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Halloween Six Years Ago: Ninjas, a Pumpkin and a Grumpy Elf
6 Years ago. I love Halloween and this was so cute, ninjas, a pumpkin and a grumpy plumpy elf.
Shanghainese Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival: Our Annual Tradition
中秋节快乐！祝您和家人花好月圆，阖家幸福! We made our annual tradition of Shanghainese mooncakes!
I Ate a Bite of My Banana Cake: A School Apology Letter
"I am sorry I ate a bite of my banana cake. I was famished and felt dizzy, it was delicious. I was afraid the lack of glucose would affect my concentration in class. I promise I will have a full breakfast before school."
Weekend Island Living: Sailing, Windfoiling and Seafood by the Sea
We don't do enough weekend island living; I'm not a beach person but there is something elemental about the sea that makes you feel untrammeled and free. The girls did a sailing lesson while the boys were windfoiling.
The Tooth Fairy Negotiates: From the Mouth of Babes
From the mouth of babes, literally. Mom, I've cleaned my tooth and I'm going to put it under my pillow. I'm hoping for twenty bucks.
You Are My Pezzysaurus: A Mother and Son Moment
You are my Pezzysaurus. "You are my Mummysaurus."
Tarte au Citron: A Lemon Tart Ten Years in the Making
Remember the scene from the movie The Illusionist where the elderly magician embedded a secret in a tree trunk as a young man, where the trick is just time, patience and vengeance? Feeling crazy satisfied today making a tarte au citron with lemons I grew myself, from a stunted sapling that we didn't give up on for years, because it was a gift from a dear friend.
Homemade Macarons: Pistachio, Raspberry Gelee and Salted Caramel
I don't think I've baked anything exacting in the last half-year; it's been hard in this season of change, to prioritize it. It's actually been challenging really to prioritize anything I want to do for myself, I joke that my life schedule is work, kids and Paynow — in that order.
Stranger Things Birthday Cake for a 17th Birthday
Indulge me, this might be the last birthday cake we make (together) her. Stranger Things coded dinner party for her friends, who were lovely — charming, talented and brimming with potential and passions.
Qing Chun Chang Zhu: May You Stay Forever Young
A popular Chinese New Year phrase for qing chun ("green spring" — youth) is 青春常驻 (Qing Chun Chang Zhu), which translates to "may you stay forever young", a flattering compliment to mature relatives for vitality.
Havasupai, AZ — from the surface, the Grand Canyon is just a big hole in the ground, the way to really appreciate it is to trek into it. I would have never chosen this way to descend and experience the Grand Canyon but feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to do so with old friends.