12/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.”

Eric: “Look, mom, there is a ladybug.”

Day: Day loves to smile.  She is a little happy camper.

I am joining Jodi’s 52 week project.

Easy recipe: coke chicken

If schedule allows, I always do my best to try one new recipe every week.  This week I tried the coke chicken, which is easy to cook and usually guarantees the good taste.

I referred to Chinese recipes before I cooked it, and then I found my method is similar to this one (I made notes based on my cooking version):-

Ingredients:

12 chicken drumsticks
3 cups Coca-Cola (I used 7-up because it’s free of caffeine)
1 dash salt (to make a prettier color, I didn’t use salt, but use 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce instead.)
2 tablespoons sugar (If you don’t like it too sweet, don’t add sugar, because there is enough sugar in the coke.)
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Directions:

1. lace everything in a wide-bottomed pot.
2. Cook over low heat until chicken is tender.
3. Cook until coke is nearly gone; take care to watch it.
4. Remove from heat when coke becomes a sticky sauce.

Wise Words Wednesday

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

Somersault…springsault?

 

The other day, Eric asked me, “mom, there is somersault.  Is there springsault too?”

“What is somersault in Chinese?” I asked. (Read: quiz for Eric to test if he knows this hard word bilingually.)

“翻跟头。” Eric replied quickly.

“Ennn, good question.  Somersault is 翻跟头，but is there springsault too?” I felt amazed at Eric’s curiosity and myself became wondered too.

After referring to dictionary, I concluded that there is no sprintsault. (I have not much confidence in English.  Is there a similar word like springsault in English after all?)

I think Eric is so funny.  His good thinking made me smile from the bottom of my heart for a long time.  I so cherish his curiosity and interpreting.

11/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.”

Eric: Eric was busy drawing the solar system in the backyard.  After we watched this video together, this little fellow became very interested in the solar system.  He remembers all the eight planets in sequence.

Day: I like Day’s expression in this picture. Her eyes tell a little mature, a little independence, and a little curiosity.

I am joining Jodi’s 52 week project.

Weekend music — the solar system song

We all love this song.