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Making Lumpia
Posted on July 1, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Mom came over on Saturday afternoon to show me and Brian how to make lumpia.
Here’s a photo of mom and Brian in full concentration.
Our mound of freshly rolled lumpia…
All the best looking ones were made by me. 😉
Frying time…
Just waiting…
And waiting…
Not quite done yet.
Look! They’re finally done!
The first batch out of the fryer.
Brian actually had to verify.
Time for a taste test.
Yummy!
They turned out really well. We didn’t fry all of them on Saturday night. We only fried half. Mom took a bag and we froze the others in Ziploc bags. We ended up giving a bag to Brian’s parents and also one to John. I hope they enjoyed the lumpia as much as we did. I can’t wait to make some more!
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Mmmm… Wasabi!
Posted on June 30, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Brian and I treated ourselves to Wasabi on Friday night. It’s been a couple of months since we dined there last so we felt like we earned it.
Here are some photos of our food…
You’ve got to have their crab cakes when you go.
This is the Wasabi roll — my new favorite. The soft shell crab on top was super crunchy and super delicious. I also like the avocado on the outside. It gives the roll a nice sweet flavor. I love avocados.
They took our favorite roll, the shrimp tempura crazy roll, off the menu (I hate it when that happens) so we decided to get a crunch roll. It was good, but the shrimp tempura crazy roll is way better. Next time we go I think I’m going to have to insist they make it for us. There just isn’t any substitute.
If I could eat out everyday, I’d probably hit Wasabi a few times a week. We have to limit eating out though. For now, Wasabi will be our special, once in a while treat. I can’t wait until the next time!
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Food Pictures from the Filipino Ball
Posted on June 26, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
The food at the ball was actually pretty good. That or I was just super hungry. LOL. I thought it was good, though. Kudos to the Marriott Hotel.
The salad had feta and pecans. The creamy raspberry dressing was delicious. I liked the salad so much that I claimed a second salad from the vacant seat at our table. Little did I know that the person who belonged to that seat was just running late. Jennifer (Cannady) and Brian both gave me a look. Ooops!
Lucky for me, we had the best server in all of Wichita. I asked Malasia if she could bring another salad and she did. Problem solved.
The boys had chicken fingers and fries.
The grown ups got chicken and steak and potatoes and mixed veggies.
I normally don’t like steaks because they’re often not cooked enough (rare) or too dry (when I ask for well-done). These were medium and were cooked perfectly. The middle was pinkish, but not too pink that I couldn’t eat it. I liked the chicken also. Both were prepared very well.
For dessert we had a choice between some kind of chocolate caramel cheesecake and strawberry poundcake. Both were very good. Brian had the cheesecake. I had a couple of bites of it. It was very sweet and decadent.
I had the strawberry cake and loved every bite. I’m so glad that Brian danced with me all night because we consumed a lot of calories that evening. I doubt we were even able to burn it all off that evening. The food was delicious though, and well worth the extra calories. It’s reason enough to attend again next year.
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I Love Meetings in Emporia
Posted on June 23, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I love meetings in Emporia because it usually means lunch at Bobby D’s and a trip to the Sweet Granada. Here are some pictures I took at lunch.
Can you guess which plate is mine?
I can give you a hint. I didn’t order a salad. I’m pretty sure it’s good because I’ve yet to try anything at Bobby D’s that I didn’t like, but I know better than to order salad at a BBQ joint.
I got the chicken fried steak. It was delicious. The breading was loaded with flavor. Actually, my whole meal was delicious. I didn’t even need to salt anything.
I will need to take Brian to this place so he can try it out for himself. I just know that he will love it.
Before heading back to Wichita we stopped by my favorite place in all of Emporia: the Sweet Granada. It had been over a year since my last visit. Since I only get to go about once every year or so, I always have to indulge.
I didn’t indulge as much as Darcy though. She bought about $50 worth.
I spent about $35, but I was sharing with Brian.
I surprised him with the chocolates after work that day. I got a couple of the chocolate and caramel covered pretzels — one for each of us.
I also got a few of their delicious truffles.
Finally I got a dogwood bark. I had it the other day. It was very good. I’m going to have to get more of those on my next trip (which is probably a year from now). LOL.
I wish we had more meetings in Emporia. 😉
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Father’s Day Brunch at Granite City
Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ching under Family, Food and Drink.
Here are some pictures from our Father’s Day brunch at Granite City.
Grandma and David
My Eggs Benedict with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Bloody Mary and Mimosa
The Dessert Tray
Granite City capitalized on Father’s Day by charging $2 more for their regular Sunday brunch which is usually $16.95 (had no idea it was that much). It would have been cheaper to go to Legends. LOL. Even Hereford House only charged $17.95 for their Sunday brunch on Father’s Day. We’ll know for next time.
Other than the price, the food was pretty good. Granite City offered several options, including salmon (which was good, but not as good as Newport Grill’s salmon). The only thing I missed was rice. I guess I could have gotten rice if I had some of their jambalaya, but mom said it was spicy. I enjoyed what I had though. And we had wonderful company.
The dad’s seemed to like their presents. We got Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (Star Trek I, II, III, IV, V, VI + The Captain’s Summit Bonus Disc) [Blu-ray]
For Brunch next year, Brian and I decided that we can save money by serving brunch at our house instead of going out to eat. We just have to remember not to throw a party the night before so the house isn’t a mess. LOL.
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