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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Mooncakes and choco-pies



This past Sunday we celebrated Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at our house for the first time.  The girls wore their Chinese silk dresses to Church that morning, and that evening we ate stir-fried chicken, rice, and noodles with dumplings. 




 Last week the girls and I made a trip to the Chinese market to search for mooncakes.  We hit the jackpot.  We found this beautiful tin with 4 large mooncakes. 



Each was just so lovely.  The tops were embossed with a gorgeous pattern and they tasted a little like peanut butter fudge to me.  Very rich...so 4 was plenty for all of us. 



Of course, since we didn't know if we would like them, I snagged some choco-pies for good measure.  While in China this past winter, our family ate our weight in choco-pies from the carre-four.  


Later that evening, the girls watched Ni Hao, Kai Lan's Moon Festival cartoon before we went out to view the moon.  What a bright, beautiful moon it was.

3 comments:

Paige said...

It sounds like you found some good mooncakes! I haven't seen those kind before... mine had mooncakes filled with egg yolk and red bean curd... but they ate them up!

Jenna said...

Hi
My name is Jenna and I came across your site. Your girls are so beautiful, and have pretty smiles. Looks like those are good moon cakes, I have never tryed them before, are they good? they look good. I was born with a rare life threatening disease, 12 other diagnosis and developmental delays. I love it when people sign my guestbook. www.miraclechamp.webs.com

Tina Michelle said...

Wow, it looks so fun! I love their dresses!