tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post8728360568090080850..comments2024-02-17T19:56:14.419+09:00Comments on Obachan's Kitchen & Balcony Garden: Sweet Seasons / February 2007 - Plum blossom -obachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-88946216106689530902007-04-10T12:44:00.000+09:002007-04-10T12:44:00.000+09:00Ohh, it's beautiful!Ohh, it's beautiful!tingtinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487947344995147541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-26875903145921527532007-03-12T11:53:00.000+09:002007-03-12T11:53:00.000+09:00Hi tigerfish!Thanks for your nice comment. I hope ...Hi tigerfish!<BR/>Thanks for your nice comment. I hope you keep coming back. :)obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-50496373290982981212007-03-09T11:56:00.000+09:002007-03-09T11:56:00.000+09:00I happened to stumble upon your blog while surfing...I happened to stumble upon your blog while surfing. Oh, your blog is so pretty with food colors. I'm goin' to come here often. :D coz I'm a foodie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-359992592531823292007-03-08T10:43:00.000+09:002007-03-08T10:43:00.000+09:00SweetMmmm… I’m positive that there are many people...<B>Sweet</B><BR/>Mmmm… I’m positive that there are many people out there who can give you much better answers, but since you chose me, let me do my best… ;)<BR/>What the shop owner said is not totally wrong. Manju dough is usually made from wheat flour and water but rice flour can be also used. (Baking powder could be added. ) It is typically filled with sweet bean paste and steamed, but some obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-91204905086287049122007-03-07T21:06:00.000+09:002007-03-07T21:06:00.000+09:00It is beautiful. I wish I could eat it! :)It is beautiful. I wish I could eat it! :)shigatsuhanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184989207058359138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-61485647244912708532007-03-06T12:37:00.000+09:002007-03-06T12:37:00.000+09:00hi obachan! kinda off topic question, but what is ...hi obachan! kinda off topic question, but what is the difference between mochi and manju? i live in california and there are a lot of manju/mochi shops but i don't know the difference anymore. a shop owner once told me that manju = baked and made from wheat flour and mochi= steamed from rice flour and both can be filled or not. but further googling shows other wise...<BR/><BR/>so i decided to askcatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366606246216247792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-73558830010615737692007-03-06T09:47:00.000+09:002007-03-06T09:47:00.000+09:00mama bokYeah, the flowers looked so beautiful.mako...<B>mama bok</B><BR/>Yeah, the flowers looked so beautiful.<BR/><BR/><B>mako</B><BR/>Well, to me, food from any country seems to be a piece of art. :)<BR/><BR/><B>ireney</B><BR/>Here we didn't really have a winter this year. It has been so warm all the way and I felt a bit strange seeing plum trees blooming in the real springy weather.obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-20585941775071112762007-03-05T23:39:00.000+09:002007-03-05T23:39:00.000+09:00It's really cute!I really love the soft pink flowe...It's really cute!I really love the soft pink flower. <BR/>Spring is here too in Vancouver and flowers are waking up:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-34539662172892370152007-03-05T20:27:00.000+09:002007-03-05T20:27:00.000+09:00When Japanese serve food, whether wagashi or just ...When Japanese serve food, whether wagashi or just food in itself, it always seems to be a piece of art... and yeah, they're right, it should be a piece of art. ^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-30617647906294289722007-03-05T03:05:00.000+09:002007-03-05T03:05:00.000+09:00Ahh.. so pretty..!Ahh.. so pretty..!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com