haven't food bloggedd in a while as I am swamped doing wedding stuff! But I just wanted to post some of my pictures and updates.... sorry!
sam and I's flight got delayed because of what we now think was a bomb threat!!! SO, we decided to treat ourselves to some pizza at wolfgangs...this is what i got
finally tried a hanks haute dog... didn't have too much time and dinner was soon, but had to get a taste. Got a plain one which was good but nothing out of the ordinary and no "outside the club bacon wrapped hot dog" goodness if you ask me. I guess I need to try a more exotic one next time.
went to the new side street in... it's so fancy! got the standard pork chops and fried rice but also tried the miso chicken which was super good!
I took Tutu to Mariposa for her birthday lunch. Tutu and I used to always come here on my summer vacations home so it was only appropriate. My favorite of course is the freebies, the consume and the popover. My popover was a little burnt and not up to par so that was a little bit of a disappointment, but I was so hungover I couldn't even ask for another one :-/ pretty sad huh?! I had the steamed clams which was always my favorite but not on the menu anymore, but the waiter was nice enough to ask the chef to make it.
For Tutu's birthday dinner we went to Roy's Waikiki. Which is actually where Chris works, but he was off that night. As we were checking in, this girl walks by and I"m looking at her, like I KNOW YOU...and she looks at me and she's like "manoa softball? Lauren?" I'm like yeah! IT was Hui! She was always so sweet, kinda like the big sister of our team... it has literally been over 10 years since I've seen her. Turns out she is the manager at Roy's and a friend of Chris's. She was so sweet and she even brought out 2 sushi rolls on the house.... they were BOMB.
ok, so these little things are the coolest thing ever. They look like mini mints but when you pour hot water over them, they expand like in the picture and become moist towelettes. I thought they were the coolest thing ever, and knowing my one track mind, I was like WEDDING... this would be so cool to have at hte wedding!
mom's escargot
tutu's crab cakes, they had a little kick to them, they were really good.
And below was my meal- the mahi with a quails egg on top. It was good, but not amazing. . I don't know if I'd order it again to be honest.
And below was my meal- the mahi with a quails egg on top. It was good, but not amazing. . I don't know if I'd order it again to be honest.
Happy Birthday tutu! It was so nice to be home for her birthday and celebrate with her. THey brought her out this really plain looking dessert but it was SOOO good-- the bottom tasted like rice krispies treat or something and it was just absolutely delicious! We kept telling dad to try it because he loves his sweets and he was like I don't want any, it doesn't look good. But then all of a sudden he took a bite and was like MMMMMMMM!!! Hahahah so funny.
My bridal shower cake... I didn't even remember ever dressing up as a bride for Halloween! Too funny.
couldn't decide what to eat and was stuck between 3, Shelley said she had the pasta da vinci before and it was really good so I decided to give it a try... it was SOOO good. Prob my new favorite thing on Cheesecake's extensive menu.
this kinda belongs in the food category because food is made in the kitchen :) mom & dad are remodeling their kitchen.... looks super nice.
donna's almond cookies...gonna use these bad boys at the wedding as our "chinese dessert"
last meal in hawaii to go... didn't have time to go to yummy's so we stopped at pearls at kahala mall. Was good! But I still like Yummy's better :)
sean and i had a cheesecake factory gift cert and after my shower i was craving my pasta da vinci! We started off with a crab artichoke appetizer, which we both agreed was good, but not great- sean said it was missing something and I agreed, it needed a little kick or spice of something.
then sean had his usual chicken madeira and i got my now going to be normal pasta da vinci :)
finally tired the nom nom truck. THe line was SO LONG... I think it ended up taking like 45 minutes for us to get our order in.... it was cheap and good for $5 but not anything out of this world. I would eat it, but only if there wasn't a long line again.
sean and i hardly are together for breakfast in the morning anymore it seems like.... but we were for once and it was great... we made spam, eggs and rice :)
i heart ono hawaiian bbq
was up super duper early for the susan g. kome breast cancer walk in newport... so we stopped at McD's and I had my usual- bacon egg & chese biscuit. Hadn't had one in years probably!
I made chili for the first time ever... just the way I like it- no beans and with veggies- corn, carrots, mushrooms...
I also made one with beans for kyle, sean and scott though...
I also made one with beans for kyle, sean and scott though...
Was up early one saturday for boot camp, then decided to stay out and do errands... went to the mall at 9 but they weren't even open yet! Aiya! So I had breakfast by myself-- a good ole ham, egg and cheese croissant :)
It's been a while since I've been at Costco and they had tuna... they did last weekend so I picked some up and made spicy tuna... also had stuff to make tamago and california rolls. I just love sushi nights!
i love me some mongolian bbq.
My bridal shower in California was really great too... shoes theme! Can you see my shoe cake?
Posting two close ups too...
Posting two close ups too...
it was at marmalade cafe, and after 2 attempts to go to the one in santa monica but it being toooo crowded, I finally got to try it! I had the salmon dish which was really yummy. Big portion too!
cupcakes from vanilla bake shop for tiff & tara's birthday. Happy Birthday Tif & Tara!
we opened them up at the airport on our way to see tiff... i had my fav banana choc chip and a starbies
we opened them up at the airport on our way to see tiff... i had my fav banana choc chip and a starbies
Ahhhhh for those of you who remember my post about Kristen Hamamoto's cupcakes from TIff & Scotty's engagement party, you will remember that I had 7, yes 7 of them that weekend. Well this weekend for Tiff and Tara's bday, she made strawberry, yesssss strawberry-( my favorite flavor anything ) cupcakes and champagne frosting. Holyyyy moley these things were amazing. I only had 1.5 but I am still thinking about those bad boys. Seriously, it's amazing!
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