It’s not easy coming up with what to have for dinner every night. One of my “go-to” dinners is tofu stir-fry, which I made up by myself. D actually really likes it, and its healthy and easy.

Directions: Heat up a few glugs of olive oil over medium. Add a couple cloves of chopped garlic, half an onion, and whatever vegetables you have on hand, fresh or frozen. Stir-fry until the vegetables are just tender. Push the vegetables to the side of the pan, and add cut-up extra-firm or firm tofu (drained). Stir the tofu so it is heated through, and then mix everything together. Here’s what it looks like at this stage:

Add a couple tablespoons each of soy sauce and mirin. Serve with a squirt of rooster sauce or chili sauce. Serve with rice.

While k was waiting for dinner, she was filing her nails. Notice that her hair has reached a cross-roads: bangs or no bangs? I’m still hesitating to use barrettes since I don’t want her to eat them. We might have to do a little trimming.

During the end of my high school days and during college, I started drinking coffee. Well not coffee, but mochas which contain espresso. The taste of coffee didn’t really excite me, however with a little or a lot of chocolate it made it quite tasty. I tend to be a creature of habit, but L likes to try new things. A couple of months ago, I decided I wanted to try a different product when I went to Starbucks.** I tried a latte once, but I didn’t think it had much flavor. However, I thought that if I got a flavored latte, maybe it would be what I was looking for. I tried a vanilla latte, and really liked it. I also felt a little more mature as well being that mochas are for young people. Tonight, however, while L and I were deciding which latte we wanted, we decided on a cinnamon dolce latte, however the store ran out of the regular flavor and only had it in sugar free. So I decided to go crazy and try a totally different item. I tried a Caramel Macchiato, it was fantastic.
If I never met L, I probably would be drinking mochas still because I would be unaware of the joy of new discoveries. I am grateful that L is in my life because I would not be nearly as happy without her.
**The reason why we’ve been going to Starbucks a lot more recently is because we have an influx of gift cards.