It all starts with quality soybeans, mature and fully-grown. They are soaked overnight then steamed and ground to a pulp with water. The okara (soy pulp) is then separated from the liquid. The liquid from this seemingly-simple-but-nuanced process is soy milk–thick, creamy milk that is the base of fresh tofu. I finally had the [...]
My husband and I spent the weekend in Carmel last week. A local artist’s work was showing at a gallery–he was a friend of a friend and we were kindly invited to attend. We also used the quick getaway as an opportunity to get me back on my bicycle again. It has been months [...]
Everyone in the family called her May–her children’s shortcut for mommy that, over the years, morphed into what became everyone’s nickname for her. She passed away seven years ago after feeling unwell for some time without anyone having a clue. It wasn’t until my grandfather found her collapsed on the bathroom floor one fateful night [...]
I’ve just spent the better part of the evening driving back in heavy rain. I spent the day visiting with my family, one long overdue. I always find it funny that my parents shoo me home as soon as it gets dark. “Either you stay the night or you go now”, they’ll say. After 40 [...]
It has been a dry, dry winter. All around me are parched brown hills that are normally verdant this time of year. This has not escaped my husband’s notice either. He keeps a close eye on precipitation totals every winter as we rely on spring-fed water tanks to support a small parcel in a semi-rural [...]
