Wandering through Places and Moments
After baking 4 batches of macarons in the span of 24 hours, I now know the ultimate macaron-baking secret! Okay, maybe I’m being a little too dramatic, but I do have some tips on how to make your homemade macarons bake well. My parents and I…
I’ve been going to my local cafés open mic’s recently. I love to sing, and it’s been a great, supportive community of folks from a wide range of backgrounds. Last night, I sang Adele’s Turning Tables. I was extra nervous for some reason, and it…
Today’s summer harvest! Grape tomatoes, mini eggplants, green peppers, yellow squash. Also picked some Perilla leaves, but they aren’t pictured. It’s funny, my mom didn’t plant any Perilla seeds this year, but they must have been leftover from the previous year or something. Side story:…
French cookies, pastries, candies – you name them, I want ’em. I’ve been addicted to macarons for some time now, and I’m quite positive that I’ve spent an ungodly number of euros eating through the macarons of France (and the US). [Maybe I’ll do a…
On Tuesday, I went sailing for the first time ever. Kenji + his mom invited me to join them on their friend’s boat and we sailed a bit around the San Francisco bay, waiting until fireworks time. I actually can’t swim. [Not for a lack…
Hello! It’s already summertime! How time flies. I haven’t been great at updating, but I have a long list of blog posts that are ready (or soon-to-be ready) to share with you all. For now, I’ll just say that the SF Bay Area has been…
The Mission: Shimanami Kaido (しまなみ海道) Cycling Trail After spending two weeks in Japan with my dad, I’ll be traveling around the country with my boyfriend and his family. Our main focus will be city-hopping and experiencing as much of the island nation as possible in two weeks!…