Joseph and Sherwin's blog » Good eats http://www.josephandsherwin.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:03:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 happy chinese new year http://www.josephandsherwin.com/2012/01/23/happy-chinese-new-year/ http://www.josephandsherwin.com/2012/01/23/happy-chinese-new-year/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:28:51 +0000 sherwin http://www.josephandsherwin.com/?p=2130 happy year of the dragon! we had dinner at a chinese restaurant called “gourmet kingdom” and got some fortune cookies before leaving.

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Rebecca’s fortune: “A small house can hold as much happiness as a big one.”

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the boys.

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the girls.

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rebecca really loved her naan.

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evening entertainment

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lamb stew

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seared scallops

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also a cream of cauliflower soup, roast beef, sweet potato gratin, madeleines….too many dishes to list, all delicious!

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preparing the hot pot

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hugs

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eating…

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and eating…

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presents, mainly for rebecca. thanks grandma kathy and grandpa sam for my new dolly!

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little red riding hood. thanks auntie for my cool poncho!

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food

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conversation

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shucking oysters

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cleaning up

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