babybug

domestic obsession

my new domestic obsession...

 

i made this bento for a fishing trip over the weekend.  carrot sticks, egg, pork hash, fishcake, goldfish and spam musubi.  spam, you either love it or hate it.

 

babybug took this box to a playdate last week.  kiwi, shrimp tempura, somen with sauce and musubi.

it's been almost two weeks since babybug has been out of school.  one more week before summer school starts.  tomorrow a bunch of us moms are taking the little girls to the "big" school so they can see the campus and practice the routes to their rooms.  it's big-time now!  

 

 

today we made mini cupcakes.  last week i found out from a friend about this food blog.  you need to check out these cupcakes.  so pretty.     

home lunch

at babybug's preschool lunch was provided. in the fall her new school gives the kids the option of either buying or bringing home lunch.  this is making me excited.  i get to make all kinds of bento boxes!   

 this morning i made these for our lunch at the zoo.  babybug and i had the boxes with the mini ham & cheeses.  husband had a regular sized sandwich and the box on the right of just coleslaw and strawberries.

  

it was so fun to make and watch her eat.  i can't wait to make more.  i'm thinking mini meatloafs next.

mommy had a big beer last night

yesterday was the big forty for husband.  the three of us had a quiet bbq at home.  after i drank the asahi i fell asleep while the other two watched a marathon of the deadliest catch.

my oyster topped with chili pepper oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, green onions and ginger. 

morning walk

this morning we walked to the farmer's market at kapiolani community college.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

our loot included the coconut that was bleech...yucky...baby japanese cucumbers, sweet potatoes, watercress, burgers, a narcissus plant for chinese new year and this little fly trap.

tonight is girls mamas-night-out! 

hello 2009

we celebrated with...

 

sparklers...

 

fireworks...

  

jook...

  

and another party with poppers.

    

absolute favorite

spicy ahi with ikura.  omg, i could eat this everyday. 

fabric and food love

i had hopes of posting yesterday but it got pushed back to today.  bolts of my favorite fabric arrived on wednesday.  they are still sitting in the plastic wrap.  love.love.love.

the fruit fabric are for little girl dresses.  i promised some for a preschool auction.  i made this one last month with some needed help on the collar.

no slow food movement around here.  the only thing that's slow cooking in my kitchen, once in a while, is my crockpot.  i really do love to cook.  but, i also can admit that i'm in love with fast food!  last night we had chili dogs.  nope, i didn't make the chili.  i just fried the hot dogs and chopped the onions.  husband picked up the chili from the best-est place. 

by the way, it's beanless :)

easiest ever!

the easiest pot roast ever...

this is husband's favorite dinner.  believe it or not, my dad taught me how to make it.  i'm pretty sure it's a popular crock-pot recipe.

chuck roast

two cans of cream of mushroom soup

one packet of dry instant onion soup

one cup water

one large onion cubed

two cloves of chopped garlic

pinch of salt

carrots, celery and potatoes optional

brown meat.  add all of above into crock pot.  cook on low for six hours.  (to thicken gravy, mix a tablespoon of cornstarch with water until it dissolves.  stir into gravy quickly to avoid lumps.)   

voila!  crazy easy!  super yummy!

sushi and green tea lattes

my favorite time to post is usually around now.  very late evening or early morning the next day.  everyone is asleep and i have time alone.  ahhh.  fridays are usually late days for husband.  i usually end up calling him and nagging about what time he's leaving work.  today (friday) babybug and i tried something different.  lately we've been trying to walk everyday.  i want to lose a few pounds so my favorite jeans, pants, shorts and skirts will fit again.   it doesn't seem to be working.  maybe not walking fast enough even though we go about forty-five to sixty minutes everyday.  anyway, today we walked to get sushi, starbucks and jamba.  we got home and took a bocha (bath).  husband came home soon after.  it sure made time go by faster.  he had to search for and eat leftovers though.

babybug pulls out and eats the kanpyo first from the maki sushi.  i had spicy tuna.  now, i have to share with you my new favorite these past two weeks from starbucks!  non-fat green tea latte!  omg, it's so good.  i read about it in a magazine which said it only has one hundred twenty calories.  yummy, hard to believe only one.hundred.twenty!  you just have to make sure and say 'non-fat' milk.