kim, angie and matia introduced us to korean hotpot… bibim… jigae… whatever. it was the perfect meal for a rainy day. never knew spam could taste so good. after dinner, joe practiced some piano (3.7Mb, .wmv) for an upcoming wedding and got some help with bass.
after having a day to recover, we had a little fiesta over some fancy mexican food with dan and seunghee, joe’s phd friends, to celebrate everybody surviving their exams. congratulations everyone…now go veg and sleep. veg and sleep.
no that is not a new spice girl. joe’s exam marathon starts tomorrow with aramaic, and he was surprised with a venti pumpkin spice no whip frappucino, courtesy of our friend anne, who dropped it off after dinner. thanks anne!! i couldn’t help myself, and took a few sips. seriously, not more than 10 sips read more
…which i guess makes me a garbanzo bean. do you ever read the nutritional info on the side of packages when buying food? i used to be oblivious to it, but this last year i started to read them before buying. sometimes i’m surprised and grossed out, and i will actually change my mind on read more
this brings coffee addiction to another level. lucky that we have our trusty no frills six cup black and decker coffee maker to meet joe’s daily needs. funny that coffee is called ‘cup of joe’…hee hee…he. his stress level is getting higher as exams are in less than one week, after which he’ll try to read more
yesterday we stayed in for joseph’s birthday. menu: insalata caprese, stuffed portobello mushrooms, linguine with scallops in white clam sauce, and hazelnut gelato. and then birthday cake!
we made a trip to chinatown to stock up on some chinese food goods, including emergency food aka frozen dumplings (on sale for four packs for $7.99!…so we got eight). we also stopped for lunch and had some noodles. we received the biggest serving of noodles we had ever seen. joe managed to finish his, read more
we had dinner with roger and cynthia at “guu with garlic” for some japanese tapas, which i gather is all the rage in vancouver. roger introduced us to a new drink called shochu (?sp). cheers!
sorry, bad pun. for a relatively uncommon last name, there sure are a lot of foods named after it. it’s making me hungry…
we tried a new sushi place in lincoln park with joe’s fellow U of C compatriots. check out the hamachi jalapeno roll. afterwards we were surprised with one more wedding gift: a tassimo machine! thanks guys