Country Girl put together a simply scrumptious breakfast for us the other day. Breakfast burrito with Italian chicken sausage with egg, spinach and cheese paired with a strawberry and pineapple salad. Gold star stuff. No surprise, of course.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Country Girl's Big Day Dinner and Cake
I put together a prawn and cous cous dinner for Country Girl's Big Day. Sadly, I can't find the recipe that I used as they turned out pretty darn tasty. Not only that, I even managed not to overcook them. Also made a cake which the Country Kids were kind enough to frost and slice strawberries as a topping.
Voula's Offshore Cafe - University District
Country Girl's Big Day started off right with us trying a new to us breakfast spot. Voula's Offshore Cafe is everything you'd expect from a long standing, working man's cafe: lots of options, surly service and enormous portions.
Homemade Sangria
Country Girl and I are no stranger to pints and bubbles. We also like to mix it up with sangria sometimes. While speaking to a store clerk about their sangria options, she strongly suggested making our own. An quick search on the internet yielded lots of relatively easy recipes (thanks Mr. Gore!) so we felt apprehensive but empowered. Turns out the apprehension was misplaced as our first effort was absolutely brilliantly and we're totally onboard with the homebrew version. Waiting is certainly the hardest part and well worth it.
Hunger - Freemont
We went again. It was awesome again. Go. Seriously. Totally worth the hassle that is parking in Freemont.
Hot Chocolate 15k
Country Girl continued to stack up running achievements by joining a friend in running the the Hot Chocolate 15k. Continues to amaze, she does while City Boy stays impressed.
Mamma Melina - Ravenna
I had an itch for seafood and pasta one evening and Country Girl, being the sweet, accommodating woman that she is, kindly obliged. We decided to try Mamma Melina, a not too far away Italian place in a newish development Ravenna and came away very impressed.
Super nice, almost upscale decor along with an attentive yet not overbearing server set a great tone. The server did a smashing job walking us through the specials and answering our menu questions. The nods of approval continued once the food arrived. Country Girl had the one of the evening's specials, stuffed manicotti (beef, perhaps) while I had the spaghetti with clams and lobster tail in a spicy marina sauce (balling hard, say what?). Both were absolutely fantastic. We'll be back.
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