Local brew and dim sum too

Haha, what a lame rhyme. I am so corny.

The past weekend, John and I spent the weekend in Orange County with my parents. When my parents heard that John was starting a collection of growlers, they invited us up to go visit the Anaheim Brewery. Needless to say, lots of fun was had...

Growler in one hand, taster in the other. That's my mom!

My parents: SUPER camera shy

It's pretty hard to figure out how I got so silly

On Saturday, my aunt and cousins were visiting from Texas. This meant... REUNION!!!! We went to dim sum, everyone teased John about "initiation" (aka, eating a plate of chicken feet), and we ate beyond comfort levels.

Party of 20. Seriously. Family reunion indeed

 

After, we walked around Little Tokyo where my dad bought ingredients for dinner. We were given short Japanese lessons on the food (note to self: Stay away from anything marked tako) and enjoyed mochilato. Mochi + gelato. Amazingnesss!!!

Later in the evening, my dad gave John some cooking lessons in the art of tempura. More amazingness was had.

Cooking 101: Have a good time

Jaquielyn approved!

Oh right, and the food pictured isn't even HALF of what they made/we ate. Our meal included: Pickled veggies, yakitori, teriyaki rice balls, shrimp tempura, vegetable (brocoli, snow pea, carrots, and yams). For dessert: Banana tempura with Haagen Daaz ice cream and C.C. Brown fudge. Where my love of food comes from, I have no idea.

And my mom... getting a head start on all the food

And then I gained 15 pounds. Ughhh, I look forward to starving myself in Japan and getting back to a skinnier me. But for now... food is amazing. Thanks again for everything Mom and Dad! We had a glutinous, glorious, incredible time :) Next on the Tango fun times list: VEGAS BABY!!!!