Family Fun: The Great Pacific Air Show

October 24, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

I grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts – a suburb of Boston, close to the Hanscom Air Force Base. My dad is a retired mechanical engineer who use to work on aircraft engines (including some military jets), so as a family, we would always get excited when the air show travelled through. When I heard about […]

Family Travel: A Fall Weekend in Oak Glen

October 20, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

The weekend of the autumn equinox, we travelled inland to the mountains for a taste of fall. I was raised in New England, which in my opinion, has the most epic falls with spectacular foliage and bountiful apple orchards. Although I love living in Southern California (sunny and 70’s in January – yes, please!), fall […]

Cook: Instant Pot Chicken Shiitake Spinach Congee

October 19, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

This is an original post from my DeliciousLA blog, but I’m sharing it again here because Congee is a wonderful comfort food – great for fall and winter, and especially soothing during colds! Growing up, Congee (rice porridge) was always our go to comfort food when we were sick. Congee is a traditional Chinese food […]

Family Travel: Camping with Kids

October 17, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

It can be done, and it can be enjoyable. This is the most popular post request I’ve gotten from our friends and the Instagram community. Disclaimer – I’m writing this post for those who have never camped before, who may not consider themselves “outdoorsy”, and/ or who might be feeling a bit intimated about staying […]

Lifestyle: Why we adventure

October 17, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

My husband and I are both full time working physicians. During the week, our lives are very busy – juggling our work demands and everyday parenting responsibilities (school, extracurricular, drop off pick up, meal time, bath time, bed time). Our time off is never taken for granted, and we try to make the most of […]

Eat: Olympic National Park: Dungeness Crab, Salmon, Smores

January 9, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Updated October 2018: This is a post I brought over from DeliciousLA since it was a wonderful trip, and I hope this guide is helpful to those who might be interested in travelling to Olympic National Park. Here are some of our favorite things, and places to eat, near or in Olympic National Park In […]

Family Travel: Olympic National Park Part 3 – Kalaloch Beaches and Quinault Rainforest

January 9, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Kalaloch Beaches and Quinault Rainforest

Family Travel: Olympic National Park Part 2: Hoh Rainforest

July 26, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Updated October 2018: This is a post I brought over from my former DeliciousLA blog since it was a wonderful trip, and I hope this guide is helpful to those who might be interested in traveling to Olympic National Park. This is part 2/3 of our Olympic National Park trip report. *Activities in this post […]

Family Travel: Olympic National Park Part 1: Hurricane Ridge, Sol Duc Valley

July 26, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hurrican Ridge and Sol Duc Valley

Family Travel: Olympic National Park: Strawberries, Lavender and Ice Cream in Sequim

July 26, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Updated October 2018: This is a post I brought over from DeliciousLA since it was a wonderful trip, and I hope this guide is helpful to those who might be interested in travelling to Olympic National Park. In June 2017, we travelled as family of 10 to the Pacific Northwest, to visit Olympic National Park. […]