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Play Dead

Trying to teach Maru to play dead on cue for the camera. Whoops, too soon. She's mocking me here. Alright! She did it.

Playing

Earth Day

Earth Day in Dallas event. Thank goodness, not a lot of smelly hippies, but plenty of smart cars.

Big Brother loves little brother

And I thought Hiro and Maru were bad for trying to squeeze themselves in Ando's little bed.

Hello Kitty Lolita

It's Hello Kitty Lolita... Speaking of Hello Kitty... gotta have your bathroom accessories.

Hello George

Hiya! I'm George.

Penguin meet Flipper

Sunday

Afternoon car ride. Went to grandma's house to pick up food. Ando likes to sit in the front by the a/c vents. Why so scared, Hiro? Maru sits in my lap. She finally got the courage to stick her head out the window. Taken 4/3/2011.

Spicy Lemongrass Tofu with green beans

There was a sale on green beans at Truong Nguyen...substitute any vegetables. Ingredients 8 pieces of fried tofu (4 cubes for $1), sliced to size 3 stalks fresh lemon grass. minced 3 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp mirin 1 tbsp sesame oil 2 tsp dried chili flakes, to taste 4 tsp sugar 1/2  teaspoon ground turmeric 1 tsp cornstarch 1/2 cup water 1 yellow/white onion, sliced 1-2 shallot, minced 4-6 cloves of garlic, minced 1/2 lb green beans, cut to size 2 tbsp fried dried onion, optional 1 tbsp crushed peanuts, optional cilantro, garnish optional olive oil Preparation 1. Rinse lemon grass. Cut off and discard tough tops and root ends; peel off and discard tough, green outer layers of stalks down to tender white portion of bulbs. Finely chop tender portions; you should have 4 to 7 tablespoons. 2. In a bowl or large deep plate, mix half of lemon grass, soy sauce, chili, sugar, turmeric, half of garlic. In a separate bowl, mix cornstarch and water. 3. In batches, lightly