Here's Nancy by a lilac tree. You can smell its
wonderful scent from meters away. A lilac flower up close. |
Here are some pretty flowers growing in the park. We don't know what they are called. |
Nancy's 26th Birthday!
New and different fruit in Beijing.
A typical Saturday morning:
Hmm...the whole street outside of our apartment was full of barbers and hairdressers. We were not sure what the occasion was, but maybe it had something to do with the coming May holiday. |
A street vendor on the end of our street selling sheets and sheets of something...perhaps glutinous rice flour sheets for something, maybe tofu skin, we never found out. |
Some ladies enjoying the beautiful Saturday morning. Nancy thought that the child was really cute. |
Bryan enjoys some Jello brand vanilla pudding (loot from Jen, Nancy's sister) with his banana. What a scrumptious combination! |
Another yummy dish that Nancy made one day. Beef with asparagus with ginger, garlic, black bean sauce and oyster sauce. |
Could there be anything more delicious than olive bread and cave-aged gruyere? |
Here is some of Nancy's home cooking on display for all the world to drool over.
Greek salad - feta cheese (sent with Nancy's dad from the USA), cucumber, tomato, onion, and a light oil/vinegar dressing. |
Asparagus, egg, and parmesan ... one of Nancy's favorites! |
Forest took us out to dinner to celebrate Nancy's dad's arrival in Beijing. We went to one of Beijing's government-run restaurant, where you choose your dish from pre-assembled ingredients in a big refrigerator.
Does anyone feel up to some black chicken and turtle? We passed ... |
Here's everyone well satisfied after the delicious meal. |
Fresh ingredients are plentiful and cheap in Beijing. There are numerous markets within walking distance of our apartments. Nancy's fascination with food has produced these lovely pictures of some of the produce available to us.
Melon. | Mushrooms, which would be four or five dollars a pound in the USA, are about fifty cents a pound here. | These oddly-shaped mangos were unfortunately not very tasty. |
Bryan and Kai are about to tuck into one of Nancy's delicious home-made stir-frys. |
Sheujin came over for "mexican food night". Nancy made some awesome burritos and rice with beans, which was enjoyed by everyone. |
Bryan's Tapatio hot sauce from the States was a welcome addition. |
Dinner with Theresa, Jean-Claude, and friends. Nancy made asparagus risotto, delicious! |
The Gao family took us out to dinner at a fantastic local restaurant to celibrate Kai's time in Beijing. |
Nancy takes pause from her work long enough to flash a beautiful smile. |
Our newly covered couch. Colorful, eh? We covered our couch because during warmer weather, we wear shorts around the house and we don't like it when our legs stick to the vinyl surface of the couch. |
Yes, the always delicious wild consomme Pringles! They were actually very tasty, but we couldn't quite pick out the consomme flavor. |
Here are some oddly flavored potato chips that are available for sale in Asia. Yummy! |