Archive for the ‘Drinks’ Category
Sunday, September 17th, 2006
Chai tea seems like too much trouble to make on my own-- the combination of spices, the can of condense milk I may have to open and then finding the magical ratio of tea to every-other-ingredient-in-chai.That's a bit much for me. And while I'm sure some day after splurging excessively ...
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Monday, August 28th, 2006
It turns out that we had bagels today on two separate occasions. What can I say? Great palates taste alike? Wait, no that sounds like a case of mono waiting to happen.Anyway, in between finishing up at the hospital and going to meet up with Ian, I got hungry. This ...
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
My parents tell me Anh Hong in Vietnamese translates to hero in Chinese. I'm not sure why a restaurant is named as such, but I guess it's a good, memorable and reputable sort of name.In any case, this was a restaurant with some pretty great and unique Vietnamese dishes that ...
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Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
After wandering the streets of Little Italy and Chinatown for a little bit, Angela was in need of a drink. So, we stopped by Fay Da Bakery.Like most Chinese bakeries, Fay Da is a spot to find buns, cakes and drinks. Their buns are either baked or steamed. Unlike most ...
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Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
After watching Food Network this weekend, I have learned that malted milk, like Horlicks, has a lot of calcium. On serving, when prepared with milk, gives me 88% of the calcium I need on a daily basis. That's 880 mg, more or less.So I did a little more research and ...
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Saturday, July 15th, 2006
At Thai Son, Ian inquired about salty lemonade. My best explanation was: it's like lemonade...with a lot of salt. Needless to say, Erick and Ian looked at me with the yes-thank-you-Captain-Obvious expression.
Dad has offered me salty lemonade on multiple occasions since he started pickling limes for such purpose many years ...
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Sunday, July 2nd, 2006
Nothing brings be greater joy than healthy food for breakfast.The weekend is usually the only time of the week I will eat oatmeal for breakfast-- 3 minutes of cook-time in the microwave is too much to ask on a workday morning. Since there must be at least a dozen bananas ...
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