We love BR! (Baskin Robbins)

Baskin robbins' Strawberry Girls festival!

We just love baskin robbins! Yummy!

check their site!

http://www.31ice.co.jp/

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Tuna toast

Two of my girls' favorite pizza are Tonno (tuna) and Salami. Tuna toast comes in as a favorite too! Easy-peasy recipe...

Spread mayonnaise on bread. Top with tuna bits, corn and onion.



Cover with layers of cheese strips. Place in mini-oven and let the cheese melt and the bread toasts. There's one yummy breakfast or merienda for you!

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Ōmisoka (大晦日) - Kagami mochi and noodles

The second most important day in Japan is the last day of the year, following New Year's day as the most important. It comes with the belief like most of us Filipinos do. Welcoming the new year with a clean house, a clean personality and there's abundant food at the table. It is also the busiest day around here. :D Cleaning up not just the houses but stores, school and everything. Hanging out the tatami mats, 

Above is "Kagami-mochi". It's made of mochi (Japanese rice cake) layered into 2 or 3 levels. There's a "mikan" (Mandarin orange) on top of 2 layers of mochi, used as a symbol of prosperity. There are also variations of kagami-mochi wth other figures on top.

Kagami mochi is actually a decorative item, but nowadays, they are edible. And this reminds me of Tikoy during Chinese new year...

(My girls posing with the cake.)

After cleaning, we'd have dinner. Around 11:00 pm on Ōmisoka at home, we gather for one last time in the old year to have a bowl of toshikoshi-soba (年越しそば) or toshikoshi-udon (年越しうどん) together—a tradition based on people's association of eating the long noodles with “crossing over from one year to the next,” which is the meaning of toshi-koshi. Much like how we believe pansit is.....While the noodles are often eaten plain, or with chopped scallions, we and some other people top them with tempura. :)

(My daughter with spinach caught in camera.)

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Of donuts and other things

 

Little girl's special day was celebrated with my mom (above photo). Yep, my mom, though when I introduce her as my mom, people are amazed maybe thinking we pass off as sisters. She's my best bud, the only one person I can run to when things get awry. We could talk about anything under the sun...from the kids to home decor, from car insurance to food and coffee, even tax return tips to perfume and make up. 

Mom and I  have been through a lot of happy and not so fond moments  that has help our bond strengthen through the years. At times, we would go out together for coffee and donuts just to be updated about each other lives. These "dates" are filled with conversations that could be emotional, funny yet sometimes doesn't really connect to anything in between. Like last time, after celebrating Ayana's birthday we went home with a box of Krispy Kreme donuts. We had coffee while munching on then and we were talking about tax extension form 2010 taxes. I have ,perhaps, the least idea on how to file taxes here in Japan so I listened as mom explained about property taxes, the differences with non-resident, non-permanent and permanent resident taxes and also where to get and file the  tax extension form 2010.

I know that she did talk much about it but I will still have to ask her about these things again. We then hopped to other topics surrounding the kids, school and home. We each  finished two donuts without noticing the time. Original glazed donut is my favorite after all. That's just how it is with us. We can go on talking for hours on end, it may sometimes take longer for us to see each other again, we sometimes get into petty fights but in the end, we would be there talking like the last time we chatted was just yesterday. This is the kind of bond that I want to have with my kids. By the way, Happy Mother's day mom. (UK celebration is today.) ;-)

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Little Girl's 3rd

A long overdue post about the celebration of little girl's third birthday (November). We treated the girls at Sylvania Morino Kitchen. It  is a character cafe of Sylvanian Families, the lovable animal collectibles based  in a video game with woodland creatures such as beavers, hedgehogs, mice and bears. The cafe is themed with Sylvanian furniture and figurines. When you get off the elevator on the third floor, it leads into the cafe where a large Sylvanian doll greets visitors.

Sylvania is popular to parents with small kids, the cafe has a small play room, where kids can watch Sylvania animes. The kid's area and the shop are located on the left of the counter.

Her "me" time in her own corner.

They serve full meals and desserts....portioned for adults and for kids. There's burger steak, omurice, chicken, fish and a variety of other dishes.

Drinks include coffee, soda, tea, beer, wine, cocktail, fruit juices, and other non-alcohol beverages. The place is an excellent choice and an alternative to coffeehouse chains nearby...both adults and kids would enjoy the setting.

I'd say the food selection are also great not to mention very pleasant. 

A complimentary cake for the birthday girl. We enjoyed it there and so did she.

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シルバニア森のキッチン ららぽーとTOKYO-BAY店 千葉県船橋市浜町2-1-1 ららぽーと
TOKYO-BAY北館 ハーバーグリル2階
TEL : 047-421-763
営業時間 : 11:00～22:00 21:00ラストオーダー




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