that just happened

my quick yet outstanding turkey meatloaf, caramelized onions, fingerling potatoes and steamed baby carrots.  at work today i wanted a meatloaf plate from the deli down the street, sadly when i got there they were sold out.  so i did the next best thing.. i made my own.  actually i think it was better than the lunch plate i would've ordered.  i threw some ground turkey, an egg, sesame cracker crumbs and a package of meatloaf spices into a bowl and mixed away.  i then dumped it into a dish, formed it and popped it into the oven.  oh i also brushed a little bbq sauce on the top and added more once it came out of the oven.  i am surprised how fast i literally threw this together and i think i'll make it more often.

chobani - banana

figo

my bestie with testies came in to town for the weekend and luckily he made some time for us to go to dinner.  figo is a new restaurant that just opened on university in downtown palo alto so we thought it'd be a good place to check out before everyone else caught on.

this is a picture of my pizza they called figo, it's topped with prosciutto, house made mozzarella and arugula.  i thought the pizza was good and even better cause i love arugula but it wasn't something i'll crave and feel like i need to go back for.  that being said everything was pleasant and the food & atmosphere were good.

for dessert i ate the pistachio panna cotta.. yummy!!

sf food trucks near costco

extremely tasty falafel's from the sunrise deli truck, i'll make sure to eat these bad boys again!

pulled pork w/mac & cheese from the smokin' warehouse truck.  while it wasn't the best i've ever had i thought that these flavors worked well together and i was happy with my order.  well done.

doses and mimosas

doses and mimosas by cherub is basically cee lo green's forget you meets the NYC hipster craze and i can't help but like it!!  somehow it makes me want to get out of bed and awkwardly dance.  that may not seem like much but that's really saying something coming from this grump who hates to wake up.

if you hate this song.. well then i hate you too.

mintacular

i'm a fan, this gum is spectacular!

augustana. worth the wait.

it's been nearly 8 years since i first bought the 'all the stars and boulevards' cd by augustana.  from the first time (well maybe the 3rd or 4th) time i heard the song boston i wanted to see augustana in concert.  in the end i'm glad i waited cause tonight was a special acoustic show and dan laid it all out on the stage.  he played song after song for nearly an hour before he said his first words that were not in song form.  i could feel him pour his heart and soul into each song as he stood on the stage and made this evening more than just another show.. it was somehow much more intimate.

sorry, this is a bad picture from a most memorable evening but it's the best shot i got by far.  i think i was enjoying the show too much since every other shot i took is blurry.. oops!