wacky photo booth

the theme for this year's weddings seemed to be photobooth!! We sure had a lot of fun w/ the booths =) Here's a few from the weddings this year
(courtesy of tiffany-lo.com)




(courtesy of hanachung)


(courtesy of unknown...sorry!)

Happy December!!

Wow, can you believe it? We're at the end of the year already!! This year has certainly flown by. Another year of blessings =) More to come!

Revival of the blog?

I think it is due time for me to begin posting again...

DELICIOUSNESS *yumyum*

Came back on Saturday from a 2week vacation to China. Here's a tiny glimpse into the wonderful variety of foods we had. Tried many new things that I've never had before. The carb-filled diet (with all sorts of bing and fun) of the saanxi people was satisfying and made this carbie's tummy smile =) We traveled from the south to the north to central china to the north east sampling the local delicacies and specialties.

Brought some photos to share...(now the names of these are unfortunately not quite authentic)


Peanut filled sesame ball (Shanghai)


sweet taro balls (Suzhou)


Sweet Glazed fried fish from the local waters (Suzhou)


Savory Flaky Pastry (Suzhou)


Step-by-Step: GoBuLi baozi freshmade/tableside (Tianjin)


Pumpkin-filled Pastry (Xi'an)


Potato-noodles (Xi'an)


Freshly made bin stuffed with pork (Xi'an)


Fresh hand-rolled and hand-cut noodles (Xi'an)


Fresh table-side handtossed noodles (Xi'an)


Spicy Tripe (Xi'an)


Fresh fruits (Passionfruit, Dragonfruit, Oranges - yes they look like limes) (Taipei)


Fresh Mochi (Taipei)

The 'N' Wedding.

Congrats to our friends A & R!! We couldn't wait for this one to come...tucked away in a cute ranch in SLO..here are a few shots of the food...


appetizers creamcheese layered w/ diff't fillings (prosciutto/figs and pesto/sundried tomato). so yum!


Banana Nut cake from Madonna Inn..w/ the cute caketoppers. my fave of the three. can't believe i never had this one before..


Black Forest cake from Madonna Inn, this is the famous one we've always gotten..


Raspberry Delight from Madonna Inn...this is supposed to be a popular one, but this was my first time having it.

more details of this amazing wedding to come on my other blog