Chi Chi Dango

I made Chi Chi Dango (mochi) for Spinners' Group on Tuesday. It was New Year's Eve after all.

It just takes a few ingredients: Mochiko flour, sugar, water and/or fruit juice, as well as potato starch (katakuriko) for dusting. I used Passion Orange juice which gave it a slight orange color and taste.

The Marukai "Mochi Micro-Baker" makes the process easy-peasy. It's microwaveable and the middle insert lifts out leaving behind a round ring of pillowy soft sweet goodness.

 

 

 I made two batches. The Man and I just finished "our" batch tonight and it was yummy.

 

Winter Lay

 Sage, the winter layer. What a good girl.

 

First Day

I love the first day of a New Year.

First pic: A feathery contrail.

 

 

 

A new daily notebook.

Yesterday I wrote on the last page of the Galison (Phat Dog Vintage) Typewriter Notebook ("Treasure every moment.") that has been my daily notebook since May 2022. I have filled seven of these notebooks but can no longer source the discontinued notebooks. 

After reading notebook reviews (yes, it's a thing) I am going to try out a Leuchtturm 1917. It's pricey as heck but if I like it I should be able to find them year after year.

Excellent blurb:

 

Daunted by a blank page and - oh, look - I already put a crease in the page. Sheesh.

 

 I decided to keep the same format I have been using.

 

Cortney's Calendar.

 

Hand-painted envelope

 

Yay, I was fortunate to snag Cortney Spillane's "Scenic Route" Calendar.

 

End of a good day.