Breakfast

like a Boss

Cod with Butter, Garlic, Saffron Sauce

An exciting evening of cooking with my fav girl resulted in her making us some tasty cod w/ butter, garlic and saffron sauce.  Paired with green beans from the garden of Country Girl's mom and her lights out rice pilaf made for a wonderful din din a la maison.

Chili Lime Chicken

KW doing KW things

Don't recall where I got the recipe but I definitely made it.  Country Girl has no recollection so it surely didn't turn out great :(

It turns out Country Girl does in fact recall enjoying it during her lunch one day at work and says it was delicious.  Incredibly kind, she is :)

El Ten Eleven - Showbox

Do yourself a favor and go see El Ten Eleven next time they're in your part of the world.  Even if you have to endure two (three?) crappy opening acts and a set start time of 11:30, you'll come out ahead.  We definitely did.  Mind blowing sounds, tremendous musicianship displayed and loads more energy than a two person band should have.  

C.I. Shenanigans - Tacoma

We were fortunate enough to visit with family a while back as one of Country Girl's brother in laws was in the area for training.  We went to C.I. Shenanigans in T-town as part of the hanging out festivities. 

While I don't recall the food specifically, the view was unforgettable.  It was a gorgeous day and we sat on their water front deck.  Stunning views of Puget Sound and Olympic Peninsula were all around as we enjoyed din din.  The views were wonderful and the conversation was even better.  Always fantastic seeing family and thanks for the visit!

Gaudi - Ravenna

Due to a longer than desired wait at a newish Italian place nearby, we stopped by Gaudi in Ravenna.  It worked out pretty well.  

Was possibly Country Girl's first time at a Spanish restaurant.  I've had tapas before in some fashion in the past and, coincidentally,  recently had paella for the first time earlier in the summer.  It's a smallish place with only a handful of tables.  Bright, cheery interior with lots of art setting an appropriate mood.  

We ordered a couple of tapas and the seafood paella.  Country Girl was a great sport and enjoyed just about everything.  She found the octopus a bit much though.  The sangria left a lot to be desired, surprisingly.  Thin, light in flavor and sadly, sweetened.  The dessert pleasantly knocked it out of the park. 

Hopefully won't be the last time there.

Beck - Marymoor Park

Lots of energy, loads of hits we knew and loved and very light on the mopey, newer material.  Mr. Hansen absolutely delivered the goods.