Thanksgiving

I hope you a had a good one as well!
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Silver Bells in the City 2010

Crowd packed downtown Lansing to start off Holiday season at the 26th annual Silver Bell in the City last night. An Electric Light Parade followed by the lighting of Michigan’s official Christmas tree and a fireworks show over the State Capitol -- great traditional event.


We enjoyed watching everything from a reserved patio at Troppo restaurant. The appetizers for the party included coconut chicken, egg roll, portabella mushroom tempura, meatball, spinach dip & chips, and lots of cookies. Great food, and attentive services.

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Weekend Eats

My Sunday night cooking of stir-fried ziti with pork, eggs, onions, and tomatoes. The seasoning sauce is a mixture of oyster sauce, light soy sauce, chili sauce, and ketchup. A delicious one-dish meal I've had since I was a child.

Mise en Place before the cooking started.

Shandong-style dumpling making for Saturday night dinner. My good friend's brother just arrived from China, with his family. Instead of being exhausted and jet lagged, his wife made us homemade dumplings, from scratch!

It was a great learning experience, and we had so much fun!

Weekend Eats