Recipe: Gigi’s Chocolate Cherries
We had some cherries, so Gigi and I wanted to make a dessert. After looking in a couple of cookbooks, Gigi finally convinced me: we didn’t need a recipe! We could make our own! Here’s what Gigi did….. First, Gifi pitted some cherries. She decided on 5 per person, do she pitted 35 for 7Continue reading Recipe: Gigi’s Chocolate Cherries
Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce
First, dice an onion and sauté in some olive oil. Next, add garlic and sauté a bit. Then add Italian hot sausage, about two pounds if you have a crowd. As that us cooking, dice some fire roasted red peppers–about half the jar. Then add those to the meat and onion. Also add a 2Continue reading Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce
Cuz Time
Summer Flips
Recipe: Best Cookies Ever
My mother in-law always has these cookies ready for us when we come home. She makes the batch ahead of time and then freezes the dough. When company arrives, she just takes out the dough, thaws it out, and presto–fresh cookies are baked upon our arrival. I’m getting smarter out at the lake. This isContinue reading Recipe: Best Cookies Ever
Nie Nie at the Great Wall, Round 2
We took Nie Nie to the Wall right away this visit, and since we’ve found the Reflections house, we stayed overnight. On Sunday we walked up there–not realizing how tough it would be. Joanie is a true trooper! Your browser does not support the video tag
Wangfujing
With Spring here, we’re back to touring around Beijing. And to start we stumbled upon such a fun find: Wangfujing. Wangfujing is known as a downtown shopping area, but it’s also famous for it’s street food and snacks. We entered into the market and had a blast just taking in all the culinary delights! Granted,Continue reading Wangfujing
First Night Vaca
I’d say we all look pretty content on our first night of vacation! We start our winter break with a week at Mui Ne, Vietnam. Kevin will relearn windsurfing, the kids will play on the beach, and Ann will work on a tan while catching up on some reading.
Malaysia, Purely Asia or in other words, Heaven on Earth
Malaysia is absolutely dreamy–especially the beautiful islands. We enjoyed a week on Langkawi in October. Below is a sampling of how relaxing and wonderful our time was there. Our trip was beyond rejuvenating. It was really fun for us to slow down and take a time out with each other. It’s special that we getContinue reading Malaysia, Purely Asia or in other words, Heaven on Earth
My Tweeps
Recently, I just had an amazing learning experience at the Learning 2.010 Conference in Shanghai. I was the cohort facilitator for the librarians’ group. Not only did I meet 25 other librarians, but I learned tons from all of them. I’m so proud of being a librarian, and to be honest, I have to admit,Continue reading My Tweeps
First Nights
The First Night of summer is always excellent! After sometimes 10 months away, it’s just so nice to see family right off the airplane. For this First Night, Gigi brought out her airplane goody: a supply of multiple mustaches. Take a look: