Food Maker, Chef, and Traveling Diner
I can’t believe that Maleeya is already 4-years-old. It’s almost a month later and I’ve been slacking on my food blogging, but this was a very special birthday party catering and since I’ve blogged about each of her birthdays, I can’t stop at 3. So …
April flew by (actually, May is flying by too…the whole year). I can’t believe it, but it was a really great month full of really fun and exciting happenings for our family. Maleeya turned 3 on April 8th and we had a really fun …
My niece just recently turned two on Monday, April 8th. I can’t believe she’s already two! It really goes by fast and I know that’s a very cliché thing to say, but it does. It feels like just yesterday that my sister told me she was having a baby and now Maleeya is just so adventurous, ambitious and remarkable. She truly is an amazing little girl and I feel so fortunate to be able to see her every day and watch her little spirit grow.
Happy Birthday, Monkey! Auntie loves you very much.
So for Maleeya’s birthday we had everyone over to Encino Park for some food, of course, and lots of other fun things for the kids and plenty of catching up for the adults. Some of my sister’s friends brought their little children and we were able to get a little kids yoga session to happen while the adults watched. I’m so grateful to the little ones who decided to participate, even with everyone watching. It’s amazing how fearless young children are. So we had yoga, party favors, a huge Minnie Mouse piñata, cake and lots of food.
The menu this year was more manageable with my current work load and shortage of time, but still delicious and fun. I’m so glad I got to cook for over 50 of our closest family and friends. I’m so grateful for all the support everyone has shown me through my yoga and my cooking. I’m truly living a dream I could only have actualized with all of your help. Thank you!
Menu
Homemade Balsamic Cumin Barbeque Sauce Chicken
Rainbow Pasta Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette, Italian Herbs, Black Olives, Broccoli, Tomatoes and Roasted Peppers
Cobb Salad with Hard boiled Egg, Crispy Bacon, Roasted Garlic Turkey, Tomatoes, Avocado and Blue Cheese over Baby Mixed Greens and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Roasted Vegetable Platter
Fruit Platters
My mom prepared our grandma’s special macaroni salad and potato salad, as well as Bachan’s triple-layered Jell-O, which are all family traditions at any event. My boyfriend made delicious pork sliders with jalapeno coleslaw—needless to say, everyone loved them.
We had such a great time celebrating my beautiful niece, Maleeya! I can’t wait for next year. 🙂
These gorgeous photos are courtesy of the wonderful and talented Lyz Cooper, Brandon’s mom is an amazing photographer! Thanks Lyz for capturing such special memories for out family.
cheers
-Unrivaledkitch
The type of chirashi that I’m used to is much different than the traditional Japanese-style dish that I had when I was in Japan, and the ones that I drool over in Japanese cookbooks, with lots of lovely expensive thin slices of fresh raw fish …
My niece, Maleeya, just recently turned one on Easter, which was April 8th, so we decided that it would be a good idea to celebrate Easter with our family, including a small birthday celebration for her and then, the following Sunday, have her huge birthday …
My baby niece Maleeya was born 4/8/11 at 810pm at Kaiser Woodland hills. She is 19.5 inches, 7.2 lb
My sister gave birth naturally and was in labor for over 19 hours, honestly child birth is one of the most traumatic experiences I’ve ever witness and I wasn’t even watching the whole time because I couldn’t it was terrible. Every baby maker out there I put my hat off to you cause there’s no way I could do that.
Maleeya is a precious gift, she’s so beautiful and the Fujitaki family and Mickelson family are so proud and happy to have a healthy baby addition to the family.
Maleeya came home today and we had family and friends over to welcome her. Of course I couldn’t resist making a little welcome home feast for my beautiful niece even though she couldn’t eat it.
I threw together some things that my sister and family would like from what was left in the fridge.
Menu
Chicken Katsu, Spam Musubi, Sweet Sesame Miso dressing Salad with carrots and tomatoes, Fried tofu, tofu with black goma and bonito flakes, macaroni salad, Inari, Mixed vegetable curry and rice
