One more off the list

   I bought wheat bread for Mom's visit, and have been eating the remainder, toasted, with Nutella and bananas for breakfast all week. (((LOVE)))
   Aaaand I woke up this morning with red, burning skin all over my face. Surprise! I'm allergic to Nutella. Sonofa—!!! Cue the...

Tasty

   My throat is so sore that I have to constantly be drinking. And since no one's here to stop me, I'm drinking Shatto choco milk right outta the glass bottle! Between this and the Christopher Elbow chocolates, I outta be feeling better in no time! ;)

おいしくてかわいいキャラクターですね。

   I first posted about these Shiesare chocolates for Chinese New Year, then recently found more of the box art online. Great stuff!

HAPPY (CHINESE) NEW YEAR!

   It is officially the year of the rabbit (卯年 in Japan), but I'm the lucky one...  my friends Kari and Dave recently returned from a business trip to Hong Kong, and they brought back plenty of goodies to share, from both China and Japan. ごまパイ (sesame pie)、チョコレートパイ (chocolate pie)、シーサーチョコ (Shiesare brand chocolates), a giant chocolate coin, good luck guide and more!

   Japanese caramel-flavored chocolates in the shape of foo dogs (with the coolest illustrations on the box! Their names are あ—"ah" and うん—"uun".) The candies aren't filled; the chocolate itself is infused with caramel flavor, smooth and delicious!

   And perhaps one of the strangest finds... pork candy. It's actually a piece of dried, spiced pork. And although that sounds really weird, let me assure you: it is DELICIOUS. If I had tried them before, I would have asked the gang to bring a few bags back for me. Yum.

   Kari held her annual Chinese New Year party, and the best part: her Dad showed up in a giant white rabbit suit! Wish my dogs could have seen that... I'm sure they would have lost their minds!

THANK YOU, KARI AND DAVE!!!  :)