despite having busy schedules lately, we found time to hang out a bit with mike before he leaves chicago and heads off to santa monica boulevard . at lula cafe, we had brunch eventhough it was already a late lunch. how could i pass up the chance to have buttermilk pancakes with figs, almonds, candied read more
we were looking for a place to eat lunch up north one day, and couldn’t help but notice this little restaurant. joe got an italian beef sandwich and i got a meatball sandwich. the side of onion rings was our serving of vegetable. mmmm….meat.
things have been busy with work and school. one night, too tired to cook, we found our way to “dixie kitchen” a small neighborhood restaurant. i’ve always wondered what fried green tomatoes were, so we couldn’t resist when we saw it on the appetizer menu. they were… interesting. kind of firm and sour on the read more
i had a very busy and stressful week of work, which happily has now ended, but has left my brain a little mushy. therefore the only thing i can think of to blog is about this cute orange. i found it at a coffee-house thing (in which joe performed “keep it simple”… for all you read more
yesterday we ushered in the chinese new year with our friends jackie, tom and anne over hot pot. it was especially good given the persistent sub-zero temperatures outside. as usual, we ate until our bellies could fit no more. just realized this is our 4th entry in a row involving food. need to find other read more
this week we had the chance to have dinner with paul and larina, who were in town for a few days. despite yet another blizzard outside, we made it to fonda del mar (our newest favorite restaurant) for some mexican seafood.
we had an unopened bottle of eggnog which i had bought last month for a party and finally figured out a way to use it. what do you get when you mix coffee with eggnog? eggnog latte. add some milk and nutmeg too if you would like. you should try it…tastes like starbucks.
day one with my family was spent at the chicago premium outlet…they had fun taking advantage of the strong canadian dollar. well i guess the girls had a bit more fun than the boys, but it ended up being a productive day for everybody. after a long day, we had dinner at a mexican seafood read more
joe is still away in hong kong/vancouver this week, but fortunately i was able to join a few families from church for a traditional american thanksgiving dinner. turkey time! in fact, kurtis cooked a deep-fried turkey out in the alley (kids don’t try this at home) which keeps the bird moist while cutting down cooking read more
if it looks like we’ve been spending a lot of our time in vancouver eating… …that would be true. beef noodle with marinated pork ear and seaweed yum. shaved ice with red bean and seven other heavenly toppings yum. i’m a bit afraid i won’t be able to fit into a dress which i need read more