The Year of the Dragon is here. Al and I would like to wish everyone a healthy and prosperous year. This is our first Chinese New Year after our marriage which means we’ll need to start giving red pockets! A few days before I went to the bank to get some new $5 and $10 bills as well as some red envelopes. While I was stuffing the red pockets, I [...]
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Fi Chai stayed with us for three weeks over the Christmas holidays. It was a good chance for Al and I to test whether we can actually handle a dog by ourselves. Previously when he stayed with us for a few days, it was very easy to take care of him as since the time we spend together isn’t very long. This time however, we were able to find out [...]
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In the past I’ve made caramel pop corn as Christmas gifts. This year I wanted to try candy making so I searched for a simple marshmallow recipe on the web. There seems to be two types of marshmallow recipes: one that uses egg whites and one that doesn’t. The one that uses egg whites seems a bit more complicated (and more work) so I’ve settled on trying the Marshmallow recipe [...]
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So after looking at many recipes and figuring out what I can do with my schedule, I’ve decided to try making homemade marshmallow as this year’s Christmas gift. I’ve also made some DIY Christmas cards. I hope the people receiving them will like my creations. Here are some pictures of the strawberry marshmallow and cards: Now that this part is done, I’ll need to spend sometime drumming up a menu [...]
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I can’t believe we’re at the end of November already. It seems like the past 5 months just zoomed pasted me. This is the first year we’ll be spending Christmas in our new home and since I finally get to have a kitchen all to myself, I thought it’s time I get back to making edible holiday gifts. I’ve been thinking about what to make and working out a production [...]
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