Carrot Cake!

Starting this week, TEJAS.m.c is featuring home bake cake and bread on the weekends or by special order. This weekend, I baked a carrot cake. It was delicious and the customers loved it! Thanks everyone! Hope to see you all again!

Getting the ingredients ready...

In the oven...

Finished! Ummmm!

Fresh Eggs!

I took my wife out for a drive in the Yambaru (North Okinawa) and we drove by many farms. We drove by a chicken farm and came upon a farmer's egg vending machine in Genka Village. You may see some stands on the side of the road, like in the old days, where farmers leave their crop for people to buy. They used the honor system back then and all you had to do was leave your money in the cash box. Now, so many people can't be trusted anymore (that's another story), so many farmer's have upgraded to use vending machines. I think these machines are cool and they also keep the farmer's from being ripped off! I bought a bunch of fresh brown eggs for ￥300. Stop by one of these stands and unload a few ￥100 coins. Can't beat the tasty treat!

The "Egg Vending Machine" Stand

Regular White Eggs

Brown Eggs

What 'cha lookin' at?

Here is what I see every morning when I wake up! It's Miho! He is already to go outside at 5AM....ZZzzzzzz

The Ultimate Mint Kiss

Here is one of my favorite drink. It is the "Ultimate Mint Kiss!" If you like the chocolate mint flavor of Baskin Robins, then you are sure to love this drink! Come and give it a try!

Farewell party!

Our couple of our friends run an organic farm and people from all over the world come to volunteer and learn about organic farming. I am grateful that the volunteers come and enjoy the food and drink! Take care and Happy Trails! I look forward to the newcomers!

Welcome all the way from Slovakia!

Had a great time with a customer visiting all the way from Slovakia! We killed a few bottles of tequila!

47th Nago Cherry Blossom Festival

Happy New Year! Nago City is hosting is 47th Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri). It will run from Jan. 31st through Feb. 1st. A short distance from Orion Beer Factory the festival is located at Nago Castle Park. There will be live entertainment as well as food boths featuring the local cuisine. If you drive to Nago you can park at Nago Wharf off route 58. Anywhere else, parking will be quite a challenge. Come an enjoy a day with entertainment, food and nature in the hills of Nago City. Leave me a comment if you need directions. See you there!

It's winter! That means its "nabe - time" in Japan!

What is Nabe? Nabe means soup. During winter in Japan, many people eat nabe as a means of nourishment but also to keep warm. Usually, the family would sit around a "kotatsu" - a table with a heater underneath to keep your legs warm. There are many kinds of nabe. I think that most popular kind are seafood, kimchi, and this year many people are talking about making curry nabe. Here is a picture of our first nabe of the season. It is pork and chicken with vegetables, tofu and udon noodles. Ummmmm! Want to come over for a bowl?

Happy New Year from the TEJAS.m.c doggies!

"Happy New Year!"

"Pochi"..................................."Miho"

"Chacho"...................................."Kuro"

New Year Food - Osechi

During the New Year, Japanese eat Osechi. Osechi is traditional food eaten only at the beginning of the New Year. Some foods that are offered are sweet black beans which represent a wealthy year to come. Another food is sweet mochi (rice cake) that represents to heart of Japan. All is delicious and of course we drink sake to help digest the Osechi! Here is a picture of our Osechi. It was delicious!

Tamales! Tamales! Tamales!

Thanks for all who came in on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve! Everyone got to taste my tamales! Ummmmm! Sorry, this is not on the menu and I only serve them free on these occasions to my customers and friends. If you missed eating them then maybe next Christmas Eve and/or New Years Eve you can taste them!