Days of The Dragon

More than one person has asked for the Challah recipe I used in this post. Well, here it is! Everything you need 3 packages of active dry yeast (or 1 cube of caked yeast) 1 3/4 cups of warm water (NOT HOT – you will kill the yeast) 1 cup of sugar (you must use [...]

I know I just posted a bunch of pictures a couple days ago, but here’s a few more. I couldn’t find a turtle costume for Parker An that I liked and also fit him correctly, so I went with the backup of a dragon – I guess it’s fitting considering the name of the blog, [...]

Yesterday we made our third visit to the Oak Adoptive Health Center at Akron Children’s Hospital. It was a good visit, but not all fun for Parker An; he had to have a bunch of blood drawn, and his arm clotted after only one vial, so then they had to stick him above his foot, [...]

Tikva is an organization that works with homeless, abandoned, and orphaned Jewish children in the Ukraine, specifically the city of Odessa. Tikva provides these kids with a home, food, education, clothing, etc. Some of the children even immigrate to Israel when they are old enough. Tikva also provides many things for the community of Odessa, [...]

Today is Tết Trung Thu, the Vietnamese mid-Autumn moon festival. I wish there was a celebration in Cleveland/Akron to go to, but I’ve yet to find one. Some more information and here, too.