Still Life with Zoe

We stole a folding stand from the CFA lost and found. It lives in a little bag on which is printed "Xing Fei" surrounded by music notes. Our, no doubt terrible, verbal rendering of this reminded me of Sinn Fein, the Irish political party. Since then, I've come to refer to it as the "IRA stand." It is a wonderful stand: sturdy, portable, short. I just worry that some day we'll open the bag and there will be a massive explosion.

Daifuku

I have been craving sweetened red bean paste for months.

Last night, I finally got my fix. J and K and I made mochi (the cheating way in the microwave) and filled it with deliciousness from a can of bean paste that has been sitting in our pantry just waiting for the right ceremonial moment to be opened.

So delicious and not particularly hard to make either!

And now to gobble up the leftovers . . . .