Ahhhh…..

That’s what I have to say about this year’s Mother’s Day experience. It was just lovely.

It actually lasted even longer than a day! I started out on Saturday getting my roots and nails done. Pampering! YAY! (Well, actually, the roots were more of a necessity than pampering.) But the nails were fun. Just the toes. I don’t have the patience to get my fingernails done. Hmmm… wonder what THAT’s about? Oh well, fodder for another post…

Anyway, then on Mother’s Day itself we drove out to Alhambra for dim sum. (And if you’re asking “where???”, you probably live in Los Angeles — on the west side.) Suffice it to say it’s east of downtown LA and took us 20 minutes driving time.

Anyhoo, it was delicious food, not a very long wait for a Mother’s Day Sunday crowd, and we all enjoyed ourselves.

Here’s a look at the highlights:
Char Shiu Bao — or BBQ pork buns, as they are also known. Charlie’s #2 fave.

Some delicious wonton soup.

OOOO! Salted Shrimp!

A seaweed salad Jim chose that I have to say was really tasty, even though I would never have chosen it.

My personal #2 fave — a shrimp dumpling that had water chestnuts in it. So good.

And both Charlie’s and my ultimate #1 fave: Har gao, or the basic shrimp dumpling with rice noodle skin. SO delicious, in fact, that I couldn’t stop long enough to photograph it before they were all gone! (We usually order 2 containers for the table!)

And Oscar, my “choosy” eater had… wait for it… rice:

A Happy Mother’s Day indeed.

An original post by Sarah Auerswald.