Some of my favorite Japanese snacks include mochi, which is a pounded, glutinous rice cake. It can be prepared in many ways. I like the deep-fried, puffed mochi, or the mochi ice cream balls, which are small round servings of ice cream covered with a layer of mochi. My favorite flavors for the ice cream [...]
I first discovered bento boxes when I was reading some of the manga magazines my kids leave around the house. The girls in the stories frequently tried to impress the boys they liked by making cute little lunches for them. After that, I looked them up online. Wow! I was amazed at how many different [...]