Although not a religious holiday by any means, Japan has adopted the decorative feel of Christmas. Department stores play sappy christmas songs, downtown and neighborhoods are lit up with christmas lights and there was even a shop worker in a complete santa suit today! Stay tuned for more christmas-ness here!
*More of the extreme photos to come...
Then to really get in the spirit, I baked very American cookies and desserts all day long with a few friends. We were not messing around. we made- thumbprint sugar cookies, pretzels with chocolate, peanut-butter cup brownie cupcakes, ritz cracker-peanut butter sandwiches dipped in chocolate, and cake pops dipped in chocolate.
I then shared the wealth with my Japanese apartment mates- they loved it!
Those look delicious!!! What are those red tennis ball looking things in the last photo?
ReplyDeleteAlso I hope the lights stay up past Christmas so we can see them!
The last photo are cake pops- they are red velvet cakes that we then covered in chocolate (the chips melting on the stove).
ReplyDeleteThose all sound and look amazing... except I'm not so sure about the Ritz with chocolate.
ReplyDeleteAlso, even though Christmas isn't traditional in Japan, I've heard that there are a lot of special rituals around New Years, so we should make sure to try to do them/see them when we are there.
very BEAUTIFUL CHRISTmas!!! Your baked goods are also BEAUTIFUL and DELECTABLE!!! Send some here...haha! Merry Merry CHRISTmas sweet Rani...you will be missed at Dzeda & Baboos....SKYPE?
ReplyDeletelove to you,
Auntie Leza
p.s...enjoy your family time, with Dad Mom and sissy/s.