jon went to birchwood and had some good hummus.
i went to maggiano's for work. veal&mushroom ravioli with marinara (special adder) is pretty good!!
29 March 2008
22 March 2008
i ain't hoppin
common roots: roast beef & samples - what nice cheese you've got.. and by that jon means raspberry poppy cream cheese. i'll stick to cake.
russian tea house: beef again? ah yes, cabbage rolls and cabbage borscht with free 'atmosphere' (= accordian & mandoline.. sweet!) next time: beet vinegar salad
saturday @ Q: pork carnitas & guac done right. pistachio pudding, oh my ! =)
russian tea house: beef again? ah yes, cabbage rolls and cabbage borscht with free 'atmosphere' (= accordian & mandoline.. sweet!) next time: beet vinegar salad
saturday @ Q: pork carnitas & guac done right. pistachio pudding, oh my ! =)
18 March 2008
2go 4 remote blood donation
tonight jon & i took a vacation down south.. to apple valley.
we started in eagan at red square deli & ring mtn.. but were uninspired.
alas, we ended up at a much better place. satay2go.
what was NOT to love about this place. the owner and his explanation of the menu? no, we loved him! his children with the bouncyball watching doromon cartoons? no, equally excellent. the fact that we got this mornings butterfly bun for half price=killer.
the food we ordered? yeah, that'd be phenomenal.
http://www.satay2go.com/menu.html
jon: Nasi Lamak. simple looking, excellent tasting. reminded me of singapore, but also kinda aribel's.. which i totally wimped out on today w.timo & ryan (oh so glad). big juicy chunks of chicken & potatoes served with rice spiked with coconut and hard boiled egg ! it was nice. too curry for me, but good for jon since i'd never make it for him :-0.
i: mee rebus, vegetarian style. oh my gosh.. nothing but good words. beautiful dish that tasted better than it looked. big fat noodles (fat, not wide), in a tasty 'potato gravy', that is actually.. SWEET POTATOES. hello beautiful. it was a bit spicy, but mostly tasty. probably had some cabbage and whatnot inside of the broth. a *little* coconut milk (maybe even a little more than i'd want, but it tasted so nice).. lots of onions, and an egg! oh yeah, crispy garlic, too. yeah, it was nice. looking forward to the rest for lunch someday soon.
must take my parents here sometime.. or everyone.
16 March 2008
taste-y
worked the citypages wine tasting last friday - food was same as last year, but it was a bit more fun w.the addition of bobbi's crew to enjoy the festivities.
afterwards we went to common roots w.rupa. she had some nice looking potatas fritas & jon finally got to try a common roots bagel. they rainbowed it up with 2 kinds of cream cheese and 2 kinds of hummus. BEET hummus?! hello fabulous. we'll be back thursday (seriously).
would you believe i surpassed DQ cake at cami's baby shower on saturday? andd.. white cake w.white frosting @ sonja & tim's. ridiculously dairy-free.
david was very nice to me today and made cow-free bars. i owe him big.
moo. tomorrow.
afterwards we went to common roots w.rupa. she had some nice looking potatas fritas & jon finally got to try a common roots bagel. they rainbowed it up with 2 kinds of cream cheese and 2 kinds of hummus. BEET hummus?! hello fabulous. we'll be back thursday (seriously).
would you believe i surpassed DQ cake at cami's baby shower on saturday? andd.. white cake w.white frosting @ sonja & tim's. ridiculously dairy-free.
david was very nice to me today and made cow-free bars. i owe him big.
moo. tomorrow.
12 March 2008
so today i had a midterm. i hate tests.. i always feel rushed. i was overly prepared for this one, but didn't want to screw it up so much that i no doubt probably screwed it up.
jon was nice enough to oblige my every wish & desire and drive to the SPSC to join me for ice cream (uh, HUGE portions of ben & jerrys.. too bad i'm not eating dairy), bingo (free, but i suck & didn't win a thing), and buck bowling. the SPSC is across the street from my class.
he also heeded my every wish & picked me up some cake (okay, a muffin that wasn't awesome, but it was still cake.. which i am kind of being weird about lately).
friday is citypages wine tasting.. good fun!
jon was nice enough to oblige my every wish & desire and drive to the SPSC to join me for ice cream (uh, HUGE portions of ben & jerrys.. too bad i'm not eating dairy), bingo (free, but i suck & didn't win a thing), and buck bowling. the SPSC is across the street from my class.
he also heeded my every wish & picked me up some cake (okay, a muffin that wasn't awesome, but it was still cake.. which i am kind of being weird about lately).
friday is citypages wine tasting.. good fun!
fish fry, serious.fun.
why did i not grow up catholic?
why have i never been to a fish fry?
why was the one we went to so ridiculously fun?
last friday, matt, wipa, eb, c, j, jon & i went to have FISH at st alban's in minneapolis. it's over on lake & say.. 30something.
for the most fun $10 i have ever spent (okay, i paid for 4 people), we got baked fish, fried fish, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, spaghetti, potato triangle thingies, and unlimited church basement desserts. did i mention, this was allll all you can eat. i ate all i could.. and then some. the place was PACKED and noisey.. bustling with raffle tickets and people dressed in funny outfits packing your dirty plates. it was a riot. not to mention the baked fish was good,.. even the cole slaw didn't suck. we are *totally* in again for next year.. screw everyone who didn't want to come.. their loss & more fish and CAKE for us. :P
they also had bingo upstairs, 3 cars for a dollar. it was fun, but it would have been mroe fun if we WON :( :( :(
why have i never been to a fish fry?
why was the one we went to so ridiculously fun?
last friday, matt, wipa, eb, c, j, jon & i went to have FISH at st alban's in minneapolis. it's over on lake & say.. 30something.
for the most fun $10 i have ever spent (okay, i paid for 4 people), we got baked fish, fried fish, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, spaghetti, potato triangle thingies, and unlimited church basement desserts. did i mention, this was allll all you can eat. i ate all i could.. and then some. the place was PACKED and noisey.. bustling with raffle tickets and people dressed in funny outfits packing your dirty plates. it was a riot. not to mention the baked fish was good,.. even the cole slaw didn't suck. we are *totally* in again for next year.. screw everyone who didn't want to come.. their loss & more fish and CAKE for us. :P
they also had bingo upstairs, 3 cars for a dollar. it was fun, but it would have been mroe fun if we WON :( :( :(
cosmos way back
did i totally forget to post the cosmos restaurant week experience? wtf?
it was really good.. fun, all that. the graves hotel is quite, uh.. elaborate. fancier than the marriot.
entering from block e (which is kind of a xx-hole), you feel like you're in some sort of fancypants time warm . high high ceilings, very low lighting. everyone's in black, and the walls are just plain pretty. you are escorted by the black-wearing gentlemen to the elevator (equally pretty), which only has like, 2 buttons. cosmos on the (4) button.
bing, the elevator opens, and your'e in some other funky walled entrapment with folks in black. cosmos is around the corner.
the lights are almost on in this place, and you have space chairs and almost normal looking tables (fun wood veneer.. ultra 70s vision of the future).
your coat is whisked away, and you are seated.
a guy with a funny accent comes w.the menu.. and an insert for the tasting menu. i already knew what i wanted, as did jon. BUT - it was stillf un to look @the regular menu. every single entree looked a w e s o m e, to me. BUT.. also.. $30. that's how much we're gonna pay for 3 courses tonight!. anywho.
we get started with what the accented dude calls a 'teaser'. to me it was coconut milk (not sweet) with some lemongrass and basil. it was nice. a small shot of it is all ya needed.
next was the bread. luckily the salad came quickly (everything was almost rushed.. i did my best to grab my fork any time someone came by & looked like they wanted to snag my plate). after, so jon didn't eat all the bread. the salad was mixed greens w.nothing but a nice dressing on it. it was good w.the bread.. and a big salad.
for main course i had the nicest sea bass ever (okay, the ones i get for like $2 in thailand are nice, too.. but not quite the same 'style' over olives, capers (holy HUGE), cauliflower mushed like mashed potatoes (so good), with what they called 'tomato water'.. whatever, it tasted good. sour, just like i like it. not greasy, and LOTS of fish (it was thick!). jon had the nicest steak i have ever seen (good & pink, size of his hand), with some cute green & white asparagus, white/potato/sweet potato something.. and, well.. some other vegetables that he enjoyed. i think it had something crispy on it.. can't remember.
dessert was chocolate.. supposedly cake, but really it was mousse.. which had me pumped because i dislike chocolate cake, but chocolate mousse, i get into that. it also came with ginger & blood orange ice cream. how rad is that?
with our bill (yes $30/pp.. but jon had wine, bleh!), we got some white chocolate truffles. i opted out as i don't like them. =)
it was really good.. fun, all that. the graves hotel is quite, uh.. elaborate. fancier than the marriot.
entering from block e (which is kind of a xx-hole), you feel like you're in some sort of fancypants time warm . high high ceilings, very low lighting. everyone's in black, and the walls are just plain pretty. you are escorted by the black-wearing gentlemen to the elevator (equally pretty), which only has like, 2 buttons. cosmos on the (4) button.
bing, the elevator opens, and your'e in some other funky walled entrapment with folks in black. cosmos is around the corner.
the lights are almost on in this place, and you have space chairs and almost normal looking tables (fun wood veneer.. ultra 70s vision of the future).
your coat is whisked away, and you are seated.
a guy with a funny accent comes w.the menu.. and an insert for the tasting menu. i already knew what i wanted, as did jon. BUT - it was stillf un to look @the regular menu. every single entree looked a w e s o m e, to me. BUT.. also.. $30. that's how much we're gonna pay for 3 courses tonight!. anywho.
we get started with what the accented dude calls a 'teaser'. to me it was coconut milk (not sweet) with some lemongrass and basil. it was nice. a small shot of it is all ya needed.
next was the bread. luckily the salad came quickly (everything was almost rushed.. i did my best to grab my fork any time someone came by & looked like they wanted to snag my plate). after, so jon didn't eat all the bread. the salad was mixed greens w.nothing but a nice dressing on it. it was good w.the bread.. and a big salad.
for main course i had the nicest sea bass ever (okay, the ones i get for like $2 in thailand are nice, too.. but not quite the same 'style' over olives, capers (holy HUGE), cauliflower mushed like mashed potatoes (so good), with what they called 'tomato water'.. whatever, it tasted good. sour, just like i like it. not greasy, and LOTS of fish (it was thick!). jon had the nicest steak i have ever seen (good & pink, size of his hand), with some cute green & white asparagus, white/potato/sweet potato something.. and, well.. some other vegetables that he enjoyed. i think it had something crispy on it.. can't remember.
dessert was chocolate.. supposedly cake, but really it was mousse.. which had me pumped because i dislike chocolate cake, but chocolate mousse, i get into that. it also came with ginger & blood orange ice cream. how rad is that?
with our bill (yes $30/pp.. but jon had wine, bleh!), we got some white chocolate truffles. i opted out as i don't like them. =)
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