10nineteen

Tonight was yet another continuation of our holiday meal traditions. The feast was a Hawaiian one – laulau, kalua pig, mac salad, lomi salmon, poké, chicken long rice, and char siu pork. This traditional meal started when my grandparents (on my Dad’s side) would visit us from Maui, and they would bring boxes filled with food. Other items we’ve had for the Hawaiian feast include poi, opihi, and dried fish, but those are rare nowadays.

My grandparents have both passed on, but we continue the Hawaiian meal tradition every year. It’s still one of the highlights of each year! 😄

I hope you had a nice Christmas dinner as well!

またね～

こんばんは。How’s it going?

So last night we had our Jamaican feast, and today for breakfast we ate another traditional meal in our family: bagels, lox, cream cheese, pastrami, corned beef, roast beef, and pesto. Basically, it’s a build-your-own-bagel situation, with rye bread also thrown in the mix.

The photo above is a half-bagel, which has lox on one side, pastrami and pesto on the other. And the whole thing has cream cheese, red onion, and provolone on top. I was trying to taste everything, but not eat too much, so just half. 😄

After breakfast, we opened gifts, played new video games, a little mahjong, and finished a puzzle. Very relaxing!