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In chinese, family-friendly

Restaurant Review by My 6-Year-Old: Little Q Hot Pot (Arlington, MA)

Here's another restaurant review through the eyes of my kid. This time, we visit his new favorite restaurant: Little Q Hot Pot on Mass Ave in Arlington, MA. All pictures were taken by my son using my phone (as I sweat bullets while he held my fancy phone over the bubbling cauldron of broth). 6-year-old: First we wait for our food. This restaurant...

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In almonds, Chinese New Year

Year of the Dragon and Chinese Almond Cookies

Today marks the first day of the Chinese New Year with this year being the Year of the Dragon.  Chinese New Year is the most important Chinese holiday. It is a celebration of change - out with the old and in with the new. And hopefully with newness comes an abundance of good health, happiness and prosperity. Who couldn't use some of that?...

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In apples, Cakes

Upcycling Christmas Cards and Apple Snacking Spice Cake

Apple Snacking Spice Cake Confession: It's January 12th and our Christmas tree and lights are still up. We are typically not this delinquent when it comes to dismantling our Christmas decorations. I swear! I will shake my head in dismay if I see a Christmas tree out on someone's curb any day past January 2nd. Yeah, yeah. Glass houses and stones - or...

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In pizza, wordless wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Boy and cheese pie (Santarpios, E. Boston) Proud moment: baby boy eating pizza like a big man (folded in half) at favorite old-school pizza joint. Boy and cheese pie (Santarpios, E. Boston) Proud moment: baby boy eating pizza like a big man (folded in half) at favorite old-school pizza joint. ...

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