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I love all of the ingredients in this one separately, but was a little skeptical about the golden raisins part. However, they actually worked well with all the other ingredients.
I would eat most separately except walnuts which give me a scratchy throat. I like Goat Cheese, which I especially like on Pizza.

Speaking of Pizza, the one I ate for dinner yesterday (from Metro, a Canadian grocery chain) had green peppers, mushrooms, red onions, and black olives along with mozzarella cheese. It was so delicious!
 

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Seafood chow mein (soft noodles) - Cuttlefish, shrimp, fish, soybeans, green onions.

www.hongkongbbqla.com

Hong Kong BBQ Restaurant​

803 North Broadway
Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 687-7238

Steamed fresh Chinese chicken with chopped green onions and ginger.
Chinese BBQ Pork
 
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I have changed my mind for dinner tomorrow. Instead of just a plain ol' Pizza Margherita (which is actually my favourite of all Pizzas), for a little extra mojocity for the 49ers I am going to order a regular ol' cheese Pizza but topped with both Sundried Tomatoes and Pineapple.

That would be the perfect Red-and-
Gold colours for the 49ers!
 

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La Boulangerie San Francisco​


Just near my church. I went there for the 1st time and brought $7.75 a loaf of San Francisco style sourdough bread to make my Boar's Head meats and Swiss cheese sandwiches for the Super Bowl. Just add mustard to the sliced bread.
 
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What's for Dinner... er... Lunch?

Spinach salad with Beets, Walnuts, and Raisins ~ baby spinach, julienne beets, walnut halves (and some broken pieces), goat cheese, and golden raisins, all with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

The goat cheese really tied this all together nicely.
One of my fav meals
 

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Five Guys Burger and Fries

Cheeseburger, regular fries, soda ($25.38) Condiments: Green chili peppers, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, hot sauce, pickles, mushrooms,
 

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Miss Loyal just asked a question in the "This or That?" thread mentioning Junior Mints®.

This brought to mind a very odd treat that (two sister) friends of mine in
San Francisco introduced me to a looooong time ago now. They like to add a box of Junior Mints® to a fresh, hot bag of popcorn at the movie theatre. I was amazed and shocked the first time I ever saw this. Of course, liking odd-ball stuff myself (no, really), I had to try some. It was surprisingly interesting and good. The Chocolate and mint melt nicely into the bag of popcorn and the salt and butter give it just that great "sweet-savoury" taste that is a bit popular.

Of course, I was so intrigued by this bizarre movie snack that I had to also try it with a box of Milk Duds. These do not melt as quickly as the Junior Mints®, but the flavour is even better.

Caveat: Both of these snacks are verrrrry messy. make sure to have plenty of movie theatre napkins available.
 

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What's for Dinner... er... Lunch? ~ Crêpes! I win again! 🎲

Greek (Savory Crêpe) ~ Spinach, Kalamata olives, roasted almonds, onions, with Feta cheese and cucumber yogurt sauce (bka: Tzatziki); with a side of house potatoes and organic mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette.

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To drink:
Hazelnut Italian Soda


This was a verrry tasty crêpe. I used the small cup of Tzatziki on the potatoes instead of on top the crêpe, 'cause Tzatziki and potatoes are such a great match. This was jam-packed-filled with
spinach, Feta, and Kalamata olives. Most places will usually short-change you a bit on the last two ingredients there. The biggest surprise to me here ('cause I already knew that I liked everything else that was inside) was the roasted/toasted almonds. They provided a very interesting crunchocity-factor and an additional flavour punch.

I normally ask for these crêpes without the side salad ("organic mixed
greens", whatever), but forgot to today. What am I? Some kinda rabbit-food eater or sumthin'? (And they will usually fill in the empty spot on the plate with more of their excellent roasted home potatoes.)

You may be asking yourself, "Italian Soda? And Hazelnut at that?" They serve these at most coffeehouses that I have ever been to and are made simply with some flavoured syrup, which are normally used to flavour a cuppa Coffee/Latte/etc. (you can choose from whichever flavours they may have to offer; I saw the "Hazelnut" on the shelf and knew I had to try it as a soda), and carbonated water. These sodas turn out to be wayyyyy less sweet and less caloric than your average-Joe Cola, etc. I really liked this soda enough to have to wonder why there is not already a national brand marketing this flavour.


I gotta wonder about a crêperie (and one with several locations throughout the Bay Area, too), though... that doês not dêêm to usê thê corrêct accênt ovêr thê lêttêr "ê". Luckily, their crêpes (or crepes) are always very good.

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1. St*pid, useless cunning linguist pointer of the day:

I asked the Mexican lady at the cash register counter (where they take your order and you pay before sitting down), "¿Cómo se dice 'Hazelnut' en español?" She looked at me with a blank face. Not because she did not understand my crude attempt at basic Spanish, but because she had absolutely no idea what the Spanish word was. She called over one of the other Mexican workers and asked him ~ in Spanish and attempting to explain exactly what a "hazelnut" is, with hand gestures and all ~ and he also had absolutely no idea what the word is.

The actual word for "Hazelnut" turns out to be "Avellana" (Thank you, Mr.
Google Translate!), and it is pronounced somewhat like "avay-YA-na" (or close 'nuff for Gub'mint work).

Of course, there is no way I am going to remember the correct word the next time it comes up... like most Mexicans, I suppose.
 

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And lots and lots of spinach. I have been brainwashed since I was a kid watching Popeye to love spinach.
 

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I can eat spinach, but I'm not crazy about it.

Nice to see Creperie Restaurants. Last one I remember is Magic Pan.
 

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Speaking of Korean food, my boss who was a Korean woman in interior design took me and another Korean woman to eat Korean hot pot years ago for some Korean hot pot. They watch surprisingly watch me eat at a hot/spicy level higher then they are.
 
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