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Saturday, 31 March 2012

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    StrengthsFinder 2.0
    By Tom Rath
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    Red Food

         Whenever I cook, I try to make the dishes colorful so they are pleasing to the eyes as well.  Here are some miscellaneous home-cooking with lots of red.  I love red!

    1.  Italian nachos with Italian sausage, cheese, marinara sauce, and pickled relish.


    2.  Steak chili with pasta


    3.  Last but not least, one of my childhood favorites, ketchup fried rice!


Wednesday, 28 March 2012

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    Grand Slam Tennis 2
    By Electronic Arts
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    Maid Rite - Des Moines, IA

         Iowa is known for loose meat sandwiches so we had to visit Maid-Rite, "home of the loose meat sandwich" (doesn't it sound like a cleaning service?!).  The decor is very American classic and even though there is really nothing special about the food, it sure brings back the nostalgia for many mid-western adults.

    1.  Maid-Rite decor


    2.  Variety of loose meat sandwiches


    3.


    4.  A regular loose meat sandwich such as this is very difficult to eat as the loose meat keeps falling out.


    5.  A much better alternative would be to get a chili cheese open-faced sandwich and eat it with a fork.


Saturday, 24 March 2012

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    SSX
    By Electronic Arts
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    Jethro's BBQ - Des Moines, IA

         Went to Des Moines, IA for a quick visit a couple of months ago and visited Jethro's BBQ, which was featured on both Food Network's Man vs. Food and Food Paradise.  Even though Iowa is not particularly known for BBQs, this restaurant does not disappoint.  Here are some photos to share with you.

    1.  Jethro's BBQ, home of the Adam Emmenecker Challenge


    2.  This is a gigantormous burger...  Pork tenderloin + chicken tender + cheese burger + bacon + beef brisket + fried cheddar cheese + chicken tender + pork tenderloin = Adam Emmenecker burger.  Food won on the episode of Man vs. Food btw.


    3.  Jethro's BBQ also has quite a nice assortment of cocktails.  This is a Hill Billy Iced Tea - sweet Carolina Sweet Tea Vodka mixed with lemonade and water.


    4.  Better Homes and Gardens melt - selected as the magazine's favorite BBQ dish, Swiss and American cheese are melted on top of Carolina pulled pork and smoked turkey.


    5.  BBQ dinner for two - we picked ribs, brisket, and pulled pork with slaw, jalapeno creamed corn, waffle fries, and mac and cheese.  Brisket was a little dry but the ribs were great.



Tuesday, 20 March 2012

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    PS3 Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition
    By Sony Computer Entertainment
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    Spring Grilling!

         It is that time of year to fire up the grills!  But before I do that (hopefully this weekend!), I wanted to post what I do in the winter time.  Sugi gave me a beautiful Staub grill pan last year and I just love it!  It gives beautiful grill marks, heats up super fast (enameled cast iron), and it is so easy to clean!

    1.  Steak and mac and cheese!


    2.  Grill pan was a little too hot at this point but it was my first time using it though!


    3.  Asian-falvored pork chop with pan-fried napa and pasta salad.


    4.  It does shrimps well too!


    5.  Grilled shrimps with pan-fried napa and BLT pasta salad!


Thursday, 23 February 2012

  • Mardi Gras Dinner

         Cajun food has a special place in my heart.  Perhaps due to the combination of seafood and heat.  However, living in Nebraska, there isn't much chance to get it except for Mardi Gras.  For this year's Fat Tuesday, Sugi and I went to the country club that we belong to for dinner.  It wasn't bad for Nebraska, but it wasn't completely satisfying either.  Why o why does my sister have to move out of the south?

    1.  Sugi's gigantormous muffuletta


    2.  Oyster po' boy with chips + Bearnaise sauce


    3.  Fried oysters + hurricane = nom!


    4.  Beignet.  Too dense and not enough powdered sugar.  O well...



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    @I_love_Burma - Awww been busy sorry but but just posted a new entry!
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    Where have you been, Andy? Missed you!
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    @johntrun - Can't wait to see you in Spring John! What a great news!!!
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    Andy, we just returned from Acapulco for a break from our long winter. Good to be home but tough to go back to work. We only ate out for dinner and cooked our other meals. Someday I hope to put in the effort you do with your site. I enjoyed your Taipei photos but wish you would have more pics of whe
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    Happy Belated New Year Mr. Yang!!! And to Sugi!!! And you cat(s)!!! Hope you guys are having a wonderful start to the new year. Wish you guys lots and lots of happiness!!!
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