Every spring my parent’s lemon tree goes wild and starts producing lemons like you wouldn’t believe.  As a child I loved this tree because my brother, Aya-chan and her little brother and I would pick a bushel of lemons and make refreshing lemonade with WAY too much sugar. Over the weekend we visited my parents and I asked my dad to help me pick some lemons for us, including the huge funny shaped lemon you see photographed above....

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  I realized its been awhile since I posted any homemade bebe food. I’ve actually been quite busy making different types of food for bebe E since I ordered more Baby Cubes, but perhaps I’ve avoided posting these knowing that my audience is not vast.  :) Seriously, who doesn’t love applesauce – baby’s, kids, and even grownups?!?  Maybe I’m one of the few adults that likes to eat applesauce, and not just...

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Easy-peasy smoothie… Last week bebe dad went on a business trip to Arizona and caught a cold on the flight home.  :( One day for lunch I made him a strawberry banana smoothie since he wanted something refreshing and his appetite wasn’t flourishing. I had fresh strawberries and organic bananas on hand.  The perfect combo for a smoothie. Strawberry Banana Smoothie 1 banana peeled and cut 4 strawberries halved 1/2 cup plain...

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For Bebe E’s first Hinamatsuri I decided to make Sakura Mochi for dessert.  This is a traditional Japanese confectionery or wagashi that is traditionally eaten on Hinamatsuri. This was my first attempt at making mochi (rice cake).  As a teen I used to help out every December at our temple’s mochitsuki (mochi pounding ceremony),  but I was only responsible for shaping the mochi into little round patties.  That wasn’t...

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