I spotted these candied apples (and crêpes) at a cute little cafe at the Palazzo hotel. So pretty! The apples were about $10 each. I almost couldn’t bring myself to eat them. Almost!
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Lots of fun was had and lots of food was consumed over Thanksgiving. As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, I spent the holiday on the North Shore at a party that basically sprawled over two beach houses and an enormous yard. The weather was perfect as was the food. My favorite would have to be the sweet potatoes that Anthony made the day before but the poached pears and the stuffing I helped make were delicious as well.
More photos of babies, friends, and food after the jump.
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Snacro 004: How to make pumpkin bread
Happy Thanksgiving! Today I’m going to the North Shore for a get-together at a beach house owned by my friend’s family. I went last year and it was such a great experience. Yesterday, I made pumpkin bread to bring with me although the title is a bit of false advertisement since I basically did the manual labor while my friend, Anthony, recited the recipe. I’ll just try and describe what I (vaguely) remember.
This was a faulty sifter containing 3 1/2 cups of flour. I had to use it four times so the flour wouldn’t clump. The muscles in my arm are still burning.
An addition of crushed nutmeg and cinnamon.
Eggs, a half-cup of brown sugar, and two cups of regular sugar.
The sifted flour and spices were added to the egg and sugar mixture. My arms were about to fall off at this point.
A 15-ounce can of Libby’s canned pumpkin was added and blended. The entire mixture was placed in a greased glass loaf pan and put into the oven. I don’t even know at what temperature or for how long it was left in there because I passed out on the couch after I mixed everything up. Anthony had to do it.
Voila!
I’m happy to report that the bread came out super delicious and the only mishaps were a couple of cuts that are now tightly dressed in Hello Kitty band-aids. I hope you enjoyed the photos and have a great Thanksgiving day!
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Celebrate Kaimuki
The Celebrate Kaimuki festival was this weekend and I was able to attend the tail-end of the event which began at 9 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m. Kaimuki’s small businesses set up kiosks along the road and everyone was free to attend and look around.
The yearly event takes place on a closed-off portion of Waialae Avenue as well as the nearby community park and school playground. It’s such a quirkly little gathering which for me emphasizes the small-town atmosphere that Kaimuki still manages to maintain. I love this little town!
Not gonna lie, the main reason I attend this event is because of the food. This year I grabbed some yummy lo-mein and cha siu baau from the Happy Days stand. Perfection. Also, my package from ASOS finally came in that day, with that £3 checkerboard straw trilby among the contents. Such a steal with so much Lanvin S/S 09 customizing possibility.
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Hello again!
This is my latest tea purchase from Lupicia. It’s Tie Guan Yin oolong tea which is one of my favorites because of the taste but primarily because it’s English translation: Iron Goddess of Mercy. Stunning, right?
Anyway, apologies for the extended absence! I feel like I’m always so gung-ho on updating this during some sort of interim and eventually the updates stop only to be resurrected again a month later. Sorry, sorry!
I’m currently on spring break so this may be the beginning of a flurry of new posts but eventually they will die down as it’s getting closer to the end of the semester aka final projects and graduation! Woo…