MIYASHIRO

Bat-tastic..........

Made some Batman sugar cookies the other night for Phil to take to his crew since they are working on a Batman project........

 

Found a really good recipe online from Sweetapolita.....you chill them a lot throughout the rolling and cutting process and then freeze them a bit before baking - they really keep,their shape that way!

 

Made a black royal icing that hardens nicely and stays shiny......they harden enough to stack them but are still soft when you bite into it.....

 

 

Had to taste test them of course.....

 

Found the cutest window boxes at Michaels for Phil to transport them......

 

 

The next day, I wanted to experiment with some neon food coloring my Mom gave me so I tried the pink out on some leftover cookies.....

I love the way they came out!

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Andagi and what nots......

Had a super fun weekend.....equally relaxing and productive......

 

Met my parents in J town for an early lunch at Oomasa.....

 

 

 

Grabbed some doughnuts and espressos at Cafe Dulce.....an possibly planned a trip to Okinawa this year!

 

And got some more sushi and mochi to eat at home later.....

 

 

 

 

It was super hot all weekend....we took Zero on a long walk up in the hills.....

 

 

Stopped by WB for a bit.....

 

I wanted to see the Gidget house again but we picked the one day of the year they were doing SWAT training in the "neighborhood" .....we thought they were actors filming and Phil made a joke the SWAT Capt. didn't think was too funny....we got outta there fast.....

 

 

 

And today I stopped by Lowes to ogle the new Pantone Collection they just released!!

 

 

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Mom-o fuku.......

My Mom made the insane Crack Pie the other night from the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook......

 

 

Washed it down with mint mugicha .....

 

And fresh picked kumquats from her tree.......

 

 

The girls did dance performances for us all night......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then Crack Pie for breakfast.....

 

 

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The wonders of eBay......,

Found the perfect gift for my Mom this Mothers Day.......

She has a huge kokeishi doll collection so I found her this vintage lamp....

 

It didn't come with a shade but I found the perfect small scale drum shape and recovered it with washi paper.....

 

 

I picked the most neutral one so it wouldn't compete with her kimono and just complement the wood......

 

 

 

And also got us matching gold sewing scissor bracelets.....

 

 

 

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Cheesy tots........

Practicing cookie recipes.....

 

Crafts with the girls.....

 

Their weapons of choice..... Pom poms and Thor's hammer......

 

Koto taking care of business......

 

Our friend Paul is visiting from New York so he crashed here one night.....

 

Zero inspected the sleeping arrangements......

 

Umami burger the next morning.....

 

 

 

It's was super hot that weekend so we just took it easy........

 

 

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Melisandre and malasadas......

Super rainy the past couple of days...

Chunking through the bag of malasadas we have in the freezer.....

 

And these Macadamia nut Hershey's kisses!!

 

Nice cool walks.....

 

 

Is this her way of saying she doesn't like the rain......

 

And drinking gallons of this detox water....lemon, cucumber and mint......

 

 

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Totes......

Also got some sewing done this weekend........

Laying out a tote combo....

 

 

 

Used the polka dot denim I bought a while ago and some Hawaiian print upholstery fabric scraps......

 

And finally used the Star Wars pillow case for something.....

 

 

Made Phil a market bag......

 

I noticed whenever I'm photographing things on the ground.....she likes to get involved.....

 

 

Also got this cute enamel bracelet shaped like a blue pencil....it looks like the ones Phil draws with....

 

 

 

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Derby weekend.....

Got a nice walk in this weekend......came across a massive Italian Cypress being eaten alive by this bougainvillea....,..

 

Then Phil worked in his studio and I was off to Jackalope........

 

 

 

Got some pots for the tomato plants my Mom got me and put them on Phil's deck.......

 

Propagated more succulents......

 

And "made" Zero her prize winning derby hat......

 

 

Spent every second of the day outdoors.....then watched Gangster Squad that evening.....

 

 

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Phony stark......

April was also my bro's birthday month......here he is in the light up ARC reactor shirt we got him and Captain America ipad case......

 

I also did Momos nails - she is a true Harajuku girl at heart......

 

 

 

 

Phil snapped these of us (obviously).... My loyal dog, she never leaves my side....

 

 

 

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Dog house of secrets......

Took Zero to House of Secrets the other day....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then Phil and I went walking in Toluca Lake and spotted this sad little guy......

I don't think his parents take him to comic shops....

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