in the gates-maybe they put candles in the the holes.</div>
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Did you notice the guy is sleeping? There were a few cars and trucks parked at the dam and everyone was sleeping!</div>
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So after our mini side trip we went to the mall and enjoyed a drink at Starbucks and did a little shopping. It was a great day! Thanks Kristin!!</div>
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-9589943883562349882014-06-17T10:07:00.000-07:002014-06-17T10:07:05.880-07:00Possibly the cutest bus stop in the world! Meow!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So today I hung out with my friend Kristin. We went out to eat and on the way to the Fukutsu Aeon Mall we took an unexpected and completely delightful mini road trip to 3 amazing spots. The first spot is this bus stop!<br />
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I believe this is just past the city limits of our city, Munakata, and in Miyawaka city. This city has a character called "Oisdashi-neko" which loosely translated by my husband means "push away bad stuff cat". The Wakamiya Oidashi Neko is said to ward off bad luck and bring in good luck. <br />
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Here is the bus stop!</div>
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Seriously....how cute is that bus stop!!!</div>
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Of course there is a story about this cat and "they" were nice enough to include a story near the bus stop in both English and Japanese so I snapped a picture for you. I enlarged this picture so that you can read the story yourself. </div>
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As you can see from the next 2 pictures-this is in the "inaka" or countryside!</div>
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I thought I would show you some of the items that are available online. While there are still sweet cakes and other goodies available...</div>
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<b>A selection of green tea and green tea flavored sweets! </b></div>
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<b>Raw fish! </b></div>
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<b>Raw Fugu (blowfish) </b></div>
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<b>Stuffed crab shells! </b></div>
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<b>A selection of smoked fish!</b></div>
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Like most people, I needed caffeine in the morning to get started. But once I started juicing I wanted to change that. I came across <a href="http://www.juicemaster.com/" target="_blank">Jason Vale</a> and his amazing videos. The one that really got me excited was his video on his ginger shot. <br />
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And KAPOW is right!!! But wow...I love starting my day like this! So does my husband. It is the first thing we drink. And ginger is so amazing for you! I like it for it's ability to reduce pain and inflammation! It has really helped me and I know one person who says if she drinks the ginger shot in the morning she doesn't need a pain pill! Give it a try and see how it makes you feel!</div>
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So, my husband and I went to Youme Town (pronounced "you may" town) which is a shopping mall and there is a Lotteria there so he decided he wanted to give the ramen burger a try. We ordered and this is what was delivered to us at the table.</div>
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He said the soup tasted good but the "burger" was just odd and trying to dip it was difficult. He gave it a 2 thumbs up but I really think he was just happy to have something in his stomach as he was starving! He said later that he probably wouldn't order it again.</div>
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At the supermarket they are selling this locally made product. It is a kind of soy sauce meant to be used with yogurt, bread, ice cream etc. I don't think I will be trying this but it sounds interesting!</div>
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My youngest class practiced the alphabet! </div>
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I made this amazing gluten free triple berry crumble! It was so delicious!!</div>
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I went to MK which is a "shabu shabu" restaurant. "Shabu shabu" is also called a hot pot. There is a pot with broth and you add thinly sliced pork and beef and tons of veggies and cook them at the table. And then you dip them in a spicy sauce. Yum! </div>
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And on the first floor of the building I work in, a combo flower shop/computer school will be opening. Yeah...I thought that was a strange combo as well! The front of the store is the flower shop and in the back is the computer school. They have a separate door for the computer school thankfully. Still...it is not only an odd combination for a business but the location is very strange for a flower shop! Let me show you what is around our building.<br />
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-56670960191765978592014-05-27T10:00:00.000-07:002014-05-27T10:15:19.590-07:00If you sell products online this might be for you!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This was on kickstarter and I didn't know about it then but it is still very reasonable to purchase! You can find it <a href="http://www.lightcase.co.uk/" target="_blank">here </a> .</div>
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I grew up hating my body. I was told I was beautiful but because I was bigger and hated myself I never really believed it. I even did a bit of plus size modeling but I still didn't love myself. When I was in university, I started a business called "redefining beautiful" and I went in to classrooms and women's groups and talked about body image and the diet industry etc. But part of me still hated my body. This has been an ongoing issue my whole life. I believe that this is true for most women. And even though I'm bigger than what is considered "acceptable" I'm really trying to embrace my body-flaws and all! Because hating myself, talking so negatively to myself etc has gotten me nowhere....maybe showing myself some love and acceptance will.<br />
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-65524475163079080902014-05-16T06:47:00.000-07:002014-05-16T20:57:02.799-07:00Ramen "burger" ?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last December, a friend of mine suggested I watch the movie "Fat, sick and nearly dead" by Joe Cross. She suggested it because I had been complaining about pain in my leg and knee. She said it was a great movie so I watched it. In the movie, Joe Cross (an Australian) goes to the States and does 60 days of only freshly made veggie and fruit juice. He did it because he was sick and tired of being sick. He had an autoimmune disease and had pretty much tried everything else and thought that juicing might help. It did help...not only him but other people featured in the movie.<br />
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I was so inspired that I went out and bought a juicer but as I wasn't sure I would like it or not, I just bought a cheap centrifugal juicer and figured if I really liked it, I would buy an expensive juicer later. I went to the supermarket and bought all kinds of fruits and veggies and made a few juices. WOW!! I loved it! And what is weird is that I NEVER drank juice before. I hate juice from the supermarket...always have so it floored me that I loved juicing. I made some not so great juice (daikon juice is soooo not for me lol) but overall I was happy with the juices I made but I wasn't happy with my juicer as the pulp was so wet and greens were nearly impossible to juice. So...after only a week of using my cheap juicer I bought an Omega 350VRT HD which is a masticating or cold press juicer. I ordered it from amazon.com and had it delivered to me here in Japan (it was cheaper by almost $150 dollars even with shipping, than ordering one from here in Japan).<br />
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Well...what a difference! The pulp is drier, greens are easier to juice and the juice looks better...greener or redder (depending on the veggies) than from my other juicer. And after making it, I can store it for up to 72 hours (though I never really go longer than 24) because it is a masticating juicer which means it runs at much lower rpms and therefore doesn't create much heat so nutrients aren't lost/destroyed.<br />
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Now...there are many many recipes out there but I live in Japan which means I don't always have access to them or in the case of fennel....NEVER have access to them lol. I thank God for costco because I can buy zucchini, celery, baby kale, romaine and other veggies and fruit in great quantities at great prices. Some veggies and fruit I can find at my local supermarket but in crazy small amounts...for example celery. I can only buy 2 stalks (stalks not bunches) at a time and half of it is leaves and it can cost $3 for 2 stalks! So...again I say thank God for costco because I go through so much celery in a week!<br />
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So...while we don't have access to all the fruits and veggies people in the States do, we do have access to other tasty veggies. Here are some of my favorites:<br />
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This is "santo sai"...apparently related to the Chinese cabbage (my
hubby said "you know...it's like the uncle or cousin of cabbage" lol).
There is another one called "shirona" which I also like.<br />
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This next one I LOVE! It is called "shiso" or perilla leaves. I seriously love this leaf! It adds a fabulous flavor which is hard to describe. The only reason I tried it was that the day before we had "temaki sushi" (the kind you make yourself at the table) and we had extra and I hate to waste food so I thought I would throw it in and yum!!<br />
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The next thing I love to juice but hate to eat is "gobo" or burdock root. In Japan it is very popular in cooked dishes but I hated it. Not sure why I tried to juice it but I think at one point I just put things in my cart to try in a juice. Anyway, gobo is super healthy...good blood cleanser and it adds an earthy flavor without being overpowering. I just cut about 10cm off the big root, peel it and then add it to the juicer.<br />
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I have many favorite juice recipes...but right now my favorite is celery/apple/gobo (burdock) and shiso (perilla leaves). Here is a pic.<br />
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In January, I did a 25 day juice fast and while I loved it in many ways, the main reason I wasn't happy was that I was FROZEN!! I mean, it is cold enough to snow here but we don't have central heat. My students thought I was nuts lol! I was sitting under the heater (25 degrees C), with a heavy coat on, fingerless gloves and a scarf and complaining about being cold. So I stopped. I also realized that my weak point in the day is when I come home from work so cooking my husband dinner was too tempting so during the fast I did in March/April I didn't cook him dinner. I did 15 days at that point and I was still frozen. While I wasn't thrilled to be cold I was thrilled with other things....my pain went away! The swelling in my feet and ankles went away! I slept better! My skin glowed. I felt great. When I'm not doing a 100% juice fast, during the week I juice breakfast and lunch and eat dinner. On the weekends I juice breakfast and sometimes eat 1-2 meals.<br />
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While I was juice fasting I was getting excited about eating more veggies after stopping the fast...and I did that. And I have had problems. It looks like my body loves veggie juice but isn't crazy about eating all the veggies as I suddenly had gas, bloating...feeling pregnant etc so I think it was just too much fiber. And during this past week I have been on holidays and I haven't juiced as much as I normally do so tomorrow my husband and I are both doing a 3-5 day juice only fast. I've done them before but this is the first time my husband will be joining me. About 2 weeks or so ago, he started juicing breakfast and lunch with me and basically felt ok. He sometimes forgets to drink enough juice or water when he is working so he needs to do a better job of that this time lol. The good thing is...besides cucumber juice (which he loves to eat and hates to drink...he can smell cucumber juice a mile away lol) he has loved most of the juices I have made. He has also started helping me in the morning when I make the juice for breakfast and lunch. He does the straining (masticating juicer let more pulp through so the juice is thicker which we don't like so we strain it) and some washing up which is a big help now that I'm making juice for 2!<br />
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Anyway, given how much I love juicing I will probably be posting more in the future along with some pictures and recipes. Here is something that helped me when I first started juicing.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I’ve been thinking of restarting this blog for the last 6
months but every time I really thought about it…I just procrastinated. I was
stuck because I was wondering what I would say in the first post. I have lots
of ideas about what to write about for subsequent posts but the first one….ugh.
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by the end of the year. Early 2012- hubby went back to work so I was left doing
everything for the business and something had to give... so…I stopped blogging. We also decided to close some stores and open some new ones. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2014 - hubby is working from home again and I
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FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-68006153545439373312012-02-23T09:38:00.001-08:002012-02-23T09:51:31.412-08:00Wifi services disrupted throughout Japan!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I am beyond frustrated!! Last year I joined Softbank to get “pocket wifi” which is mobile wifi (see the picture above). This little thing can support 10 gadgets at one time and it has been amazing….until a few days ago. I woke up the other day, turned on my computer and then turned on my little wifi gadget. Nothing. It didn’t work. My husband spent an hour on the phone with someone at Softbank fiddling with things on the computer. Sometimes it looked like it connected but it wasn’t really connected. Very strange since it has worked perfectly for more than a year. I went to work which is in the same city and it worked absolutely fine when I used it on my laptop there. But that night at home, nada…nothing…zip! So, the next day we phoned the company again to complain. While my husband was waiting to talk to someone, he checked twitter and sure enough people throughout Japan were complaining. Still it seemed that no one at Softbank knew what was going on. I was complaining to my boss about it and he said that there had been nothing in the news about it.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I went home last night and my husband said it had been in the news. Apparently, there is a Broadcasting company called “BS” (I know….WTH kind of name is that?) and they are making a new digital channel and it has completely disrupted all the wifi in Japan. Sometimes I can use it and sometimes I can’t. Right now, I’m typing this in Microsoft Word instead of directly onto blogspot like I normally do as I’m too afraid of losing my wifi and therefore losing the post. I can’t believe it is ok for 1 company to be able to completely disrupt all the wifi in Japan because it isn’t just Softbank that is having trouble. Emobile and AU customers are also complaining. You would think that since they aren’t able to fulfill their end of a contract that we would be able to get out of it (all contracts here are 2 years) but apparently the contract we signed (which I can’t read so hubby signed it as it is paid via his credit card) says that they don’t guarantee service just that they will do their best. WTF?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So….I guess we will have to wait and see but this is absolute crap in my opinion. I can’t run my business without the Internet. Something will have to change or what will happen to wifi in Japan?</div></div>FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-53533643053992484632012-02-12T08:11:00.000-08:002012-02-12T08:11:22.794-08:00I'm in love with a Kombu snack!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Recently, I've been looking to get my iodine, iron, vitamins and minerals from natural sources. So I looked into seaweed knowing it is high in iodine. You might think that because I'm in Japan I eat a lot of it....I don't. I hardly eat it because I'm not crazy about the way most of it is prepared. Yes, I sometimes make dashi (soup base) with dried kombu but really....not that often. And yes, I eat maki sushi, but again, not that often. <br />
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About 2 weeks ago when we were at the supermarket we found a kombu (seaweed) and sesame seed snack. I bought it and loved it! It is crunchy, slightly sweet and salty....absolutely delicious! But, it was a very small pack and we wanted to find more so we looked on line. The first thing we noticed is that much of it is made with sugar substitutes which I avoid for many reasons. We finally found one that is made without the fake stuff so we ordered it from a small company in Hokkaido. It arrived and wow! It is so delicious!! Now the challenge will be to eat just a small amount a day cause this stuff is so delicious that it would be easy to just snack on it like popcorn!<br />
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Last week I was contacted by a writer for cnn.com. She was doing an article about sushi and crafts and the article came out today! My ring is the 3rd picture. I was a bit bummed when I noticed they spelled my name wrong and there are no links to the items they feature so a few of us that were featured put the links in the comment section. <br />
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