Today's
weather high was 90 degrees!!! It's only 4 days into May and we are
already at 90 degrees--crazy! I'm wondering if these are signs of us
going to have a sweltering heated summer.
Today, I spent the early afternoon with the BFF. She was craving sushi and I couldn't say no! Plus, I wanted to try out some DavePops at our local farmer's market.
They are
nothing like the icy popsicles that you buy at the grocery store. The
texture is smoothie like--thick and creamy, which I later found out is
how they are actually made--just like a smoothie! Oh, and they are not
bad in the nutrition department. About 100 calories per pop and they
are made of whole fruits, juices, and some are made with soy or nut
milks. I saw that some are made with soda drinks and energy drinks, but
I didn't try those out at all. A Red bull pop doesn't sound appealing.
It already feels like summer is here on the west coast. The weather has been nothing but gorgeous. All I have to say, is keep the sun shining!
Last night's dinner was some yummy chicken with asparagus and mushroom stir fry compliments of Mr. Dubyah. I always tease him that since his ethnicity is Chinese that he makes the BEST stir fry ever. Hah!
We indulged after dinner and went out for some family ice cream at a local creamery called, Leatherby's. I just wanted a scoop of my favorite flavor, toasted almond.
Even Maddie got in on some family ice cream. We bought her favorite peanut butter and banana ice cream cup. It's an organic dog ice cream called Yoghound.
She always seems to know when we buy it that it's her "special" treat. I love that! I can tell that she loves it because usually when a dog passes by, she'll try and greet them, but when she's busy licking away on her ice cream, she pays no attention to them. Oh Maddie, you are so funny!!!
I had a very relaxing weekend this past weekend. I got to spend the day with some of my closest girlfriends, aka, "PLC" (Puma Love Club) at the spa and then have a very indulgent dinner at Tyler Florence's restaurant, Wayfare Tavern.
One thing we wished we did was have earlier appointments so that we could use the amenities much much longer. So, what do we do? We plan for our next spa day in a month!
We spent majority of our day at Burke Williams Spa in San Francisco. Its located inside the mall which is a girl's dream to be in a spa surrounded by all sorts of stores.
They think of everything to have from the facial moisturizer, makeup remover, to the curling and flat irons and hairdryers. You really don't have to bring anything from home except your swimsuit and change of clothes.
Dinner was pretty exciting as we were hoping and praying that Mr. Ultimate himself would show. Unfortunately, he was a no show as he recently opened two other restaurants. One in Mill Valley and the other in Napa and so his time is split up between all three restaurants. Boo.
The husband surprised all of us by purchasing a bottle of some yummy Prosecco in celebration of our friend's upcoming nuptials and birthday. Awwwww :)I was a very proud wifey, needless to say.
The food was good, but to be honest, I wasn't blow away by it. I did enjoy my 48 hour cooked pot roast and the fresh green peas that were sprinkled about. Look how ginormous those green peas are!
Every time Peanut Butter Fingersposts her breakfasts that consist of anAlternative Bagel, slice of cheese, and a spread of jam, I get curious about it more and more.
Weird combination, yes, but for some odd reason, I think it does mesh well. So this morning, I gave it a go since I was able to find Alternative Bagels at my local Henry's store.
I toasted my bagel and melted the cheese for about 15 seconds in the microwave.
and here we go....
The verdict: I thought it was pretty good. The bagel is really a good alternative as it's only 140 calories versus a big ole' regular bagel at close to 300 calories. I purchased the Sweet Wheat flavor and spread the bagel with grape flavored jam and a slice of Colby Jack Cheese. Can't wait to enjoy it again!
I know it hasn't been quite a whole week yet, but for me it has. Since I work 12 hour shifts, every two weeks or so, I get 7 days off and currently, I'm on my 7 days off. Woohoo, for 12 hour shifts!
During my 7 days off, I try to take advantage of stuff to do around the house as much as I can and cook some real food dinners, ofcourse! What I got completed this time around was plant my flowers, herbs and veggies for the season. I've been growing tomatoes for the past two years now and so far so good.
I have to admit, I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to these things. I have no clue what I'm doing and I especially feel that way when I read articles on growing your own veggies and herbs at home.
This season, I planted Roma tomatoes, Jalopeno's, Cilantro and.....
and... for the very first time and I'm totally freaked out by it, I planted a dwarf Eureka lemon tree.
I'll just be happy if this tree last a week with leaves and all.
Ever since Mr. Dubyah purchased spontaneously (which he rarely ever does) a blue ray wifi dvd player, we have been Netflix fiends.
The recent movie we
watched was The Cove. I've always heard that this documentary was
extremely sad and I was a little bit scared to even dare watch it. But,
I wanted to know what it was all about, so I braced myself.
It really opened my eyes to dolphin captivity. Makes me want to ban Sea World.
What I can't understand and it's mind boggling to me is that why do they have to kill every single dolphin they capture? Have any of you guys seen this movie? What are your thoughts?
It's no secret that food trucks have taken over the world, well except for the capitol of California, Sacramento, which is unfortunately, the city of where I reside. No bueno.
Sacramento imposes regulations for food trucks making it hard for them to stay in a spot for more than 30 minutes and park at certain places in the city.
So, what do we Sacramentoans have to do? Well, this Sacramentoan, travels to San Francisco to attend the Off the Grid food truck event at Fort Mason. Yes, I'm officially crazy and guess what? This isn't even the first time I've travelled to SF for a food truck event. Can you just call me insane? Or a fatty!
{Imade by SF Eater}
I already mentally knew what I wanted when we arrived at the event and that was, Spam and Egg Tacos from the WOW truck and peking duck musubi's from the Musubi Kings.
For those that love
Spam, and I know there are alot of you especially closet Spam lovers!, the Spam taco was awesome! At $3 a taco, you definitely get your
money's worth as it's not a itty bitty taco and it's chock full of lots
of goodiness.
The peking duck musubi. Oooooh, yummy! Yah'll know how I love musubi's. This musubi was absolutely deeeeeelicious!
We also noshed on buttery dulche de leche cookies and fresh buttery empanada's from the El Porteno truck.
Oh, and tikki marsala burrito's from the Curry Up Now truck that was to die for! At a whopping $7 and change, it was pretty tasty and very satisfying. Definitely a burrito to share with people.
This food truck was definitely fun. Good times shared with my lovely fam-bam.
I've always enjoyed running. Unfortunately, I've been off and on about it due to life's challenges and sadly my laziness. But, finally, due to many people around me that are runners, they have inspired me to get back into and run my very first 1/2 marathon. This blog is just to document my journey, my struggles, my high-five's throughout my training.
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