Cafe Bel Ami
Posted on July 6, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Pictures of my food at Cafe Bel Ami last week…
They have great fattoush salad with feta. I’ve been hooked on feta cheese lately.
Everything is great at Cafe Bel Ami, actually. I’ve yet to eat anything there that wasn’t delicious. Of course, I get my usual most of the time — grilled tilapia. It was really good this time because instead of mixed veggies, it came with green beans. Their green beans are done really well. I made a happy plate.
The one down side about eating at Cafe Bel Ami is that they’re not fast at all. You can’t really expect to be in and out. It’s kind of a leisurely place to eat. You need to allow at least two hours. Seriously. They are never fast. Even on their slow days, they aren’t. The food is delicious, though. It may be worth it for some. For me, it’s a once in a while kind of treat.
If you don’t mind slow food, you definitely have to give this restaurant a try. It’s one of the nicer restaurants downtown (and one of my favorites). The menu prices are great too. The quality of the food is outstanding for what you pay. The service is equally good, slowness aside. Give this place a try and let me know what you think.
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Our Moonshine Oil Lamp
Posted on July 5, 2013 by Ching under Projects.
I saw this video on YouTube and Brian saw some how-tos on Pinterest for how to turn wine bottles into oil lamps so we decided to start collecting all of our used wine bottles. We have at least a dozen of them now.
One of the cooler used bottles in our collection was our bottle of Midnight Moon moonshine. Thanks to Jay for bringing it over to one of our parties.
We couldn’t find the exact materials that we need but we improvised. We purchase two copper reducers and inserted the smaller into the larger one to create a neck for the wick. Brian used teflon tape to ensure that there is a snug fit between our bottle and the neck that holds the wick. We bought a big jug of citronella tiki torch fuel for our oil. And, voila! We have our moonshine oil lamp.
Brian is going to get some more materials today so that we can convert our empty Grand Marnier bottle into another oil lamp. I think it will look really cool.
What do you think?
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Posted on July 4, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
It had been a while since we’ve been to Cracker Barrel and Brian was craving a hearty breakfast after he regurgitated everything he ate the night before so we decided to go there for brunch last Saturday. I was actually craving fried chicken and was excited to see that they had it on special that day.
They were kind of busy that day. We actually had to wait to be seated and we also had to wait a while for our server to take our orders.
During the wait I managed to talk myself out of getting fried chicken and got the salmon patties instead. It turned out to be a good choice because it was delicious. They tasted like crab cakes only with fish. The green beans were very good also.
This is Brian assembling his breakfast.
Brian got biscuits and gravy, sausage patties, hash browns, and two eggs fried hard. They cooked the eggs incorrectly though, so he had to wait for the correct ones.
When they finally came back out, he had eaten all of his food and wasn’t hungry anymore. It was probably for the best because they might have messed with his eggs.
We love playing the games at Cracker Barrel while we wait for either our food or our check. We also like checking out all of the great toys and games and all of the old fashioned candy. Cracker Barrel is just a neat little place.
If you’ve never eaten at Cracker Barrel, you have to try it. Their food is usually pretty good. I’ve tried various things and I’ve never been disappointed. I’ve liked everything that I’ve never tried before.
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Angry Birds
Posted on July 4, 2013 by Brian under Home Ownership, Life.
(Picture courtesy of billhubick.com photography.)
Ching and I decided to feed the ducks in our pond. While tossing the bread into the water, a red winged black bird was making a ruckus in one of the nearby trees. After a few moments, he buzzed my head. Ching asked, “What was that?!” I told her that the bird buzzed my head.
It would make noise at one tree then buzz my head and move the the other then repeat the cycle. At one point, the bird came so close to my head that I could hear the wings beat and feel the breeze from them flapping. I couldn’t turn my back on him because, every time I did, he would swoop in on me. I think he is mad because his mate kept making a nest under my deck and I kept tearing it down. Now I think whenever I go outside, he will swoop. I think I will need to do something to make him happy. Just don’t know what.
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Cards Against Humanity Night
Posted on July 3, 2013 by Ching under Games.
We had such a blast paying Cards Against Humanity last weekend. We played two games (which I won both times) and blasted through all the card so now Brian and I are ready to purchase the expansions.
I think I had an unfair advantage because I knew everyone, where as the others only knew me and Brian prior to that night. It was super hilarious though and, I think it’s safe to say, that we all got to know each other pretty well that night. Apparently, no one had any idea of my sick and twisted side. Not even Brian.
Here’s a sample round.
Here’s video of Hideki as the Card Czar reading us his choices for the question, “What do old people smell like?”
“Self-loathing” won that one. Here’s Todd as Card Czar.
We quickly found that “8 oz. of Mexican black tar heroin” is one of the trump cards. You can pretty much play it on just about anything and it will win. LOL. You have to know your judge though.
I won this one with “funky fresh rhymes” although there were some really hilarious (and horrible) ones that were played.
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