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Saturday, December 28, 2013

soft boiled egg technique that works

Perfect Soft-Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
  • large or extra large eggs
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Add 1/2 inch of water to a saucepan and bring the water to a boil on medium-high heat.
  2. Take the eggs directly from the refrigerator. Use tongs to VERY gently lay the eggs in the bottom of the pan.
  3. Cover and allow the eggs to steam for 6 1/2 minutes.
  4. Run cold water into the pan for 30 seconds. Peel and serve.
Notes
This technique was shared in the January/February 2013 issue of Cook's Illustrated.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Carl's Jr biscuits and gravy

Surprisingly good. Biscuit fantastic. Gravy could stand more flavor. (I forgot to take a picture before emptying the gravy.)



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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Pulled pork sandwich at Eureka!Burger

With Jared. Sandwich was okay, but I think I'll stick to their burgers.


Jared gave me this cool origami aardvark crafted by Blake.


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Breakfast

Eggs and soldiers



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Monday, December 9, 2013

Smoked salmon and feta cheese omelet

Topped with sun-dried tomato ketchup. At home.


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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Thanksgiving leftovers

Looks bad. Tastes good.


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Saturday, November 16, 2013

General Mills halloween cereals Franken Berry

Much like the Yummy Mummy, this lacked flavor. The marshmallows were good, but the cereal pieces were disappointing. Maybe subtle strawberry flavor was good enough in the 1990's, but my 2013 tastebuds want more punch. And the marshmallow/cereal ratio was still way to low. I spent some time skimming out the cereal pieces and saving the marshmallows for my second bowl (not shown) and liked that a lot better.

Tilapia

At Fish House Veracruz in San Marcos by LeOra Mudge


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Baha tacos at El Torrito

Dinner with Mallory and Jacob. Hospitality Lane in San Bernardino. We had the same waiter as we had 6 months ago. He told us he'd worked there 27 years. The tacos were so so. To much vinegar but shells were good.


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Good old-fashioned breakfast

French toast and bacon. Made by Mallory. Great.


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Salad at Chipotle

In Barstow on the way back from Frontsight with Kevin G. I ordered what he suggested but switched chicken to carnitas. Good.


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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

HRD

Tiny triple-D location in downtown SF. Right next to AT&T park.

Kimchi and pork burrito. Very yummy.

China town in Oakland. Authentic.

Handmade noodles. Spicy meat sauce.

Jameson Brown in Pasadena

Lavender and vanilla. Outstanding. Cool pattern, too.

Cowgirl creamery in Ferry building

Amazing cheese flavor in the Mac and Cheese. Bacon on top was actually distracting from the amazing flavor.

Boccalone in Ferry building. SF

Italian sausage. Spicy peppers. Awesome.

Augies in Redlands. Fancy and good. Caramel.

Pork belly in a steamed bun.

In San Francisco. I could have eaten 20.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

lemon souffles

I made these. 20 minutes to mix. 40 minutes to bake. Used a zester for the first time in my life.  Really good. I don't get what the whole convention about how difficult it is to make a souffle is about. They're harder to spell than to make.


turban squash

Didn't buy it. Just thought is was neat.

mashed cauliflower and potatoes

Impromptu lunch. We had one potato and some cauliflower. The ham was from Gerard's. I mashed the vegetables with cream cheese, garlic, and butter. Delicious.

Count Chocula

This was a lot better that the Yummy Mummy. Quite chocolatey and more marshmallows.


Mallory found this at a Target in Boston:

Reach you own conclusions about how good they are. I'm going to reserve judgment until I taste them, but we're not rushing out to stock up.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Sandwich I made for Jake

Tri-tip with Swiss cheese on sourdough. Grilled. Two choices of dipping - gravy and broth.



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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Yummy Mummy cereal

First of the General Mills holloween cereals that I've tried. I'm led to believe that this one has been in retirement since the 1990s. It's billed as "orange cream". I was warned, by a cereal expert, that the cereal would be disappointing. It was. The marshmallows are good, but the ratio of marshmallow to cereal is low. The cereal itself lacks flavor. I wanted a burst of orange. I didn't get that. More like a vaguely flavored styrofoam. I usually like to eat my cereal before it has time to soak. Frosted mini wheats and raisin bran are exceptions. But this one was a little better after soaking. Just a little.

I am disappointed. I hoped for more from a cereal kept under wraps for 30 years. Let's hope the other four are better.





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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

General Mills cereal

Apparently GM makes these cereals only during fall. Two of them, mummy and one of the berries (not sure which one) haven't been produced for 30 years. My wonderful wife searched them out for me. Can't wait to try them even though I hear they're not very good. More to follow.



Sunday, October 27, 2013

Bacon with cookie butter

I thought it would be great. Not so.


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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Trying new pizzas at Gourmet Pizza, Redlands

Date with Mallory. I had Oahaca - like nachos on a pizza. Very good and a lot of food for the money.


Mallory had Buffalo Billy's - chicken and buffalo sauce. Delicious.


We then strolled through market night eating cinnamon donuts. Good times.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

lunch at Toco Bell

Fiery Doritos Locos tacos and empanada. The tacos are good. The shells could use more actual Doritos flavor. As I've indicated before, the apple empanada (not pictured) is excellent. It's like the McDonalds apple turnover, but maybe a tad better.



Sunday, September 22, 2013

breakfast at Broken Yolk, Oceanside, CA

eggs Benedict with hash browns


The Broken Yolk is a chain serving breakfast and lunch. The one in Oceanside is fairly new new. We went there on a Sunday morning. The place was busy but we had no wait. Service was friendly and attentive. Very clean. Good eggs Benedict. The sauce was fresh, the ham was tasty, and the eggs were done just right. I asked for the hash browns crispy, and they were some of the best I've ever had. Recommended. 4/5 only because they didn't give us warm syrup for Mallory's pancakes. We didn't ask, but it should be standard any good breakfast restaurant.

lunch at Stone Brewery


This is an artisanal restaurant in Escondido, CA.  The place is huge and was crowded. They take your cell number and text you when your table is ready; a novelty to us. It was just Mallory and I and we were seated within 10 minutes.

Service was prompt, attentive, and friendly. The menu isn't overwhelming and there are lots of interesting choices. They make their own soda and ketchup.

I chose to have two appetizers as my meal.

These perogi were crisp and filling. They are on a bed of caramelized onions.

This is the mac and cheese. 

Interesting place with good food. Mallory had tilapia and gave it a thumbs up.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

American road trip bar and grill

Mallory and I went to a new restaurant in Yucaipa for lunch. The waitress said it is the first of a chain, meaning that the owner intends to open others. Interesting that he started in Yucaipa, but I don't know this business.

It was sort of like a Red Robin, but with a more varied menu. We'll probably go back with the kids. Both of us had hamburgers, but there are a lot of other "American classics" on the menu including chicken and waffles. You have a choice of charbroiled or fried hamburger patties; unique in my experience. Both of us chose fried.

This is my Washington D.C. burger. It's topped with mac 'n cheese! I payed 99 cents to upgrade to onion rings.

The meat was very good. We weren't asked how well done we wanted it, but it was medium which is fine with me. Mallory said she might order hers charbroiled next time. My only complaint with the burger is that the lettuce was shredded. That fact was clearly indicated on the menu, but I missed it. I feel that shredded lettuce is a sign of  an attempt to cut costs and pass of inferior lettuce. I don't like the taste and don't expect it on a "high-end' burger.

Lots of other interesting items are available. I'm sure we'll go back.

King's Fish House, Rancho Cucamonga

Jacob's birthday dinner. All four of us ordered sand dabs. But with different sides. That made Lauren laugh, but we were like snowflakes. All individuals regards our choice of sides. But snowflakes who all like sand dabs.


Of course, it may not have been sand dabs:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/us/survey-finds-that-fish-are-often-not-what-label-says.html?_r=0


This is my dinner with spinach and cheesy grits sides. Excellent as usual with attentive service. I don't really care what species of fish it is as long as it tastes good.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Fish tacos at La Costa Mariscos

Huge portions and low prices. Reasonably good, but fish (fried) was a little soggy. Attentive friendly service. Busy on a Tuesday night.



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Location:W Colton Ave,Redlands,United States

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Ahi salad appetizer

Anniversary (29th) dinner with Mallory at Citrone, Redlands. Excellent ahi salad. Also had the special stone fruit salad. Also good. We are lucky to have Citrone in Redlands. And I am lucky to have Mallory.



Thursday, July 25, 2013

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Salad at Smashburger in San Marcos

I wasn't very hungry, so I ordered a salad even though I love their burgers.
This was the menu description:

"SPINACH AND GOAT CHEESE
Spinach, goat cheese, raisins, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, cucumbers, tomatoes and onions topped with balsamic vinaigrette dressing."

This was the salad I got; no sign of the fruit or seeds.



But the server went back into the kitchen and argued with the salad makers and brought me a cup of the missing stuff.  Thanks to her, it was a good-great salad.
A mutant banana at our Fathers Day brunch. The rest of the bananas in the bunch were fine. This one had a woody texture.