Look what D got me for Valentine’s Day. This was actually a surprise! (D is not too good at keeping secrets.)
Here is what D made for dinner–salmon sandwiches. This wasn’t a surprise, but it was tasty. Look at that tarragon!
I bought these pants for D, along with some choxie chocolate bars.
I tried making creme brulee from Trader Joe’s but had a hard time melting the sugar. I need a blow torch! We also exchanged sappy cards. Pretty fun for a Tuesday.
The Loft Coincidence
D and I have been to The Loft together twice. The first was in Cerritos over a year ago and the second was in Cypress yesterday. Both times we saw the same guy from our church! How weird is that? We ordered an island fried chicken plate (a must, as L & L does not have it) and a regular teriyaki chicken bowl along with a spam musubi. I got D hooked on the plate lunches–cool.
On Sat. we hosted a “Torino dinner” for my fam. It was really just some Italian food from Trader Joe’s or “Trader Giotto’s,” while watching a little Olympics. We should have people over more often because it motivates us to clean!
Hot Means HOT!
Our latest culinary adventure took place at Mike’s Bar-B-Que. D ordered the pork rib dinner with beans and cole slaw ($10.24) and I had the brisket dinner with macaroni salad and collard greens. ($9.60). They also give you two pieces of white bread, which we toasted at home. I ordered the “hot” sauce, which was…hot. I don’t think that even my sister in law would have to add tabasco. 🙂 It was enough food for lunch the next day when I made some rice and corn to add. We used our trusty Entertainment Book coupon so we got my dinner for free! The meat was good, but I’m not sure I would go again without some sort of discount. The lunch plates seem like a pretty good deal, though. ($5.40-$7.59). I liked the macaroni salad–slightly soupy and sweet. They ran out of the potato salad, D’s first choice. Also, this is probably better for take-out as there isn’t too much ambience.
Mike’s Bar-B-Que
11513 Knott Avenue
Cypress, CA 90630
(714) 799-6222
Are You Kidding Me?
Whenever something surprises me, I like to say “Are you kidding me?” in a really incredulous tone. Well, that’s what I said when the newest Bachelor picked Moana. Moana (as in the Surfrider Hotel). ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Korean Stalkers
D and I are convinced (or at least I am) that we have Korean stalkers. Last Sunday, when we returned from church, there was a pamphlet with a post-it note stuck in our front door. The pamphlet was printed in Korean and the post-it note had Korean hand-writing on it. Then, this morning, we got a call from this guy who was speaking some sort of Asian language, which I am about 80% sure was Korean, and I just hung up because I didn’t know what to say. Then, tonight, when we got home from watching the Super Bowl, I answered the phone and there was a woman speaking Korean (I think)again! This time I said, “I don’t speak Korean, bye” and hung up. I’m not sure what to make of this, as we don’t know any of our Asian neighbors, so how do they know where we live and our telephone number? Of course, they could be unrelated incidents, but I’m getting suspicious.
The Flying Tomato
This past weekend was spent eating Chinese food (to celebrate the new year!) and watching the X games. D got me hooked on watching the superpipe a couple of years back. My favorite snowboarder has got to be Shaun White, aka “The Flying Tomato”, or “Senor Blanco”. He is the coolest dork ever–straight kickin’! This year he won gold! Can’t wait for the Winter Games…must make sure there is enough room on our Tivo before they start.
Peruvian Eats
One of my hobbies is trying new restaurants. I think D sometimes gets annoyed because I always want to go somewhere new instead of sticking with the tried and true. However, D proved his taste for adventure when he ordered the “Peruvian Punch” made of purple corn at Nory’s Peruvian Restaurant a couple of weeks ago. It is an acquired taste. Pictured is D’s order of rotisserie chicken. I had chicken fried rice. They also give you some rolls to dip in a small bowl of aji–a light green, spicy sauce that contains peanuts and crackers, according to our waiter.
I just got the Orange County Entertainment Book for 2006, so that will be dictating our dining choices in the upcoming months.
LOL
If you need a good laugh, read Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It really is an encyclopedia, from A to Z, of observations of her life. So many of them rang true with me, and many of them are about things that no one bothers to talk about. My favorite entries are “Drying Off” and “Love”. I was literally laughing so hard I could not tell D what I was laughing about, which never happens when I’m reading.
Lovin’ Our Oven
Old Oven
New Oven!
I’m excited about our new oven/range, but it is so nice and clean, I am kind of afraid to use it. I’m sure I’ll get over it, though.
LA Auto Show, Part…j/k
OK, enough about the LA Auto Show. More about last Sat., though. After spending 3 hours at the show, we ventured out to the SGV to meet up with Derek’s ex-roommate at IU who was visiting from NJ. We had some time to kill, so we ate lunch at a place called Ajisen. I had some milky pork ramen and D had some CA rolls and gyoza. Then we met up with Dan at Tea Station. Thankfully, there were no plastic tops to contend with at this boba place! Then we ate dinner to celebrate my little sis’ birthday. Afterward my family played a game of Apples to Apples and it was actually fun! My mom always tries to get us to play games without much success. However, she read about this game on Amazon and one of the reviews said it’s good even if you don’t really like games, and I must agree.