Author Archives: mariko

more baking

Posted on December 11, 2007 by mariko

Yup, more baking. I apologize for the following unappetizing photo: It may not look so hot, but it is dee-licious. It’s Gingerbread Pudding Cake, and it’s of the molten category. It is perfect scooped atop some vanilla ice cream. That … Continue reading →

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COOKIES

Posted on December 6, 2007 by mariko

I told you it was going to be all about baking this week! We had a little cookie-eating party here, and dang but if we didn’t have a bunch of delicious morsels! And this isn’t even all of them! We … Continue reading →

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rice cookery

Posted on December 3, 2007 by mariko

I think this is going to be a week of baking, and really, is there anything wrong with that? A while back I read about baking bread in a rice cooker. It sounded so weird that it intrigued me, and … Continue reading →

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junket

Posted on December 2, 2007 by mariko

Oh, but I have many things to bake! Today, though, I whipped up some raspberry junket. It is a Danish dessert (yeah, it says so right on the box), and I had never had it before, having grown up strictly … Continue reading →

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chocolate chip cookies

Posted on November 29, 2007 by mariko

Every time I decide to shoot for more consistency in blogging, something comes up, and I fail. Of course, it’d probably help if I were actually making something these days. Anyway, I have managed to do a bit of baking. … Continue reading →

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in case you don’t have enough to cook

Posted on November 21, 2007 by mariko

I have been busy obsessing over the calibration of the oven temperature. It was running a little on the low side, so I adjusted it, and now it’s running too hot, and now I am about to lose my mind. … Continue reading →

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matcha shiratama

Posted on November 14, 2007 by mariko

We went to a little Japanese sweets cafe in the underground in Osaka somewhere and had this matcha shiratama. I don’t really know how to describe it. The matcha part is kind of gooey, sorta kinda like the thickness of … Continue reading →

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random questions

Posted on November 13, 2007 by mariko

I am supposed to be researching virtual office products but haven’t had much luck. Has anyone out there tried any? Have any suggestions? What we are looking for is a complete solutions package that will provide video and audio conferencing, … Continue reading →

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bending the rules

Posted on November 12, 2007 by mariko

I’ve been back not yet a week now, and while I did not suffer from any jetlag, I am suffering from my usual time management issues. The weather has turned pretty icky, so I don’t much feel like doing anything … Continue reading →

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climb every castle

Posted on October 31, 2007 by mariko

We’re in Osaka now, and yesterday (Halloween!) we went to a nearby castle town called Hikone. The mascot of the town appears to be some cartoon cat wearing what seems to be one of those horned viking hats. Posters and … Continue reading →

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