Chinese New Year will be here in a week and a half, but it's not too early to start celebrating!I'm going to talk to three groups of kids about the Year of the Horse, starting this Saturday with my Girl Scout Daisies troop. The girls will get some fun, girly souvenirs at the … [Read more...]
Holiday traditions at the Pen
For the last 7-8 years around the holidays, I've been taking my little kids to the Peninsula Chicago for lunch with my husband's two sisters. This year we spiced things up and met for breakfast. One sister-in-law just had a baby, so she didn't join us. But my mother-in-law … [Read more...]
Back to Broadway
Ever since I turned 40, my husband Tom, number one son Jake, and I have been going to hole-in-the-wall restaurants for my birthday. We've done Ethiopian, Costa Rican, Korean, and last night Vietnamese.We trekked out to New Chinatown, an area on the northside of Chicago … [Read more...]
A gem close to home
At dinner last night, the subject of Cantonese and Mandarin came up again, namely the differences between the two and where each is spoken. So that led me to recount once again the story of how when I studied Mandarin in Hong Kong many years ago, I actually had to leave the … [Read more...]
Peking Duck at the Peninsula
For the last few years, my oldest son Jake has asked to go out to a nice dinner for his birthday in lieu of a kids' party. Since he saves us a ton of money in babysitting, my husband Tom and I feel like it's a good deal. And we--and my mom--get to enjoy a nice dinner out, … [Read more...]
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