Play-Doh

MEMOIR Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang

I'd go into the dining room, which was only separated from the living room by one step. A false divider. Although everyone had gone into the living room for karaoke, one person always remained on the dining room level: Grandma. She'd sit there in her wheelchair and make birds out of Play-Doh. (Fresh Off the Boat, page 9)

Some words that are not used but are demonstrated in this story:
internalized racism, white privilege, racial oppression, cultural hegemony, ethnic stereotyping, social stratification.

Words that are actually used in this story:
macaroni, The Chronic, subprime mortgage, Play-Doh.

tasty

thank goodness

FOR

1. being done with pruning roughly 300 square feet of star jasmine ground cover:

thin out new buds from sprawled, older wood
aggressively tip back this year's growth leaving 1-2 sets of leaves
thin out excess branches to reveal sprawling scaffolds of old wood

revel at the amount of energy that has been put into making an evergreen look like it is deciduous

2. finding a local Asian grocery that carries sticky rice, which makes traditional Chinese sticky rice aka 'nuo mi fan':

caramelized, minced shallots
diced shiitake mushrooms
finely minced ginger
soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper
sweet/sticky rice (soaked for 30+ minutes)

stir and cook together on low until rice is translucent

patterns in everything

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