project 20

brownie/ birthday cake~

project 19

project 18

project 17

tiramisu... in process...

project 16

banana bread~

project 15

project 14

project 13

coconut coated rice cakes (black bean paste fillings)~

project 12

mutant moon cakes! should look nicer if i have had a brush~
http://bbs.lady.163.com/bbs/dainty/228111608.html

project 11

it was harder to make than it looks~:)

little niece Wren

walk walk and fly!

project 10

pretty girls, my favorite, as always~

project 9

strong boiled tofu noodles
needs various fancy assistant materials: chicken broth, shrimps, chicken strips, chicken liver strips, bamboo strips, ham strips, and some greens... tasted great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EOF21wFZkg

project 8

mushroom lion head (big meat ball)
really need to stew for a while~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWzT_JvcPvY

project 7

first trial~ wasn't that good...but it was fun:)

project 6

clear soup fish ball
more steps than just stream/back the fillet, but great outcome, worth it!
would make a refreshing dish for a potluck party~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCvtrsp6ElE

canoeing

for the first time~

project 5

fresh fish~

project 4

happy Andrew's 2^5 birthday~

piano collection

historical pianos still in use~

July 4th

When in America, do as Americans do~

USS Constitution

The oldest battleship afloat in the world~

Yaojing's little girl

3-month-old:)

historical tours

went to a tour on USS constitution last month;
watching videos online about Teacher Yuan giving lectures on Chinese history for the past couple of weeks;
visited the art museum twice last week (plus the first time a year ago);
went to a tour about historical pianos two days ago~

Yuan mentioned in one of his lectures: Guanzi(管子) said "When the warehouse and storage is filled, people will only then care about manners, when they have food and cloth, they know honor and shame. "(仓廪实而知礼节，衣食足而知荣辱。)
here, lots of average American families are not richer than (most) average city Chinese families; but they would like to spend plenty of money and time (especially) on things they are interested.
I guess the living environment is more stressful and competitive in China in general, but maybe people need to start to think about what they really like, before they even forget, besides more money.

project 3

sweet fried pecans~
after 琥珀桃仁(amber walnut)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKSQzuPQRzE

project 2

porridge: red rice, red bean, red jujube~
fried quails~

project 1

graduated, finally~ take a break! summer time~
small projects, just for fun!

the 4th!

wow~

horsecart times

saw some comments about Japan nuclear incident from nytimes today:

"...Of course, we Americans need to cure our energy addictions - car pool and/or improve public transportation; get rid of the pick-up trucks, SUVs, and minivans, ATVs, snowmobiles... learn to live with less - a lot less - air conditioning etc., etc. I'm not holding my breath."

oh no, those are what Chinese people are trying so hard to get now!