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\nJune 2nd is National Donut Day! <\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve already admitted to a weakness for donuts. And I live in L.A., where there are at least 680 donut shops in L.A. County alone\u2014200 more than New York City and three times more than Chicago\u2019s biggest county. That\u2019s a lot of temptation! But mind you, I don\u2019t go for the national franchises like Winchell\u2019s or Dunkin\u2019 Donuts or Krispy Kreme. Nor do I think it\u2019s worth buying the \u201cgourmet donuts\u201d that overcharge for lemon poppyseed and maple bacon bits. I like to support the Mom&Pop places with the pink boxes. They\u2019ve been outlasting their trendy competition for years with just plain glazed twists and old-fashioneds.<\/p>\n

The pink boxes have their own story. It\u2019s apparently regional and an L.A. thing, but you definitely know what\u2019s inside when someone brings a box to work. Cambodian refugees started it all when they came to SoCal in the 70s and a few entrepreneurs got into the donut business. Originally, donut boxes were made of smooth coated white cardboard, but when the main box supplier passed away, a cheaper alternative became more popular among the Cambodian community. The pink boxes meant less cost, plus the color was better for their cultural beliefs anyway\u2014white is associated with mourning, while red is the color of good fortune. Pink isn\u2019t exactly red, but it\u2019s a lot closer than white! You can\u2019t argue with the longevity of the pink donut box, oil stains and all.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a couple of Zojirushi<\/strong> recipes to help celebrate National Donut Day:<\/strong>
\nGluten Guilt Free Donuts<\/a><\/span>
\nDonuts Baked Not Fried<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nJune 10th is National Iced Tea Day!<\/strong>
\nI prefer iced tea over iced coffee, I think. I\u2019d rather have my coffee hot. The problem with ordering iced tea at restaurants though, is that they never have simple syrup around to sweeten your tea. You have to dump granulated sugar in it and clink noisily as you try in vain to dissolve all of it in your glass. I\u2019ve never understood this, since simple syrup is common everywhere in Japan. Of all the varieties of fruity teas, milk teas and lemony teas that you can get today, the version I like best is what I drank for the first time while I was living in Japan.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called Brandy Tea and it\u2019s so easy to make I do it at home sometimes when I\u2019m craving it on a hot summer day. You simply brew some strong black tea (Lipton tea bags are fine) and sweeten it as you prefer. If you do this when it\u2019s hot, it saves you a lot of clinking. I like mine pretty sweet because you have to compensate for the ice to be added later. Then pour it over a glass full of ice and stir to chill. The final amazing ingredient is just a small amount of cognac or brandy, maybe just a teaspoon for a tall glass of tea. Don\u2019t worry, there\u2019s not enough alcohol to make it a boozy drink\u2014it just blends perfectly with the sugary, robust tea and adds a completely different dimension to an ordinary iced tea. The best way to drink iced tea, IMHO.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a couple of Zojirushi<\/strong> recipes to help celebrate National Iced Tea Day:<\/strong>
\nIced Black Tea<\/a><\/span>
\nIced Green Tea (Sencha)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

June 18th is Father\u2019s Day! (yay!)<\/strong>
\nThe day when us Dads finally get our due, even if it\u2019s only one day a year. No, I\u2019m not complaining. It\u2019s great being a Dad and I love the attention, but I\u2019m not the type to need things because I already have everything I could want. I\u2019ll have to start dropping hints soon so my family can spend wisely on me.<\/p>\n

Take me out to dinner? Nah\u2014breakfast or lunch is fine at our local Hawaiian place. Corned Beef Hash & Eggs for breakfast or Loco Moco for lunch; I wouldn\u2019t complain about either. To be honest, what I really like is my wife\u2019s homemade Spam Musubi. We always have good quality rice in the house, a very good cooker (Zojirushi of course), and good quality nori sheets. She always slices the Spam in generous thicknesses and she uses a secret sauce to flavor it (I think it\u2019s from a bottle, but she won\u2019t tell me what kind). Keep fresh in plastic wrap and I\u2019m good for Sunday and the day after for my lunch at work, LOL!
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Gifts? Maybe they can get me a set of Legos so I can build the AT-AT Walker and recreate the Battle of Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back. Did I ever reveal that I was a Star Wars and a Lego nerd at the same time? Here\u2019s the carbonite freezing chamber from that movie. Enlarge to see the detail!
\nPrincess Leia (to Han just before he gets dropped into the carbonite): \u201cI love you.\u201d
\nHan: \u201cI know.\u201d
\nThat’s just classic!!
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Here\u2019s a couple of Zojirushi<\/strong> recipes to help celebrate Father\u2019s Day:<\/strong>
\nLoco Moco<\/a><\/span>
\nSpam Musubi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

June 20th is National Ice Cream Soda Day!<\/strong>
\nTo certain people that even care, there apparently is a difference between an \u201cice cream soda\u201d and a \u201cfloat\u201d. I guess the old-fashioned ice cream sodas were made with seltzer water, ice cream and a flavored syrup of one kind or another. The classic ones were mixed with chocolate syrup. A float is the same thing except with pre-flavored soda like Coke, root beer or orange soda. Personally, my favorite kind of ice cream soda is the Japanese \u201cMelon Cream Soda\u201d that\u2019s difficult to get here. This is the classic (in Japan) green drink that I would always ask for when I was a kid. It\u2019s easier to make your own than trying to find one at a Japanese restaurant here\u2014get some green Melon Soda at a Japanese market, drop in a scoop of vanilla and you\u2019ll see why some of us never outgrow it!
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June 21st is the Summer Solstice!<\/strong>
\nThe first day of summer and the longest day of the year! Living in the hot, humid days of summer in Tokyo, I used to hate summer\u2014twice a day showers, loss of appetite, having my glasses fog up everytime I stepped into an air-conditioned building, dreading that my next train wasn\u2019t air-conditioned, etc. But SoCal summers are the best time of year for me now! I can\u2019t help but appreciate the longer daylight, and we don\u2019t get humidity! I don\u2019t miss summers in Japan. Shown below is a farmer couple taking a break from the heat after working the sugar cane fields of Okinawa.
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\nSo if June 21st is the longest day of the year (for the Northern Hemisphere), when we get the most direct sunlight, why isn\u2019t it necessarily the hottest day, too? Because earth\u2019s oceans take longer to absorb and release heat than the air or even land. Even though we\u2019re getting maximum sun in June, the oceans and the land are still relatively cool from recent spring temperatures. Gradually though, the effects of the sun catches up and all that heat starts to release into the atmosphere\u2014which is why the hottest summer temperatures start to take effect in late July or August. So logical!<\/p>\n

What do you like about June?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo credits: Melon Soda<\/a><\/span> by Japan Centre; Ice Tea by Przemyslaw Idzkiewicz (creative commons); Farmers by Tech Sgt. Rey Ramon, U.S. Air Force; and Bert Tanimoto<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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