Valentine #5

 

Valentine Day #4

Took a minute to figure out the mechanics of this

card and another minute tinkering with it a bit to get 

it to run smoothly.  Fun to make, tho'- and

always fun showing Tom some love!

 

Lemon Love

Tried my hand at making lemon curd-here, instructions
say to rub the lemon zest into the sugar.

Lots of eggs and egg yolks added, lemon juice, too.

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Add butter and cook

Yummy lemon curd- I use it on toast!

 

Valentine #3

Fun making love card for Tom card!

Banner unfolds more when the card opens up.

 

Aww! Tom put his card up at work!

                      

Valentine Day #2

It's a Jeep-love thing.

 

Just the Beginning! Valentine's #1

Gonna show Tom some extra love this week!
He'll find this when he opens his lunch!

 

Late Treats

Wanted to give out some treat trays this Christmas, but 

 didn't have the time to get them done.  No worries!  

Just made them after all the holidays !

Tom suggested we make manju. Here is the anko or an, as we
call it,  made from cooked adzuki beans and sugar.

To make the manju dough, start with sugar,

add sweet rice flour,

and water.

Mix well and cook until it is super thick and molten hot, then,

let it cool on a bed of cornstarch.

There's a certain technique to forming the manju, part
of it involves eating some!

We also made caramels from Cathy Mendez' recipe-so good!

Tom, Emi and I wrapped up the caramels, which
also involved eating some!

Ready to go!

Kimo requested we make thumbprint cookies, so we did!

Added chocolate chip cookies to the tray...

Last, some fudge.

                                                                                        

Finished trays!

                        Then to celebrate the New Year, we went to eat dim sum.   

Took care of the soy sauce.

Glad the bill is in Chinese, the total would be too shocking for us in English!

Another good year with this guy.
We've had some trials in our family, trials that are new to us. These trials have
tested us and stretched our limits for the better. We have learned to be
thankful thru them and trust in all of Heavenly Father's promises
that they will be for our good.