New Beginnings

Brother come home

Mikey is back & this time it’s with a vengeance! In a good way.  Baby is thrilled to have his fufu around. Eyeing him suspiciously, he could not resist the warmth of uncle’s cuddle as he succumbed to slumber…with one eye open.  We had at it at Tai Wu for dim sum. The buns are so cute.   Mini char siu baos, perfect for little hands. Except baby only eats the bun, no honey glazed…

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Improvise

Since baby’s little stunt last night, we ended up doing a Trader Joe’s run & dinnering at home.  Filet mignon, green beans & mushroom pesto ravioli. Not quite Indian, but a very happy & delicious meal.  Earlier we had a Togo’s sandwich. Pastrami Reuben. I do love my Reubens. I hadn’t had Togo’s since my college days. The UCLA cafeteria had many delightful options. Once my college roommate and I ate a wrapped sandwich we found…

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It saddens me that Hawaii doesn’t have good Mexican food

But California does. Burritos are a perfect food. It has all the elements of a delicious meal. Probably more carbohydrates that is advisable per meal, but whatever, who’s counting. (Just kidding, we should care, at least a little, because our longevity & health depends on it.) This handy meal (get it?), has the greatest hits: guac, sour cream, carnitas, salsa, rice, beans, lettuce… This particular one is on a spinach wrap from Chino’s in the…

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Home breakfast

Hot link, egg scramble with avo, Munster cheese & spinach. Toast. But first I had my mom’s red bean soup. Simple & nutritious. I used to love to go out for brunch or breakfast but now with a little baby who is peacefully sleeping on our bed, life is better now. It’s a funny thing, parenthood. To be my most authentic self, I always cared about the development of this. Now as a mother, I…

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