My husband and I do not often buy ourselves treats as a general rule. Money being what it is, we spend it on necessities--rice, milk, eggs...you get the picture. Today, however, was an exception to the rule. Today, was a good day. While purchasing the basics at our local asian shop, we came across a rare sale on Japanese sponge cake sandwiches--that is, swiss roll cake shaped like a sandwich. If you have ever had the pleasure of indulging in a Japanese swiss roll cake, then you will know there is nothing quite like it. The moist and decadent spring of the cake, combined with the rich whipped cream is pure heaven. Sometimes the roll cake is made in sandwich form and wrapped, as you can tell from the photo, in the same packaging as a regular sandwich. It is as convenient to eat as it is delicious. With my craving for chocolate that can rarely be satisfied, we made the splurge and sacrificed a carton of tomatoes. Before you condemn me, have pity in that I do not do this very often. By the way, the cake on the left is coffee (for my husband) and the right is chocolate (for me).
For supper we shared a nabe pot of mushrooms in chicken broth. We had one drumstick each and a cube of tofu in the pot, as well as a bit of daikon radish. Naturally a bowl of rice accompanied this feast. The mushrooms included are enoki, shiitake, shimeji and eringi.
I do feel like I splurged today and I have no regrets in sacrificing the tomatoes. I can say, as I approach a very nerve shaking week, that today at least, was a good day.
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