Saturday, December 27, 2025

Winter Solstice and Family Friends

 Belated post! 

 


Top, skirt: ACDC Rag
Shoes: Sheep Puff (Sport)

Winter solstice snuck up on me!  I did a surprise stream on that day (Sunday) and am hosting a giveaway until the 30th (Violet's birthday!)  I'm giving away UwU Market merch with original art of my avatar!  I think the artist did a great job making an anime version of my avatar.  It's cute!


 I did eat some tangyuan/glutinous rice dumplings.  I got just black sesame flavor this year.  No funny flavors like pudding or taro haha!  Black sesame is my ultimate favorite.


 On Tuesday my mom had some visiting family friends over, (that's the day I wore that ACDC Rag outfit) and we went out to eat!  Before that, I tried making fake chicken using king oyster mushrooms and tofu skin based on some recipes I saw online, but uh... I couldn't unwrap my tofu skin properly so it was too thick, which meant I couldn't wrap the mushrooms securely, which meant it fell apart 😹 But it was still tasty!

Marinating mushrooms 

Wrapping 

Loosened skin in the pan 🙀 

Sliced and served (still looks ok I guess???) 

 For dinner we went to a restaurant I haven't been to before, and it was pretty nice!  A bit pricey, but not horribly so.  It was like a bit modernized Chinese food I guess?

Sugarcane shrimp 

Crisp tender tofu 

I forget what this was called 

Green beans (unfortunately with pork crumbles) 

Fermented tofu water spinach(?) 

It was nice to see auntie and uncle again!

After we got home, my mom's neighbor called her right as we were about to go upstairs and she was just arriving back as well, so we waited for her.  She was inviting my mom and me to a Christmas party 😹 How lovely!  Her husband is a westerner so I suppose they celebrate Christmas more compared to most people.

She also gave us a box of cream puffs! My mom doesn't eat sweets, so she gave them to me, haha!  They're delicious! 



 Happy very belated Winter Solstice!  Is it cold where you are now?  Does it even snow in your area?  Definitely doesn't snow here 😹 Let's welcome the growing light days!


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