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The last two times i made home fries i microwaved the potatoes instead of boiling them. Note that microwaving, although it sure saves a ton of time, produces cooked potatoes that are a softer texture and not exactly right for nice browning in a skillet. The texture is also a little uneven. Boiling is definitely the way to go.

So after my no-more-eating-out declaration, of course today i go and eat out at three places. BUT i have legit reasons! Kavita, aka Ms. Cornbread Chub was in town so P and i met up with her at City Bakery. We sampled the pretzel croissant, a very tasty and unusual item. I also got hot chocolate of course. She told us about her recent trip to Morimoto in Philly, and in sum, if you love seafood you must go - lunch was a 7 course affair! Afterwards, we all met up with be, O and E at Lan for a special dinner. Note that the sunset special doesn't apply to weekend nights. The food was yummy and so was that water! Finally we ended up at Krystal's Cafe on 1st Ave to have halo halo. It's this amazing Filipino dessert consisting of sweet red beans, fruit, green things, coconut and a sweet syrup, topped with crushed ice and crowned with a slice of leche flan. Everyone received free cake too, since it was someone else's birthday! It made the terrible karaoke singing worth it.

For the rest of the week though, i'm not eating out (i hope). Sunday is P(roduce)R(eduction)D(ay), so we're planning to make a big salad, juice 4 bags of carrots, cook the spinach and green beans and do something with those beets from last week.

posted by beXn @ 2:19 AM