Japanese Treats - December

December was a bittersweet month. I'll focus more on the sweet part in this post :)
It literally was a sweet month. My local Asian market reopened and I was so happy! Nothing really changed except they added a seating area by the bakery.

In celebration, I bought some chocoboy cookies, strawberry pocky, and some honey stix chips (which I will not be posting pictures of cause they were...gross). The chocoboy cookies I bought were the "generic" brand compared to the japanese ones (Meiji - Kinoko No Yama) that may look more familiar:

I bet mine probably tasted the same but some people like eating the real thing I suppose. I just wanted to try it :/

The "Generic" Kinoki No Yama Cookie

The cookie itself looked like a lop-sided mushroom but it did not detract from the taste, The chocolate and shortbread-like cookie complemented each other perfectly.

^ Cookie Tasted Good :)

Now, onto the strawberry pocky! I've had strawberry pocky before but I couldn't resist the halloween box! It was just too adorable:

BOOOOOO!

I split the box with mu sister, after all, Pocky is meant for sharing. And the great thing about Pocky is that it makes you feel like you're sophisticated :)

My Share

My final treat this December was from a darling friend of mine whose Japanese. She gave me a candy called Chelsea by Meiji. She gave me the Yogurt Scotch flavor and my sister the Butter Scotch flavor. At first, I was like Scotch? There is alcohol in this thing?! But I later realized it was a play on words :)

Meiji Chelsea Yogurt Scotch

The box slides out and the candy is neatly stacked inside. They're about 20 calories a piece, no fat. And they taste like any other hard candy that is meant to melt in your mouth. I do prefer the Butter Scotch flavor over the Yogurt Scotch though because I feel the Butter Scotch one has a more sweeter taste. Did I mention the wrappers? They're gorgeous...

Slides Out...there is even a message inside :o

A Very Belated Thanksgiving Post

Yes, it is Christmas and I have not posted anything about Thanksgiving! I am so behind! But, never late than never.

Anyways, Thanksgiving this year was delicious, nutritious, and perfect even without turkey. Who says you need to have turkey anyway? This year, we treated ourselves to garlic mashed potatoes, wild rice stuffing, rosemary potatoes, caramelized sweet potatoes, deviled eggs, lettuce wraps with yves ground soy and marinara sauce, cranberry sauce, pumpkin cake cupcakes, and a fruit dessert made from filo.

A Shot of the Meal!

My serving started out standard...but I gave into seconds...and thirds.

This is my plate. I went for the good stuff.

But how could I resist the rest? I remember literally sitting over the fruit dessert and eating the leftovers...everything just tastes better on Thanksgiving :)

Lettuce Wraps w/ Yves Ground Soy and Marinara

Pumpkin Cupcakes...105 calories each!

The Fruit-Filled dessert I DIDN'T eat :P