The temperature was finally below 85°F (30°C) this afternoon. We decided to go out for dinner. Shortly before we left, it even rained a little, so we took a taxi. Before we…
Tag: Food
Buying a Fruit Cup From a Roadside Vendor
After running quite a few errands this afternoon, Kenric got a haircut. This is the first time I have requested that he goes to get a haircut. The one he got a…
Using Up Canned Food
One of our major tasks is to use up the canned food in Grandma’s kitchen so that she doesn’t have to pay to move it all to Sioux Falls. Today was a…
Carried Away Making Cookies
We were down to our last two homemade cookies, so Kenric bought some chocolate chips to make chocolate chip cookies. And since we still had butterscotch chips in the cupboard, and since…
Six Weeks To Go
Back in December, in order to not waste some leftover buttermilk, we ended up buying a whole lot of ingredients and making enough batter for 60 bran muffins. The batter keeps well…
What Will We Ever Do Without Tacos?
SCE (Southern California Edison), the local electric company, announced that there will be a power outage today from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. I made my chicken porridge with shredded dried scallops…
Grandma’s 94th Birthday
The last time I yapped about our lives with Grandma was the day before her birthday. That Saturday afternoon, we had a toilet disaster. Thankfully, I wasn’t the last person to use…
A Day Hanging Out With Jessy
Kenric and I spent the day hanging out with my schoolmate, Jessy. We stuffed ourselves silly with authentic dim sum in Monterey Park, soaked up art and history at The Getty Center…
Valentine’s Day With Grandma
Our Valentine’s Day card from Grandma was waiting for us at breakfast. I thought about leaving her card on the table last night, but we wanted to see her reaction when she…
Trying Vietnamese Food for The First Time
Kenric and I had plans to meet our former coworker for a Chinese New Year meal. It’s been more than two years since we worked in the same office in San Francisco….