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Christmas & 30th Birthday

December 27, 2012 By Misono in Family and Friends, Milestones, Seasonal Celebrations Tags: 30th birthday, bells, cake, Christmas, family, Hape, Mio, misono, Tegu blocks, tiramisu, wooden kitchen

Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas holiday! We had a wonderful time spending it with my family at home. Here are some memorable moments from Christmas morning… it was Mio’s second Christmas ever!

She looks so grownup here! Playing with her awesome magnetic wooden Tegu blocks from my parents.

Mio with her toy kitchen from Uncle Ted! I think I was even more excited than she was!

Playing with the bells from Dan's parents — Playing with the bells from Dan’s parents

Having a grand time! — Thank you Grandpa and Grandma!

As many of you know, Christmas Day is also my birthday, and this year was an extra special milestone as it was my 30th birthday! Dan made it truly memorable by showering me with little treats, gifts, and love notes during the twelve days leading up to my birthday (instead of the Twelve Days of Christmas), and of course I appreciated all the birthday messages from friends and family!

Mio taste-testing my cake — Mio got to taste-test my tiramisu birthday cake that Dan & my mom prepared for me.

30 has been wonderful so far, and I am so happy as long as I have this sweet girl and Dan by my side! They are my everything.Â â™¥ Thank you to everyone who sent birthday messages, cards, and even gifts. And finally, thank you to everyone who supported and contributed to my charity: water campaign. Thanks to all of our collective efforts of 37 donations, we were able to surpass the $1,000 goal and raise $1,030! This will help 51 people get access to safe, clean water. In 18 months, we’ll be able to see exactly which products we’ve funded and the communities we were able to help. Thank you for helping to make such a big difference this year and making my 30th really count! My birthday wish has come true, and it’s one I’ll never forget. 🙂

reindeer-mio — Warm holiday wishes from our little family. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! â™¥

Matcha Tiramisu

October 24, 2010 By Misono in Foodie Love, Kitchen Concoctions Tags: green tea, green tea tiramisu, matcha, matcha tiramisu, tiramisu

I was having cravings for some matcha-flavored dessert last night, so Dan and I made matcha tiramisu! We’d never made it before, so it was an undertaking — we made the filling, syrup, and even the ladyfingers from scratch! (Usually, you can buy ladyfingers readymade for making regular tiramisu, but we were too lazy to go out and get them. It was also because we wanted to make the ladyfinger spongy layer green tea-flavored too, and ladyfingers don’t come in green tea flavors.)

This was my first time actively making baking/cooking in the kitchen in a couple months, and I was still feeling pretty queasy, so Dan helped a lot — it was a collaborative effort! 🙂

The results came out pretty good! Although since I have a taste aversion to eggs, and the recipe we used called for a lot of eggs for both the ladyfingers sponge and the filling, it was a little too egg-y/custard-y for my taste. Dan gobbled it up, though! Maybe I’ll try a recipe that uses less egg next time.

Dan and I made matcha tiramisu! — Layers of green tea ladyfingers and filling, dusted with green tea powder on top.

on display — I've missed my cakestands! This was a good excuse to pull one of them out again...