Tag: Holidays

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[PHOTOS] Thanksgiving 2019

December 5, 2019December 7, 2019 Michael Leave a comment

Fresh wood-smoked turkey + two more oven-baked turkeys!

Dinner plate: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, green salad with balsamic vinegar-marinated red onions, sweet potato casserole with brown sugar and walnuts, bread stuffing with home-made pork sausage, celery, dried cranberries, walnuts, thyme and sage, and green bean casserole with home-made mushroom sauce, topped with fried onions, fresh-made cranberry sauce, and a dinner roll. For dessert, Chizuko’s apple pie, pumpkin mini-pies, plus a cheesecake and lovely home-made mini-apple pies, courtesy of Stephanie and Heidi. [photo by Michael Lai]

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Summer Break for Conversational English

August 3, 2018 Michael Leave a comment

August is party time in Tono, lots of festivals, travel, and family visits. So we’re taking a few weeks off our regularly scheduled conversational english classes. We’ll be back September 4th, the usual time!