Innie or Outie

This delish morsel, just the right size to cure a sweet tooth craving, was part of a snack six-pack found at a local supermarket…

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This delish Japanese snack gift from a visitor is a wonderfully sculptured mini red bean pastry, more commonly known as anko.

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It’s that time of year again. This birthday celebration was topped with a delish and charmingly-packaged chocolate cake extraordinaire from a new bakery in the area.

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This is one of the delish snacks from a local supermarket…

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This sweet snack from a local department store had fluffy layers of sponge cake seperated with alternating layers of buttery cream frosting…

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These are a little something hubby picked-up for the holidays. Since we enjoy vanilla-flavored coffee, I thought I’d give a try to doing the marshmallow thing. It didn’t work out too well though. Even though the item is basically meringue, the additional ingredients needed to produce the cookie version kept it from completely disentigrating in the steeping liquid.

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A local quick and tasty way to cure a sweet tooth.

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These are a local restaurant’s version of scones. Many of the restaurants have begun to offer take-outs of their “tea-time” goodies. These particular scones ranged in flavors such as chocolate, lemon, raisin, and blueberry.

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Some brown sugar donuts, a very popular snack, from a local tenpura vendor.

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This is a pastry being offered at a local convenience store.

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