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New Year's eve dinner

Every year we had Ryuei & Risa staying with us while their dad works hard on New Year's food, and guests, so we usually have busy year ends/new year. But this year, it was just the family, and quiet-er.  大根おろし&卵焼き Graded daikon radish & omelet ニジマスの塩焼き Rainbow trout 鴨南蛮そば Duck soba

Twins doing yoga

Masaki balance! Masaki's finished, Naoya's balancing Naoya balance!  

Nightcap

  江戸時代にみりんはお酒として飲まれていたんだよなぁ。今日もがんばりました。おやすみなさい🌙

Cooking from the recipe book

回鍋肉 Cabbage & pork 酢豚 Sweet & sour pork  Lady from first floor gave us pork, so I cooked a couple of Chinese dishes using recipes from the cooking book. 

Flower shopping

 Before the year ends, went to do the last shopping of flowers. Twins helped carrying them back home, for a little. 

Little Bento Boxes from Dean & DeLuca that twins picked

  "Little Bento Box" Naoya picked "Little Bento Box" Masaki picked Naoya's trying to open a small bag from the bento box Masaki

鯖缶、紫玉ねぎ、白インゲンのサラダ Canned mackerel, purple onion, and canellini beans

 

Lunch at The Pizza

Masaki Naoya Naoya enjoying his pizza Naoya still eating pizza, Masaki playing with a yellow cab A video of  Naoya on a beat as he eats pizza, Masaki playing with toys .

Panna cotta with hazelnuts sauce from Drogheria Sancricca

  Naoya Masaki

Doughnuts and Dorayaki break

Naoya with Kid's Dorayamki こどもどら焼き Masaki with a doughnut 苺大福 Strawberry mochi

Carrot soup

Thinking about mama and Chris F. Happy belated Chris!

Year end visit before long break at NtS Coffee

Naoya with a smoothie Twins having cupcakes  

Traditional Jewish Chinese Christmas Dinner

  Dim Sum from Dunhuang, Yokohama and take out from Panda Express for dinner. We don't really celebrate Christmas though we always have Chinese food for dinner as papa's strong request. I just steamed frozen dim sum from the restaurant and fried pot stickers, which were mostly eaten by the little guys. Panda Express, chunks of leak, crunchy broccoli, sweet fried chicken, THE American Chinese food you can eat at the food court on the West Coast. This food makes papa a bit nostalgic, and he has cravings for it from time to time. So he set his mind to have this for Christmas dinner this year. As soon as today ends, everything will be rushed to the New Year in Japan which is amazing how fast they can switch. I've seen Valentine's PRs already, I can't really catch up though... Have a happy holiday, friends! 四川料理 敦煌さんの飲茶とパンダエクスプレスのファミリーセットでクリスマスディナー。うちではクリスマスは特にお祝いしないのですが、パパの強い希望で、毎年中華です。敦煌さんの飲茶は冷凍のものを予め購入しておいたので、蒸し器で温め、餃子を焼いて、小さい人達がメインに頂きました。パンダエクスプレスは、ぶった切りのネギ、ガリガリのブロッコ

Christmas party pictures and videos from twins' preschool

Naoya with Santa Masaki with Santa Naoya in the back, Masaki on the right Video of Christmas party 2020 from preschool here . Naoya's performance is around 3:43. Special performance here . Check around 6:54.

雞排(チーパイ)Taiwanese spicy fried chicken

雞排(チーパイ)の素をカルディで発見。大きいのと小さいの、2種類作りました。シナモンと八角が効いてて、後から辛味が! Found this Taiwanese fried chicken spices and made two versions of fried chicken, big and small. Rich in cinnamon and star anise, and indeed spicy!

Walking with twins at Midtown

Photos here . School was closed already, nothing much to do, so we took a taxi to Midtown and walked around at the park. Not many people, which was great, and they walked a lot, too. Stopped by at Shake Shack because I needed to eat my very late lunch, and twins enjoyed ice cream and french fries. 

A cool bag we got from VW at Roppongi Hills Christmas Market

 

Twins having red nosed reindeer cup cakes

 

Moon & Tokyo tower

 

Twins dancing on the stage

  Videos  Twins dancing part 1 and  Twins dancing part 2 .