Gotta Win that Crazy Healthy Trip to Japan!

Saw this contest and couldn’t resist! POM’s Win A Crazy Healthy Trip to Japan mixes several things I care about: antioxidants, health and Japan. Shut up and take my money! Lol. May the best buyer win!

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-Anna San♥

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Ma-Ma-Ma-Matcha

Hi hi everyone! 

Today I enjoyed a cup of Matcha and am excited to show off the pictures from this special occasion! 🙂 I recently purchased a can of green tea powder from Whole Foods and had a traditional Japanese bamboo tea whisk from Teavana that I’ve been waiting to use.

  

My first attempt was rather messy, but have 29 more servings of matcha left to become a pro with… 😉

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-Anna San♥

Happy New Year!!! 2015

Happy 2015 everyone! I hope your holidays were filled with peace and joy. 🙂

It’s New Year’s Resolution time! :D:D:D

2015 is all about keeping up momentum, supporting my changed lifestyle and refining skills that I learned in 2014.

Some of the very basic goals I have for this year are:

• Learn to cook
• Try new things (Yoga starts next week!)
• Go new places (Japan y’all)
• Take time for me
• Rekindle my passion for drawing
• Declutter my inbox

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-Anna San♥

Japanese Sweets

 After hearing about my failed mochi attempt my swim instructor bought me some Japanese goodies – green tea Pocky, green tea Kit Kat, Nestle Aero – green tea flavored, another green tea crisp and strawberry daifuku which is basically mochi with something other than red bean paste inside. ^///^ The consistency of the daifuku was so much smoother than mine! I wasn’t even close. *tear* I’m going to leave mochi making to the professionals from now on.

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-Anna San♥

Sushi Rice!

Hey everyone! I am so excited! I found sushi rice available at a local store that I frequent and it’s grown in the USA! 😀 😀 😀 I know that sushi rice is available at Trader Joes or online, however I am not willing to drive a half hour away to buy this one item or pay someone online to use their fuel to cart it to me. Therefore by buying locally available items I am reducing waste and pollution by supporting local stores. 🙂

The visual difference between the widely available long grain rice and the sushi rice is quite apparent….

The long grain rice on the left is long and skinny and whiter in color while the sushi rice on the right is a short fat grain with a creamy tint. I haven’t had a chance to cook with it yet so I cannot say anything about flavor or texture. I am hoping to have my sisters over soon to make some more Japanese dishes from my cookbook. We had done that early last year and it was a lot of fun!

My other find is Oolong tea! None of the stores in my area have carried this type of tea in any brand and I found this at the same place I bought my rice. 🙂 I also haven’t brewed a cup of this yet to compare to my regular green tea…

 

Diet conscious people online have touted it to be the ultimate green tea and really helps with weight loss. I don’t believe those claims -however I am looking forward to trying a new tea.

That’s all for tonight!

Thanks for reading!

-Anna San♥