tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331451002024-03-07T00:44:07.473-08:00Updates on AllisonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.comBlogger1446125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-68262983381087611612015-06-07T01:01:00.001-07:002015-06-07T01:01:16.571-07:00Hawaii 2015: Day 7Our original plan was to go back to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/rays-caf%C3%A9-honolulu-6">Ray's Cafe</a> one last time before heading to the airport for our 1:20pm flight. Unfortunately, this was not meant to be. We weren't able to find parking and when we finally did, there was a long line. Since we still needed to get gas and return the rental car, we decided not to chance not making our flight on time. Nick found a great place called <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/scratch-kitchen-and-bake-shop-honolulu">Scratch Kitchen and Bake Shop</a> right in the middle of O'ahu's Chinatown. There is nothing remotely Chinese about Scratch. Catering to the younger foodie crowd, it is a very trendy place that serves delicious Southern inspired food. With an open kitchen and reasonably priced menu, Scratch is a pretty cool place to visit if you're into young, hip restaurants.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm clearly on a French toast kick. They only make 12 servings of their pound cake French toast a day. Of course, I wanted it. We got an order to share, but I ate most of it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Mom and I both got the chorizo and egg biscuit sandwich.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Dad got the Calentado, which was garlic rice with braised short ribs and a sunny side up egg. </td></tr>
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To wrap things up and be thorough, I had to include the meal that we were given on the plane. Most of the time I can get plane food in, but I just couldn't get myself to eat the meatballs or soggy snap peas so I ate the rice. I had one meatball and it really wasn't good. I think I would have preferred an extra bag of peanuts instead. <br />
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It was a successful family vacation without any snafoos, but I was so happy to get home to this smiling face and my own bed. </div>
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Until our next traveling adventure, that's all folks!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oddly enough, this tiny place specialized in prime rib. For $16.95 my Dad got a giant slab of really tasty prime rib. Take that Black Angus. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christopher was pretty astounded by the size of the avocados that you can get at the farmer's market. Sister had showed us a picture a while back from her trip to Hawaii, but it is much different in person. These things are softball sized. </td></tr>
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After lunch we headed over to Ford Island to visit the <a href="https://ussmissouri.org/">USS Missouri</a>, the Mighty Mo. Nick and I have visited the battleship before, but the last time my Dad was in Hawaii, the ship wasn't part of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Row">Battleship Row</a>. Nick and I always enjoy visiting military ships and aircraft carriers. They're just so cool to be on. The <a href="http://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm">USS Arizona Memorial</a> had opened back up today after being damaged by a boat, but we've all been to see the memorial so didn't visit this time around. <br />
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It was really hot on the USS Missouri so we didn't linger too long after we saw the battleship. We had plans to go to a nice dinner at <a href="http://www.royshawaii.com/">The Original Roy's</a> on the east side of the island. While we were cooling off from our historical adventure, we took up our appointed places on the balcony to enjoy one last sunset. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prior to going on our trip, Christopher took a goofy picture while he was packing. A friend requested that I take a like picture because we look so similar. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Definitely came from the same parents. </td></tr>
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I have to admit that I wasn't super stoked to go to Roy's since there are so many locations. I was afraid that the quality would suffer. There is even one in San Francisco. I was pleasantly surprised though that even though it clearly caters to tourists, the food quality was still very high. I liked this dinner much better than <a href="http://www.halekulani.com/dining/orchids-restaurant">Orchid's</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying Dragon roll made of unagi, avocado, miso butterfish, masago, macadamia, and sweet ginger wasabi sauce </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick got the Hawaiian Kai mix grill which was Szechuan baby back ribs, hibachi-style shrimp, and grilled king salmon. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both my Dad and Christopher got the Hawaiian Kai seafood collection of king crab, day boat salad, and prawns.</td></tr>
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We rolled back to the hotel feeling happy and full to play a few food coma-esque rounds of Banana Grams. Our plan was to head back to Ray's Cafe for breakfast before heading to the airport.<br />
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Our main event of the day was to go to <a href="http://www.kualoa.com/">Kualoa Ranch</a> where many movies including Jurassic Park and Windtalkers were filmed. Nick, Christopher and my Dad planned to do a two hour ATV tour around the ranch while my Mom and I waited. After not being able to maneuver the ATV well, my Dad decided to stay back with us. To make up for the cost of the ATV tour, we all were able to go on a bus tour, which I quite enjoyed. </div>
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I was surprised to see how many Warrior's fans there are in Hawaii. Nick said that a lot of times since Hawaii doesn't have any sports teams of its own the locals will adopt teams from California. Unfortunately for me, even with all the enthusiastic sports goers at the bar I still couldn't get into the game until the last few minutes. Basketball just isn't my sport. </div>
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With only one full day left to go I can't believe how quickly this week has gone. Doesn't that always happen? When you're at your desk the week couldn't go by any slower, but when on vacation everything just zips on by. Here's to one more full day of rest and relaxation.<br />
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By the time I finished blogging all of the good eats that we had yesterday, Christopher and my Dad were on their way back from their tour. They were starving since they were actually doing physical activity and Christopher wanted to go back to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/marukame-udon-honolulu">Murakame Udon</a>. Today was super hot and yet we still got hot soup. Everyone got the same soups as the first day, but today I tried their curry udon. I think I like that the best so far. <br />
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For dinner we decided that we had enough snacks and fruit in the hotel room to live off of. We were all still pretty full from our late lunch. Christopher managed to eat half a Costco bag of fresh lychee and I polished off the rest of the strawberries while playing a few rounds of Bananagrams. I then dominated at the card game, Speed. Muahahah. Victory will be mine!</div>
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Jet lag has really been a problem this trip even though it's only a 3 hour time difference. I got up at 6am this morning hoping to catch the sunrise, but when I went out to the balcony it was already up! I've also been waking up at 4am so maybe I should try to get out there and see if the sun is coming up then. ...Or just check Weather.com to see when the sun actually comes up instead of guessing. </div>
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For brunch we took my family to <a href="http://www.helenashawaiianfood.com/">Helena's Hawaiian Food</a>, which we had first discovered because of <a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/man-v-food/video/extra-serving-kalua-pig-roast">Man vs. Food</a>. It was so good that it's one of the places we've been talking about since the start of our vacation planning. My Dad put us in charge of all the food decisions for the trip since they don't care what they eat as long as it's good. Dad is in charge of the planning, we're in charge of the eating. I can tell that my Dad is making a conscious effort to let us have our "down days". With all the eating we do, we need naps. Lots of naps. If it were up to him, we would have a scheduled tour or activity for each day. </div>
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I would suggest that if you ever go to Helena's, to go early. Both times that we've gone there has been very limited parking and the wait has been 30+ minutes. It is well worth the wait so don't get discouraged, but if you're with someone else, have them jump out of the car to put your name in while you go park. That was our strategy this time and we still had to wait a while. They had signs up that they will be remodeling next week. My Dad says that when places remodel they are never the same. I think this is partly true because you don't get that same authentic feel. Right now Helena's is a pretty small hole-in-the, but who knows what it will look like the next time we come back. Ultimately, Nick and I would like to make O'ahu our family vacation destination when the kids are a little bit older. We will raise a couple of foodies. They're already well on their way with the way I can pack food in. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off the regular menu we ordered quite a few things since we knew that the combination order wouldn't be enough for the five of us. Their dishes are served in small portions like tapas. From the top left: Small poi, tripe stew, sweet onions and dipping salt, more spear ribs, butterfish collar in stew gravy, macaroni salad, three scoops of rice, Kaluah pork and cabbage, and Luau chicken. We ended up ordering a second serving of macaroni salad and third serving of their ribs. My Dad really liked their ribs and I think he even contemplated taking an order to go. I surprisingly really enjoyed the Luau chicken even if it looked unappetizing. It was really good over the rice. </td></tr>
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After lunch we decided to go to see <a href="http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/parks/oahu/diamond-head-state-monument/">Diamond Head</a> since it was on our way back to the hotel. We were originally going to go to the Waikiki aquarium so none of us were really prepared to be outdoors for an extended period of time. I got a little burned, but it's not that bad. I'm glad that we went though since the last time we were here Nick and I didn't go. The hike to the summit was only about 0.8 miles, but it was pretty darn hot and some parts rather steep. Nowadays, I get easily over heated and the babies don't like it. I can feel them now and when I get too hot from exercise they move around a lot. Luckily, at the top of the summit there is a little structure that provides shade and had a really nice breeze. We stayed up there for around 15 minutes just so that I could cool down enough for the babies to stop kicking. I imagine them arguing like, "You tell her to stop", "No, you tell her to stop, you're bigger". I am very thankful for the movement now so that I know that they are doing alright. It felt like a victory for me to get up there even if it's a pretty big step down from Spartan and Tough Mudder runs. It's hard work carrying two kids. According to my pregnancy app, they are the size of turnips this week so two of them in my 4'10 frame is a lot of extra work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squatting in some shade on the hike up. (I made him do it since I can't Asian squat anymore.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toward the top there is a pretty clausterphobic tunnel, but it was welcomed because it was very cool and had a nice breeze going through. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it to the top! It was worth the climb to see the view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the top of the summit you could "donate' $5.00 to the park to get a certificate for climbing Diamond Head. I thought that my Dad was just getting our brochure stamped, but he came back around with a certificate that I made him hold on the hike down. My excuse was that if I slip I would crush it. </td></tr>
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Later on in the day after some sun bathing, naps, and afternoon drinks, we got ready for one of the two nice dinners that I had planned. We went a few blocks away to <a href="http://www.halekulani.com/dining/orchids-restaurant">Orchids at Halekulani</a> for a beach-side dinner. The view was really nice and the appetizers good, but I wasn't very impressed by the main entrees. There have been many times on this trip where I say, "Oh, we should go back there" but this wasn't one of the places. My family thought the food was good, which I'm happy about. I guess I'm just spoiled now from all the nice places in the Bay Area that touristy restaurants in hotels just aren't that great to me anymore. Pre-Nick Era I would have thought that this place was amazing. Nick has definitely spoiled me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since the place was called Orchids they have to have real orchids on the table, right? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butters for the bread, but I was mostly intrigued by the pomegranate balsamic vinegar and oil. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rolls and flat breads were really good. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoked duck carppacio with baby watercress salad and truffle vinaigrette.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seared scallops with cauliflower mousseline, caviar, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauce_gribiche">Gribiche</a> cream. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahi crudo with horseradish, diakon, and sake-lemon dressing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Mom got a grilled romaine salad with feta, tomato chutney, cucumber, onion, and lemon-oregano dressing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dad got a lobster bisque.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the Orchid's Salad which consisted of <a href="http://www.manta.com/c/mrsybx1/hirabara-farm">Hirabara</a> greens, season fruit, and pomegranate vinaigrette. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom got a beef tenderloin. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was torn between a veal chop and the ribeye. I went with the ribeye, but wasn't very impressed. It tasted fine, but it was very ordinary. There was nothing for me to say, 'Oh wow, that's good" about it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick and Christopher got Orchid's signature dish. The waiter said that of all the things on the menu, this is the one that will always remain the same. They got the Steamed Onaga, which is a long tailed snapper. It came with shitake mushrooms and green onions all cooked with a sesame oil and soy sauce. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Dad got pan seared sea bass with fennel <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubise_sauce">soubise</a>, olive tapenade and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia">sea asparagus</a>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wasabi mashed potatoes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick got a coconut cake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My parents shared three scoops of Kona coffee and coconut ice cream. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had two scoops of pineapple sorbet</td></tr>
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We're feeling like we're getting fatter by the day. This morning before writing this post, I've been writing these posts retroactively, I thought about my Mom, Nick and I coming off the plane like bowling balls and Christopher and my Dad looking like the pins. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-52404212352154318192015-06-02T13:12:00.002-07:002015-06-02T13:15:57.309-07:00Hawaii 2015: Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This morning my Dad and Christopher took off early to do a morning scuba dive over in the North Shore area. While they did their scuba diving adventure, Nick, my Mom and I hunted for a place to eat before meeting up with the rest of the family. Nick found a great hole-in-the-wall called <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/rays-caf%C3%A9-honolulu-6">Ray's Cafe</a>. It's a really local place with only six tables and a screen door. My Mom noted that their "We're Open" sign said "If the door is open, we're open. If it is closed, we're closed." She got a good kick out of that one. Let me tell you, this place had some GOOD fried chicken. I'm not big on fried chicken, but the way they fried the skin made it taste like cracklins' and the meat was really moist. The area of the restaurant was a little sketchy and run down, but it was well worth the risk, plus it was broad daylight. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Nick got the Ray's Special, which was a tender burger patty slathered in gravy and crispy fried chicken. It was really, really tasty and now I wish that I had order that. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got french toast because the menu said "French toast sand with ham or bacon." I think the "sand" was a typo that was supposed to be an "and". I thought it was an abbreviation for "sandwich". Oh well. The french toast was really good. That is a giant slab of butter on top. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Mom got corned beef has and eggs, which I finished off for her because it was too much food. The corned beef has was nice and fried on the outside and soft on the inside. </td></tr>
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After breakfast, we headed up to North Shore to pick up my Dad and Christopher as they got out of the water. The plan was to get them, eat at <a href="http://www.giovannisshrimptruck.com/">Giovanni's shrimp truck</a> and then get shave ice at <a href="http://matsumotoshaveice.com/">Matsumoto's</a>. The plan was well executed. It didn't take us long to find Christopher and Dad. Once they were all cleaned up we headed out to the shrimp truck, which was about 10 minutes away. The line for the truck was long, but well worth the wait. My Mom didn't eat any because she was still pretty full from our brunch, but Christopher, Dad, Nick and I mowed down on some shrimp. I wish that I had weighed myself before the trip. According to my grandma, I'm not supposed to be eating shellfish because it will give the babies eczema, but when in Rome, you do as the Romans do. When in Hawaii, you eat what the tourists eat. I'm pretty sure there aren't a lot of local Hawaiians getting in that line, but you never know!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom and I waiting for Christopher.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is when I say, "My Dad is cooler than your dad" and mean it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During brunch we noted that when we go back Mom, Nick, and I will be very fat, but Christopher and Baba will be skinny from all of their activities. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three orders of shrimp scampi and one order of lemon and butter shrimp. The last time Nick and I were here we ordered one of the hot and spicy and garlic shrimp scampi. The hot and spicy tasted a lot like vinegar and made it hard to eat in mass. The shrimp scampi was much better and we could have eaten a whole bucket. </td></tr>
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I also got a strawberry, mango, peach, and pineapple dairy-free smoothie that was delightful, but sadly forgot to take a picture of because we were walking. What was I thinking?! I'm so out of the blogging mode. I'm going to go home and try to recreate the smoothie to change up my daily smoothie experience.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick was a little bit disappointed that Matsumoto's remodeled. Gone was their iconic grocery store front. The entrance is currently on the side of the building and completely new inside. The grocery store is under construction. The new location, though only a few steps away, is much nicer. It looks like they're remodeling the whole of North Shore tourist scene. The buildings have all been refaced and the public bathrooms well kept. (I really appreciated the clean bathrooms.) Matsumoto's was completely different inside and had almost a Chipotle feel where you tell someone what you want and they have an assembly line putting together your shave ice. It was definitely not a bad experience, but it was different from what we had seen before. </td></tr>
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Full of food and sweets, we headed back to Waikiki. I tried going out to sun bathe for a while, but by the time I got down to the pool the sun was setting behind the other buildings. So much for that idea! When I got back upstairs we were getting hungry again. Surprise, surprise. On our last trip, Nick and I went to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/musubi-cafe-iyasume-honolulu">Iyasume Musubi Cafe </a>and really enjoyed their variety of musubi. Little did we know that there are several locations. We thought that there was just one. Knowing that this time around, we searched for the closest one to our hotel and found that it was only 0.1 miles away. It was pretty much around the corner from us. We decided to eat in so that we didn't have to do more walking or driving. My feet and ankles haven't been fairing so well in the heat and humidity.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone does the pic of themselves by the pool, right? But do they do it at 17 weeks while looking 26 weeks? Probably not, but Nick tells me to "rock it" and so I shall. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got Christopher a kimchi beef bowl, avocado and bacon spam musubi, and bacon and egg spam musubi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Mom got a traditional spam musubi and an egg spam musubi with fried chicken and vienna sausages. </td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-21721021262670559492015-06-01T12:29:00.001-07:002015-06-01T12:30:26.362-07:00Hawaii 2015: Day 1Welcome back, folks! <br />
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Today was our day of travel to O'ahu, Hawaii. We originally planned this trip when I wasn't pregnant, but now it's serving as a <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=babymoon">Babymoon</a>. Our plan for this trip is to spend a lot of time eating, sleeping, and relaxing. What's new? Don't Nick and I usually do that on vacations? My Dad and brother's plan is to scuba dive in the mornings while we sleep in. That is A-okay for the rest of us. So for the next six days, kick back and enjoy the photo show and food porn with me. <br />
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Emmy looked so sad this morning when we were leaving. Though it was around the same time that we normally leave for work, she could tell by the previous day's worth of packing and suitcases that something was different. When my family came to pick us up, she hopped into the Pilot and wouldn't move. Poor girl cried when Nick picked her up to give her kisses. I gave her a pep talk about Auntie Shanna coming to stay with her, but she didn't seem to be comforted much. Too bad we couldn't bring her with us. I think she would have loved running on the beaches. <br />
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Our flight went off without a hitch. I was a little worried because there were a ton of young children on the plane, but none of them had meltdowns. We don't plan to travel by plane with the kids until they are around 4-5 years old and can [hopefully] control themselves. Too optimistic for a first time parent? Perhaps. The good thing was that I only got up to go to the bathroom five times and managed to drink half a gallon of water on the flight alone. There were many, many bathroom breaks after we got off the plane though. Left side baby didn't like the decrease in altitude and was very active on the way down. He must take after me. Right side baby is the mellow one and takes after Nick. <br />
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Straight from the airport we went to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/christines-diner-honolulu">Christine's Diner</a> for a classic Hawaiian style lunch. Nick got garlic ahi, Christopher got garlic shrimp, and I got cabbage and Kahlua pork. It was a great first meal to start off the trip. The diner was literally around the corner from our rental car place. We weren't starving, but definitely were able to pack it away. It's a good thing we'll be doing a lot of walking on this trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kahlua pork and cabbage. The mac salad and cold green salad was so tasty. The pork also had a great smokey flavor. I'd recommend this place if anyone wants to go eat near the Honolulu Airport. It's a tiny hole-in-the-wall type of place, but definitely good eats. </td></tr>
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After lunch we braved the local Costco. It was a nightmare. I thought our Costco on a Sunday was bad. This was REALLY BAD. I hate to say it, but that many Asian people all in one spot gets really pushy and rude. We tried to get out of there as quickly as possible, but with that many people it was hard to move anywhere. I got myself my organic muscle milk and we got strawberries, bananas, cherries, lychee, smoked ahi, beer, and wine for the suite. Hopefully that will last us for snacks because I certainly don't want to go back there again!<br />
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My Dad booked us a pretty sweet suite (see what I did there?) right on the beach of Waikiki. All we have to do is cross the street to get to the sand. It has a fully stocked kitchen with two bedrooms and a huge balcony. Nick, my Mom and I said that we would be perfectly happy watching surfers from the balcony all day. If you follow any of us on Instagram or Facebook, you'll probably have seen most of these pictures already. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My parents were trying to take a selfie of themselves with the view from our room. My Dad asked Christopher, "Why is our selfie so dark?" Christopher just started cracking up and showed me. They took their selfie in the reflection of the window. </td></tr>
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After getting our luggage and settling in for a little bit, we walked down the main Waikiki strip. Nick and I have been looking forward to eating at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/marukame-udon-honolulu">Marukame Udon</a> since my Dad first mentioned Hawaii. It was pretty warm out, but we still went there for dinner to have hot soup anyway. Well worth it, in my humble opinion. We want to take my family to some of the places that we ate at during our honeymoon, but need to venture out too. Marukame Udon was a must visit restaurant for us though. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got the Kake udon with plenty of spam musubi and a beef and ginger wrap. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even though I walk 3 miles after work with Emmy everyday, my pregnant feet and ankles aren't used to altitude to sea level then walking in flip flops for an hour. </td></tr>
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We called it a pretty early night since it was a long day. Tomorrow, June 1st, Christopher and my Dad plan to go to North Shore with a scuba shop to go check out the waters up there. We're going to meet them for lunch and get peel and eat shrimp and shave ice. Looking forward to what good eats tomorrow brings. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-22950939637418183542014-12-08T21:31:00.002-08:002014-12-08T21:31:40.741-08:00Thanksgiving 2014This was the first year that we were able to host Thanksgiving comfortably. Last year we were all crammed into our apartment eating off a fold out table with a table cloth. After hosting in our apartment, which was homey and cozy, I'm even more thankful for everything that we have. Thanksgiving at the apartment was our test run. We were getting ready for the challenge of cleaning a big house, running a Turkey Trot, <i>and </i>hosting a full dinner. We all know that I love the holidays. I was very grateful that this year both Nick's grandma and grandpa were able to attend. In the past, his grandparents weren't able to join us because of health reasons. I don't know if it's because his grandpa wanted to see our new house or was just feeling better, but he came, which made me very happy and extremely thankful. <br />
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The last two years I've run a local Turkey Run and my knees killed me, leaving Nick to do the heavy lifting with Thanksgiving dinner. He pretty much forbid me to not run another Turkey Run if we were going to be cooking. Throughout the year I figured out how to manage my knee pain. For the first time, my extended family wanted to do a Turkey Run. I did little training, but knowing how to manage the pain really helped. I didn't try to be macho and sign up for the 10k, but ran the 5k with my younger cousins. I was able to get back and feel fine while preparing dinner for Nick's family. <br />
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Deviled eggs<br />
Cheese, olives and Spanish cured meats<br />
Turkey<br />
Honey Baked Ham<br />
Oyster dressing<br />
Garlic Mashed Potatoes<br />
Sauteed mushrooms<br />
Roasted mixed vegetables<br />
Roasted cauliflower<br />
Green bean casserole<br />
Stove Top (yes we had two stuffings)<br />
Homemade cranberry sauce<br />
Pumpkin Pie<br />
Apple Pie<br />
Sarah Lee pound cake<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-45609877556220768072014-11-30T19:49:00.001-08:002014-11-30T19:49:49.075-08:00The Big Game 2014This year Nick and I decided to not to buy tickets to the Big Game because Cal hasn't done so well in the past years. I guess I should say, I asked my parents not to buy us tickets this year. We did, however, go to the tailgate because lately, that's been the best part of Cal games. As usual, it was the best part of the game.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made a toothpick caprese with yellow tomatoes on a friend's recommendation. Genius. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also made "golden" yukon potatoes and put them in a blue bowl. As much as we chant blue and gold, they will do what they want. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This has pretty much pre-Thanksgiving for me since I was a kid. </td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-53453691700437562722014-11-21T14:59:00.004-08:002014-11-21T14:59:55.140-08:00Dimensional Stars<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As most of you know,
I love to shop, but I hate spending a lot on one item.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was at Joann’s the other day and saw some “dimensional”
adhesive stars in the holiday section at Joann’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were originally priced at $15.00 and
were on sale for $11.00 for eight stars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bogus!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was just a cardboard
star with a piece of clear plastic folded in half and glued in the middle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could even see the glue through the clear
plastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I quickly headed to the back of
the store where I knew they had wooden shapes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I bought 12 wooden stars of similar size for $0.29 each.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went over to the scrapbook paper section
and picked out some paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could have
been really frugal about it and used regular scrapbook paper, but I love
sparkle so I splurged on glitter paper for $1.50 per sheet. I got two sheets of
glitter paper and a sheet of holiday paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For $7.08 plus tax, I made 12 custom made stars to suit the theme of our
house. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could even be more frugal and
make brown paper bag stars or use old Christmas wrapping paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the stars that caught my attention. The designs are on the clear plastic. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/3M-General-Purpose-45-Adhesive/dp/B000PCWRMC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416610414&sr=8-2&keywords=3m+spray+adhesive">3M Spray Adhesive</a>, I sprayed my entire piece of Christmas scrapbook paper and stuck the stars on. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While the stars were drying in the glue, I traced the star on the back of the glitter paper and cut them out. I had left out one star for a separate gift I was doing at the same time. If you aren't reserving any stars, make sure to trace your stars before you glue them to your scrap paper. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using an Exacto knife, I cut the paper away from the sides of the stars. The stars would have looked nice like this if I attached them to a string to make a garland decoration. Maybe that will be a future project. </td></tr>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I plan to put these over our fireplace this holiday season.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since the glitter paper was $1.50 per page, I cut up the excess scraps and folded/curled them to put them into glass ornaments. This yielded me three coordinating ornaments for our tree. </td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-15866853165628522442014-11-21T11:19:00.004-08:002014-11-21T11:19:58.588-08:00Mussel Shell Christmas Tree Decorations<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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shells that we saved from our Spanish inspired dinner. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was actually quite easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hardest part was finding time to go
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time to do anything with them for a few weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've had this little mechanism for a while but always forget to use it. I will never forget again. You just clip this onto your spray paint and it sprays a nice, even coat. It's amazing. I highly recommend this for anyone who spray paints frequently. It was only around $8.00 at Home Depot. </td></tr>
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</span>Let’s face it, jook really isn’t that interesting to read or write
about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I will only be posting about
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-19579952817216961132014-11-03T21:48:00.002-08:002014-11-03T21:48:29.057-08:00Tonight's Dinner: October 29, 2014I've never had Chicken Adobo, but I wanted to try a recipe that I found on All recipes for <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/adobo-chicken-with-ginger/detail.aspx">Adobo Chicken with Ginger</a>. It was tasty, but my advice to you would be to make extra rice. Nick said that adobo is supposed to be a salty dish. It sure was! I kept adding water to the pot because it was so salty when I tasted the broth. I'm not sure if I would make this again unless Nick asked for it. Too salty for my palette.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-17968710483755776702014-11-03T21:43:00.002-08:002014-11-03T21:43:14.788-08:00Tonight's Dinner: October 28, 2014Tonight a friend was stopping by to have dinner with us. I picked up a couple of pork tenderloins from Ranch 99 because I was really in the mood for some pork. I made an Asian marinade and let them hang out for about 30 minutes in the fridge while I got the rest of the dinner put together. Being a single gentleman, we tend to have this friend over quite often and he's not very picky. I think he thinks that he is pickier than he actually is. He says that he doesn't eat vegetables, but whenever I make them he tries them out of courtesy and will get seconds. Maybe it's because I don't give him enough carbs for him to substitute out for the veggies and he doesn't want to go home hungry. Whatever works. Veggies are good for you. A lot of the problem is that he's allergic to a lot of vegetables, but he hasn't complained about any reactions and continues to come over for dinner when invited. I'm pretty good about keeping things separate too so that if he really is allergic to something like I am mushrooms, he doesn't have to eat them.<br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-b937782a-7950-a31e-52c4-d185875d78f4" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 pork tenderloins</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 soy sauce</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 chicken stock</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 tbsp garlic powder</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 tbsp onion powder</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 tsp mustard powder</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 tsp ginger powder</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 tsp red pepper flakes</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 tsp white pepper</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 bunch green onion, chopped</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-34225357517341675052014-11-03T21:33:00.002-08:002014-11-03T21:33:41.419-08:00Tonight's Dinner: October 27, 2014My Mom told me about making a pancake-cake in a rice cooker. She had seen it on a cooking talk show that she likes to watch called <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew">The Chew</a>. I'd been wanting to try it for a couple of weeks and finally had all of the ingredients on hand to try it out. I also added some raspberry jam to the batter to add flavor. It was edible, but I wouldn't do it again. It was very heavy and nothing like a pancake. It was more like a sweet, dense loaf of bread than a pancake. It's definitely interesting and fun to make, but I'll stick with regular pancakes.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-23283946665747801352014-11-03T21:21:00.003-08:002014-11-03T21:21:27.178-08:00Tonight's Dinner: October 26, 2014<div class="tr_bq">
Nick's flight was delayed the night before so he was pretty tired all day on Sunday. After going to a cousin's birthday party in the City I decided that I wanted some spaghetti. I've been all about spaghetti lately. Now, I've made plenty of pasta sauces in the past, but I've never been able to make an Italian tasting sauce because I throw so many different things in the pot. I know that Italian sauces are very simple, but for me pasta sauces are kind of a catch for things that I need to use up. Tonight I wanted to make a traditional pasta sauce. I was trying at least. It turned out really well. I'm no Italian, but it was the best traditional marinara sauce I've made so far. The extra virgin olive oil is really important to achieve that great rich flavor, which is something I've never used in the past. It is definitely a must-have ingredient. </div>
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3 whole tomatoes, blended<br />
6 cloves garlic; blended w/ tomatoes<br />
1 small onion, minced<br />
2 tbsp dried oregano<br />
1 tbsp dried basil<br />
2 tbsp dried marjoram<br />
4 bay leaves<br />
4 tbsp fresh parsley<br />
1/4 c EVOO<br />
2 tbsp kosher salt<br />
2 tbsp red chili flakes<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-26556049484310221332014-11-03T21:00:00.000-08:002014-11-03T21:00:01.480-08:00Tonight's Dinner: October 21, 2014<div class="tr_bq">
Tonight was Nick's last night home for a while. He was getting ready to go on a week-long business trip to Indiana. To send him off well fed (I never know how well he eats when he travels) I made a family-sized Shepherd's Pie for the two of us. I started with browning a pack of ground beef and adding onions and garlic to soften. Once the onions were cooked, I added fresh corn cut straight from the cob and frozen peas. In a separate pot I had potatoes boiling for mashed potatoes and a head of garlic roasting in the oven. I also made a packet of all natural beef gravy from Sprouts. After assembling the garlic mashed potatoes, I put the pie together, topped with some yogurt curd cheese (lactose free) and put it in the oven until it was boiling. I've been buying the yogurt curd cheese at Sprouts in their deli section. It melts really well, tastes good, and doesn't make our stomachs rumble. I love a hearty shepherds pie.</div>
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For meat:<br />1 lb ground beef<br />1 small onion, sliced<br />4 cloves garlic, sliced<br />2 ears corn, kernels removed<br />1/2 bag frozen peas<br />1 packet packaged beef gravy<br />salt and pepper to taste<br />Grated cheese (optional) </blockquote>
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For mashed potatoes:<br />2 Idaho potatoes, boiled<br />1 head garlic; <a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/roasted_garlic/">roasted </a>2 tbsp butter<br />1 c whole milk or cream<br />4 tbsp kosher salt (or to taste)<br />3 tbsp cracked black pepper (or to taste) </blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-13338352599980277732014-11-03T20:27:00.004-08:002014-11-03T21:00:11.694-08:00Tonight's Dinner: October 23, 2014Nick was on a week-long business trip, which means that I didn't eat very well. I hate making a mess just for myself. I literally spent the whole evening on the sofa and turned on the fireplace for the first time. It was finally a cool 73 degrees and I really wanted to try it out. It puts of a great amount of heat, but since it's a newer electric fireplace there isn't that nostalgic fireplace scent or wood cracking sound. It is still nice to look at and was one of my big wishlist items when we were house hunting. After wanting Taco Bell for a couple of weeks, I made myself a quesadilla and a grilled cheese sandwich because I didn't want to leave the house. If Nick and I weren't married, I'd either be extremely skinny or extremely fat. I managed to look through two magazines and Pinterested to my heart's content.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-59007277524373542152014-10-29T21:51:00.001-07:002014-10-29T21:51:13.407-07:00Tonight's Dinner: October 20, 2014Today is the actual day of our anniversary. Nick stayed home from the shooting range and we hung out with a friend to watch Sunday football. I cleaned and crafted most of the day, which is my way of relaxing on a Sunday. For dinner, I made a quick chili pasta and butter lettuce salad. Nothing super special since we had such an extravagant meal the night before. I used leftover chili to put over noodles. I had baked some cornbread that morning so we had that along side. Carbs on top of carbs.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-28325401355865757112014-10-29T16:54:00.003-07:002014-10-29T16:54:59.156-07:00Tonight's Dinner: October 19, 2014We contemplated going away for our one-year anniversary, but couldn't think of anywhere that we wanted to go where we could bring Emmy. We fell back to our go-to. Fine dining. Boy, this sure was fine. <a href="http://ateliercrenn.com/">Atelier Crenn</a> was our first two Michelin star restaurant. Talk about posh. As much as we enjoy eating out at nice places, this was a little bit much for us. It was like eating at Top Chef competition. It was that high-brow French gastronomic style where the dishes are the size of your thumb or made with liquid nitrogen...or both. It was a very cool experience, but I don't think we'll do that again. We would still like to try a three star restaurant just to see what the hype is about. Not any time soon though. Our bank account needs time to recover. It cost a pretty penny. I would recommend Atelier Crenn to anyone who has an adventurous palette and not afraid to spend a lot of money on a meal.<br />
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It was kind of funny because the couple sitting next to us was trying to pick out the flavors and saying stuff like, "mmm, it's very earthy." While Nick and I were saying, "ohh, this tastes good. I like this one." I used to try to do this when we went to nice places, but I found that I just didn't enjoy the experience as much when I was trying to pick it apart or figure out how they made it. Here's an example of how the conversation went at our table:<br />
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Me: In what?<br />
Nick: This little dirt thing. (I'm pretty sure he was referring to a bon bon.)</blockquote>
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Classy. To tell you the truth, my stomach was upset in the middle of the night because my system wasn't used to that kind of adventurous food. I'll let the pictures do the guiding for me. We had a 20-course meal with an added cheese course. Each small dish was considered a course even if it came out with different items. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The waiter described this as the chef's interpretation of a French Onion Soup. On top is a an onion gel an underneath is a ball of cheese (probably mixed with something fancy that I can't remember or spell). The waiter poured a truffle broth on top. It was pretty good and tasted like a French Onion soup.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mouth feel was like how I imagine it is eating Styrofoam. Tasty Styrofoam at least. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a cheese plate option that was an additional charge. As soon as the waiter offered it to the couple next to us who was a few courses ahead, Nick looked at me and knew that I'd be getting something. I wouldn't be able to even repeat the names of these cheeses. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each slice was a whopping $12.50 so I was going to finish it whether they were good or not. Thankfully, they were really good. The grayish top left was a sheep's milk, bottom was a cheese cured in hay stack, and the top right is a cow's milk. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not normally a honey person, but I love raw honey with cheese. I ate this whole container. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made sure to eat as much as I could and really scraped it off the rinds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pineapple juice with green algae and fennel seeds. Green algae is supposed to be really good for your digestive system so I think this is what had me running for the bathroom at 3am. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've said this before, and I'll say it again. I don't like foam. It makes me think of insects. When I was a child I would play in the backyard while my Dad was doing yard work. I would see these little foamy bubbles on leaves and squish them. One day my Dad told me that the foam was made by insects as a protective barrier. I never popped them again.<br />
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Needless to say, when I see this kind of foam, I think of bugs living inside. The other components of this dish consisted of a jelly mussel (it was actually a piece of gelatin shaped and colored like a mussel) on top of green tea ice cream. I did not like the mouth feel or the flavors. This was not my favorite dish. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dessert came out in two parts. This first part has a passion fruit marshmallow, nougat, and fruit chew. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second part has bon bons, coffee macaroons, mint chocolate with black sesame seeds, and white and dark chocolate. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were tickled that they served macaroons since we had them at our wedding. It's a pretty common French pastry though so not really out of the ordinary. </td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-30623744234884237862014-10-28T22:03:00.004-07:002014-10-28T22:03:45.555-07:00Tonight's Dinner: October 16, 2014Tonight we asked our friend over for dinner so that I could practice some of the dishes that I'm planning to make for Thanksgiving. We make the same things every year, but I don't make those dishes all of the time so I'm a little rusty. I'm especially bad at mushrooms now. I used to make mushrooms all the time when I ignored the fact that I'm allergic to them. Now that I'm older, even eating something that was cooked with mushrooms makes my lips peel and scalp itchy. Nick likes mushrooms so I'll buy them and he will cook them in the pan after I'm done making dinner and will add them to his dish. It's been working out pretty well for us.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-75064793321760895072014-10-28T21:43:00.002-07:002014-10-28T21:43:19.315-07:00Tonight's Dinner: October 14, 2014I think I'm just perpetually behind nowadays. There's no excuse except that I don't want to use my brain once I get home from work. Even our dinners are pretty simple. Lately, Emmy and I have been doing a lot of hiking in the hills behind our house in preparation for my last Spartan race. We get back to the house around 6:30-6:45pm and then I have to get something on the table. I don't know how people can have dinner on the table by 6:30pm. We don't usually eat until around 8:00pm just because I can't get it ready in time. It's even later if I'm feeling drained and need a break between our walk and preparing dinner. Tonight was pretty easy. I had frozen a tub of chorizo-tomato sauce from a few weeks ago. I let had let that thaw and made it into a soup with some chicken stock. I added zucchini, cheddar cheese, and avocado, which made it taste very similar to a tortilla soup. It was quite delicious and done quickly with minimal amounts of effort. I'm beginning to see why people like to do takeout so much. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-91052409496421912492014-10-17T16:53:00.001-07:002014-10-17T16:53:14.825-07:00Tonight's Dinner: October 12, 2014The last few weeks I haven't had the best luck with keeping our grocery bill low so this week I tapped into our frozen meats to make sure that they got used and keep our cost down. We have quite a few packets of chain meat left from when we did the Chateaubriand for our Spanish-style meals. We packaged them individually and put them in the freezer for safe keeping. I took out the larger of the packets to thaw for chili. It was a pretty warm day, but I don't have time on weeknights to make such a time consuming meal. The preparation of the chili isn't difficult, but it takes a long time for it to cook down and taste like a slow-cooked chili. It's the perfect dish for a Sunday dinner. Since this was going to be the star of our meal, I simply made a couple of baked potatoes as a vehicle for the chili and cheese. Nick and I actually shared the potato in the picture below. When we eat full salads before the main meal it really cuts down on our entree intake. <br />
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Tonight we had an oldy but goody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is one of those meals that takes forever
to make because you want the meat to get really tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had been marinating pork short ribs in
black bean sauce all week waiting for a night where I didn’t feel like
cooking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today was the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All I had to do was boil the ribs to oblivion
and make some rice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While that cooked I did
a rough chop on some green bell peppers and then plopped on the sofa to zone
out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597899070040193694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33145100.post-9158254802907394952014-10-17T16:34:00.002-07:002014-10-17T16:34:22.402-07:00Tonight's Dinner: October 7, 2014<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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“Turkey <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for me/turkey
for you/let’s eat the turkey/in my brown shoe”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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You’d think Thanksgiving was coming or something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tonight I wanted to make a turkey meatloaf.
Originally, I was going to make turkey burger patties, but ended up having a
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so I wanted to add some moisture to the loaf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I used a box grater and grated a whole zucchini onto a tea towel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Twisting up the tea towel, I squeezed as much
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turkey, egg, ketchup, onion powder, garlic powder and salt and pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t have any bread crumbs to add in to
make it hold, which resulted in a crumbly loaf in the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the loaf cooled down it stayed in loaf
form, but Nick was too impatient and ate it as a pile of ground turkey
chunks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the turkey was in the
oven baking, I also put in cauliflower and whole Brussel sprouts to roast. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t have a finished product picture
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