Agedashi Tofu

We did not take too many pictures of Alison in the past few weeks because of her skin problems. Ali looked like a piece of egg tofu - soft, smooth and pretty fair, just like the colour of egg tofu. But now, she looked more like a piece of agedashi tofu. Here is a picture of agedashi toful for those of you who don't know what it looks like.



Here is a picture of our undercooked agedashi tofu:


She has these yellow crusty patches around her eyes, nose and ears...pretty disgusting, actually. Just like the colour of the agedashi tofu...deep fried and a little yellow. Her cheeks and body are covered with baby acne. Poor poor baby!! The baby eczema is almost completely gone (although it still comes back every now and then) and her baby acne is not improving too much yet. On the other hand, her cradle cap (really dry skin on her scalp) is getting a lot better. The pediatrician that we visited last week prescribed a steroid lotion and we were a little hesitant about that. Thank goodness our community health nurse phoned and she suggested to use either a vegetable-based oil or mineral oil. So we soaked the affected area with olive oil for a couple of hours and brush the dry skin off. And boy, it worked like a charm!!

And this is what Ali looks like now:


Ali looks so much better now!! I can't wait til everything clears up!!