Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Versatile (chaotic?) blogger

Shan gave me an award. Cool! You can read the meme rules and stuff on her blog. I am breaking all the rules except the fourth one, which requires me to tell you--my versatile (chaotic?) audience--seven random things about me.

1. I can't resist a blog meme.

2. I've been neglecting my blog and various other online spheres because my attitude is not the best since we lost Tom. It feels rude to jump into someone else's life and spew negativity.

3. I have not been neglecting Pinterest because, there, I can tuck all my negativity in one place and those who don't want to see it don't have to follow that pinboard.

4. About the time Frank got some relief from the pinched nerve that had been making his right arm alternately numb and painful, my right arm started wigging out. It aches, my fingers tingle, it makes me cranky. But ice helps, so I am so far resisting going to the doctor.

5. After a couple decades of settling for inadequate garments, I have found a style of bra that fits me, meets my strict requirements for comfort, and is reasonably attractive. I periodically buy a new one as older ones wear out, so I currently have this bra in four colors in varying states of repair. I don't care that each new one is $60. I would pay more than that. It is pure joy to know it will fit (without having to try it on, which I hate), feel as good as a bra can feel, and work under all my clothes. If Wacoal ever stops making this bra, I will cry bitter tears.

6. As of two weeks ago, I have no children. (Chloe turned 18!!!)

7. My favorite ice cream is rocky road, but I always, always dish it into a tall glass and pour milk over the top to make a quicky milkshake. The nuts left at the bottom of the shake are my favorite part!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Waste not

Some pretty sad sights in here. (Click Hide on the first image to get rid of the text, then click the arrow to the left of the image to move through the slide show.)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/jul/19/food-waste?picture=350496027

Monday, October 19, 2009

You're free to go, but put down the candy bar

So, Jessica has sailed off from Sydney on her circumnavigation attempt. I can imagine the clutch of fear her parents felt watching her go, and I give them props for letting her go anyway. But it's hard to reconcile that feat of courageous parenting with this note from Jessica's blog:

"For a while again this afternoon we were completely becalmed... It's been so long since I've had any time just to take it easy for a while and the freedom was amazing, no deadlines, nothing to rush off to, I can eat whatever I like whenever I like, no one to send me off to bed!"
(emphasis mine)

I can't imagine trusting my kid enough to SAIL AROUND THE WORLD without assistance but not trusting her enough to choose her own food and bedtime. Oy.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Restaurant review: The Cherry Blossom Grill

Both girls were occupied last night, so Frank and I had a date. We went to the Cherry Blossom Grill for Japanese food. This is a new restaurant in Everett that we discovered last summer when Chiara's favorite sushi place was closed. Now we all like this one better! The decor is pleasant, the prices are good, and the food is very good.

Our favorite thing to get is a bento box combo. You get two entrees, rice, salad, and miso soup, all for the bargain price of $8.99 to $10.99 (depending on the entrees you choose). Last night, Frank had a hefty salmon steak and spicy chicken teriyaki, and I had California rolls and tempura. Very delish, and only $9.99 per person.

Another Cherry Blossom highlight is their wasabi (Japanese horseradish). It's the best we've ever had, creamy and flavorful.

For sushi lovers, we recommend the dragon roll. Excellent presentation!

Anyway, check it out next time you're in town!