I got a Japanese cookbook at Border's recently for about $4, and the first thing I've tried making out of it was onigiri. This led to the acquisition of a rice cooker to make the process easier. The one I got works pretty well, and it's not a bad size for two people. (Being only $15 was also nice.)
The first onigiri we had seasoned ground beef filling in - basically ground beef browned with some onion and seasoned salt. The next time I did some with diced mushrooms sauteed in soy sauce (surprisingly good) and some with salted salmon, which were okay, but, well, I'm a mushroom lover. I've got some bulk sausage in the freezer to try for the third batch.
The miso soup I made with the first ones didn't turn out as well as I wanted, but I'm having trouble getting my hands on bonito. Since I want some more pocky, though, it's a good excuse to hit up an Asian grocery; I know we have a couple around here.
And, OMG, the local grocery has started carrying hazelnut-chocolate pocky! It may surpass strawberry as my favorite flavor (of the, ahem, four I've tried).
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