tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20006571.post2750626091815869237..comments2024-03-27T11:29:55.430+09:00Comments on Living La Vida Loca In Japan: February 28, 2017Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476943539943172099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20006571.post-30889755322175850162017-03-02T03:04:18.692+09:002017-03-02T03:04:18.692+09:00Yeah, I'm a bit worried about the kitchen thin...Yeah, I'm a bit worried about the kitchen thing too. I don't cook as much fish as she does and I'm sure she doesn't cook as much meat as I do. OTOH, I do cook quite a lot of vegetarian or nearly vegan these days, which might blow her mind. I hope she likes spicy food!!<br /><br />Lately my husband has been buying her a lot of convenience or grocery store food, so I'm not sure if she really is doing a lot of cooking or not. But, if she is expecting me to cook Japanese food, she will be greatly disappointed. I just don't. I like it sometimes, but I can't eat Japanese every day. <br /><br /><br />I think I must have been spoiled as a farm kid. My mother grew beets in the garden, so we had an ample supply. I don't really remember eating them any other way except pickled, but we may have. The Costco ones are very nice...I even gave a packet of them to a foreign friend for her to have. She liked them, her family didn't!!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting!<br /><br />Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476943539943172099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20006571.post-80705536812685542802017-03-02T02:56:07.441+09:002017-03-02T02:56:07.441+09:00I figured that the kitchen may end up being your b...I figured that the kitchen may end up being your biggest problem when moving in with F's mother. It's not only because it's "her" domain and has been for a long time, but also because of the Japanese sense of their diet options being superior to Western ones. I hope it all works out for you in the end, though I know the road ahead will likely be rough.<br /><br />Fresh beets are actually expensive here, too, but not as expensive as Japan. I've bought vacuum-packed beets here once (not Costco's), and they werern't very good, but I actually had the Costco ones at a friends and loved them - it was what persuaded me to buy my own beets and steam them, so they are tasty!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20006571.post-48543958491170294622017-03-02T01:36:21.057+09:002017-03-02T01:36:21.057+09:00I am enjoying getting rid of some of the stuff, ot...I am enjoying getting rid of some of the stuff, other of it, not so much. I feel torn when I look at things like my books or cds, but you are right, I do feel somewhat liberated too.<br /><br />We're moving into F's house, but will really be living in the two rooms upstairs. I have suggested a couple of times to F that he should ask his mother to move/clear some space for our stuff in the kitchen and bathroom, but I don't think he has done that yet. We have to condense our belongings into two rooms basically and I think it is going to be a little scary!<br /><br />These beets were the pre-cooked ones from Costco. I can find "real" beets here occasionally, but they are huge and quite expensive (about 500 yen for one...without the leaves). I like them a lot, but understand that they may not float everyone else's boat! My mum used to pickle them, and they were so good. I don't know if I'll buy more next time I'm at Costco or not. I think it depends on how much cooking I do after we move.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476943539943172099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20006571.post-21510588506085911522017-03-02T01:27:04.942+09:002017-03-02T01:27:04.942+09:00I remember how liberating it was for me to declutt...I remember how liberating it was for me to declutter our apartment in Japan over a number of years. As I got rid of things and the number of shelves full of stuff went down (eventually, I was able to throw out the shelves, too!), I felt freer and opener. Getting rid of things can be truly liberating.<br /><br />It's funny that you mentioned beets as I steamed some yesterday! My husband doesn't like them either (many people don't as they're quite "earthy"), but I have come to like them and they are very, very good for you!<br /><br />By the way, will you have as much space to live in when you move as you do now or will you have less space?<br /><br />Good luck!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.com