Japanese Pastries

A great way to start the morning.  I remember eating pastries like this when I lived in Japan .

These pastries are stuffed with a Red Bean Paste or Azuki bean which is a sweet, dark red bean originating from China. It is used in Chinese , Japanese confectioneryy, and Korean cuisine. You prepared the beans by boiling in water,then drain water, and mash the azuki beans .   The husk of the beans may be removed by sieving before sweetening, which leads to a smoother paste. Sweeten the bean paste with brown sugar,or honey.

The bun is not very sweet but a perfect match with the red bean paste. This breakfast was topped off with a cup of coffee~

                            October to me means the pumpkins are soon to arrive in the Pumpkin fields ~

                                                        Close up of the Azuki Beans

HappyBirthday To Me

                                                         Coconut Carrot Cake

                                                 Giant sized hamburger for birthday dinner

                                            Let's not forget the veggies and the dinner plates

                                          Maple bacon,grilled onions ,Homemade Texas fries

Halloween Kitty

Working on my blocks for a Halloween Quilt.     Have to dive into my stash and see what will fit this not so happy kitty   ~~~

Pineapple Sorbet

           This pineapple sorbet cooled off a HOT day at Disney! It was so refreshing~ ~ ~

Clams,Clams And More Clams

I have loved Clams dishes since I was a little girl after going with my parents to Howard Johnson's restaurant on weekends.   This restaurant made the best Clam sandwich ever !!!

Their other famous item on the menu was their famous coconut ice cream!!!    Yum~~

Knitting On The Road

I always take my yarn with me traveling since it is a good way to pass the time in the car.  Time to get back into the kitchen to bake a Autumn spice cake ~~~~

Italian Treats

The other night I was browsing on the internet ,and found an Italian grocery / restaurant. Oh my the food was so good. Loved the spagetti and meatballs,the sauce was so good.

 

So down the road my son and I went ~

 

I brought a few items home from the grocery store . Not pictured is the Quince paste. We had a nice afternoon my son and I ~~~

Crepes

                                     Breakfast at my son's house , oh so good ! Chocolate nutella and bananas in one and the other a raspberry sauce with shavings of lime and powdered sugar.

Knitting Scarves

I have been working on a few scarves to keep warm this winter. Still hot as ever here no winter in sight but if I turn up the swamp cooler that might work ~~~