Amy Yonemoto

Day 17 of Hoshigaki making. Now is just the waiting game for it to get even more white with sugar. Technically, if you wanted to eat it now, it would be fine. I'm gonna wait until it's more white, but it's good now. If you do eat it at this stage, it tastes good with a cup of hot green tea. Mine will be at the stage I want in maybe a week or the middle of this week. #hoshigaki #persimmons #driedfruit #driedpersimmon #tasty #delicacy #japanesetradition #JapaneseTreat #sweets #desserts #diy #homeprojects #homemade #tasty #foodies #foodphotography #sugary

Some of the early blooms of Camelia flowers @descansogardens They're really pretty and the morning light illuminated them just right #descansogardens #camelia #flowers #plants #nature #Sunday #walking #gardenwalk #Gardens #lacanada

The Japanese Garden at Descanso Gardens this fine Sunday morning #japanesegarden #gardendesign #descansogardens #walk #sundayfunday #Sunday

Neat sun dial sculpture in front of the Boddy House at Descanso Gardens. #descansogardens #sundial #Sunday #walk #gardens #outdoors #nature

A nice breakfast with my mom. I got a latte, and she got a cappuccino. She got the Norwegian Benedict with a side potatoes and fruit. I got the ratatouille skillet with jalapeño cheddar biscuits. It was yummy and perfect before our walk. Sundays with my mom are the best. #sundayfunday #Sunday #blackcowcafe #breakfast #eggsbenedict #ratatouille #biscuits #coffee #latte #cappuccino #yummy

Fun little Dodger cart on the VIP tour at Dodger Stadium that I was privileged to go to for my company's end of the year party. #dodgerstadium #viptour #dodgers #fun #cute

Enjoying a night out for our work's end of the year party. #holiday #party #fun #dodgerstadiumclubbox #holidayfun

Day 15 of Hoshigakimaking, and it looks marvelous! The sugars are really starting to come out and dust the surface in a nice white powder. It's not quite done, but it's getting there. Ooh this makes me so happy! #hoshigaki #driedpersimmon #driedfruit #persimmons #tasty #patience #homeprojects #diy #homemade #desserts #JapaneseTreat #japanesrtradition #sweets #nature #foodies #foodphotography

I don't know what day it is, maybe the 12th /13th of Hoshigaki making. Anyway, do you see the sugars coming out?! It's that slight white sheen, the light dusting in the top middle of it. I think it's gonna turn more white towards the end of this week. Oooh, I'm so excited and happy 😊 Mine are a little tough in texture, but that's mainly because I didn't really massage them as much as I should have. I have a job that I go to every day, so I don't have the time to massage them multiple times a day. They're lucky if they get massaged once a day. I'm so lazy with the making of them this year, but even the bare minimum is still a lot of work. Anyway, I got excited at seeing the sugars coming out that I needed to post about it. #persimmons #sugar #driedpersimmon #dryingfruit #driedfruit #diy #project #homemade d #hoshigaki #dessert #sweets #delicacy #japanesetradition #JapaneseTreat #tasty #foodies #foodphotography

Pretty centerpiece flowers from an event I went to for work #flowers #centerpieces #roses #roseaesthetic #pretty #realflowers #bouquet #holiday

Did some baking since I had some soft persimmons to make a batch. I'm running out of the paper loaf pans, and omg, they're not really cheap as I found out looking around on Amazon. I have just enough pans to make like 2 more batches of this bread before I need to suck it up and buy more disposable paper pans. #baking #bakedgoods #goodies #bread #dessert #cake #dessertbread #carbs #tistheseason #holiday #holidaybaking #chocolatechips #chocolate #persimmons #persimmonbread #sweets #tasty #homebaked #happiness #cinnamon

I think it's Day 11 of Hoshigaki making. The color is definitely getting to be the correct color. It's supposed to be a dark orange that's basically brown with a slight orange hue. The last bit is to see a dusting of sugar to cover the surface. I feel like it's close and might come towards the end of this week or early next week. I'm getting excited 😊 this is worth it despite all my complaining at the beginning. #hoshigaki #driedpersimmon #driedfruit #fruit #diy #diyproject #JapaneseTradition #JapaneseTreat #delicacy #tasty #yummy #worthit #patience #dessert #persimmons