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Lunch with the Lees

Stephanie and I had lunch with her parents on Saturday, which was nice.  We went to a small place called Lyfe Kitchen in downtown Palo Alto.  This was a nice place with reasonable prices.  The food was tasty and healthy.  The Lees seemed like they were in decent health and happy.

Before lunch we stopped by the chocolate garage.  It was nice to be back, and we finished off the prepaid amount I had put in.  We have a lot of chocolate to make it through now, so we’ll have to find people to share them with.

After Lunch we stopped by home and milk pail, then went to San Carlos for some truffle oil at Olive Crush.  We ended up also getting brined olives and garlic.  They were tastier than any olives I’ve had before, and even Steph liked the olives.  The brined garlic was amazing.  We then stopped by the Redwood Coast Cidery, and had some amazing cider.  Stephanie was nice enough to drive so I could have more than one.  I started out with the Biker’s and then got a KLR.  Both very tasty.

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Ma Po Dinner

We had Kevin, Lindsay, Andrew, and Debby over for a dinner of Ma Po Tofu.  It was delicious, but the beef version had a little too much beef.  I think I’d like to make it more, and try it with more and different kinds of veggies.  We’ve been doing it with minced mushrooms which works really well, but I think it could be even better.  After eating we played a game of Legendary, the Marvel deck building game.  Steph won by a lot, but it was close to all of us losing.

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Paint Nite

Steph and I were joined by Irene, Tina, and Jeremy for a nice paint nite.  I got a mixed coffee drink, and decided to go way off from the guide once the background was done.  I really liked how the kitties turned out and bonus points if anyone knows who the person is in my painting.

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Dinner with the Lee’s

Stephanie and I joined her parents for dinner on Monday in San Carlos.  The San Carlos area is really nice, and I enjoyed the dinner.  We went to the French restaurant, Cuisinett.  The food and service were fantastic.  I got the duck salad, which was made perfectly.  I really enjoy a well cooked duck, and the salad was very fresh tasting.

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Japanese Curry at Andrew’s

Steph and I went over to Andrew’s place for some really tasty Japanese curry.  We brought over some wine and bread and it was a really nice time.  We watched the remainder of Naked and Afraid XL, which was pretty amazing.  I really enjoyed it.

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Shakshuka

Steph and I made some really tasty food this weekend, and it was pretty healthy as well.  The shakshuka is mainly tomatoes, peppers, onion, and egg.  I really liked the flavor, and it is also fun to watch cook because the eggs go directly on top of all the other ingredients.

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Back to the Future Day

Wednesday was ‘Back to the Future Day’ marking the point in time in Back to the Future 2 where Marty and Doc go to the future.

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Stephanie and I decided to do the opposite theme and go to the past, specifically an old style diner in Palo Alto called The Creamery.

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We got some really tasty milkshakes there.

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Hunger Challenge

Steph and I participated in the Hunger Challenge, and it made me think a good bit about how I look at food.  Food broke down into 3 big categories when I was doing my analysis, Caloric, Enjoyment, and Nutritious.  The breakdown of costs wasn’t exactly as I had expected.  I expected the Caloric < Nutritious < Enjoyment.  What I found was that the Enjoyment < Nutritious foods in most cases.  If I wanted some chocolate, cheese, or hot sauce, it would cost about a dollar and I would get a decent amount of it.  If I wanted a head of broccoli, asparagus, bell peppers, spinach, etc.  I could buy some for around a dollar, but it wasn’t very substantial on its own.  Carrots were the exception to that, being both cheap and decently nutritious.  The meats I bought were pretty terrible, and I don’t think I’ll be doing that again soon.  I found that the vegetarian options weren’t that bad, and that they could be tasty if spiced right.  Rice and beans is delicious if you have a half dozen different ways to spice it, for when the mood hits.  I had cheese, hot sauce, peanuts, ginger and garlic, soy/fish sauce, and meats if I wanted to add something to it.  I bought way too much food, and am still eating some of it.

The bag ‘from’ the food bank did make a huge difference, since it added a lot of variety and healthy foods to the diet that wouldn’t normally be in the budget; mainly fruits.

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Brunch, MTG, and Shabuway

Steph had a seminar this past weekend so I had some time for a guys day.  I biked over to Andrew’s place, and took a wrong turn onto Lawrence, making me about 30 minutes late.  I was still there before many of the others.  Brunch was fantastic, with some tasty pancakes from Lindsay, some eggs surrounded by sausage from Adam, and an assortment of other tasty treats from Andrew and Debby.  I brought some nice croissants, and made some of the cheese filled crescent rolls that Steph likes.

After brunch some of Andrew’s workmates joined for a draft, and it was nice to do a 6 person draft instead of the 4 person ones we normally do.  I lost some and won some.  I had a really fun deck, that only needed a few more act of treasons to round it out.  In the entire card pool there was only one copy, despite it being common, and I still got that one.  I had a red/black steal and sack deck.  There was one guy who somehow drafted a mill deck, and he ended up beating a lot of us pretty soundly.

After the MTG we went to Shabuway for dinner where Steph joined us.  I had so many enoki mushrooms and it was gloriously delicious.

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