A blog about SoCal food and travel, with a spicy Asian flair
Marching along we’re adventurers/ Singing the song of adventurers/ Up or down, North, South, East, or West, an Adventurer’s life is best!
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-complaints-against-airlines-in-2015-20160218-story.html “The number of complaints filed by air travelers with the U.S. Department of Transportation jumped 30% in 2015 over the previous year, with complaints about airfares nearly doubling, according to data released Thursday by the federal agency.”
https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/cambodian-weddings-are-an-excuse-for-offal-and-bad-dancing "Khmers drink like the British—as if their livers had done them some terrible injustice. They even have a proverb that roughly translates as: “Drink not drunk? Then drink for what?”"
http://jezebel.com/you-think-youre-putting-parm-on-your-pasta-but-it-migh-1759650624 "Over in Italy, the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium has asked the European Union to stop American companies from using Italian names and flags on their cheese products because it’s “deceitful.”"
DH was not too hungry tonight so I took the opportunity to try a new Thai place. Thai has been my go-to for many years. Spicy, but not heavy like Indian, Mexican, or Italian. Not bland like sushi. And, has rice. What more can an Asian want. Chaba Thai is a tiny, tiny Claremont Mesa Dr eatery with a waiting...
Our very favorite Indian restaurant in San Diego is setting up a second location in Rancho Bernardo! Less than 5 miles from our house! Woooooo! What we love about CNM are their unique home recipes like Jal Fresi (Samantha and Megan's favorite) and Murg Awadi Korma (my favorite), and the classically executed Chicken Mahkni (DH's favorite). I also love their...
No eggs, dairy, butter. So what's left? Apparently just flour, sugar, and and fruit and veggie juices. And cellulose gum, lactic acid, and lecithin. The smell, texture, and taste are actually not that bad – it tastes much like a soft Chips Ahoy. I've had worse cookies. But they don't have that salty buttery goodness of real homemade cookies. So...
Cheap and disgusting, yet highly satisfying, English muffin pizzas are easy to make, and they’re family friendly too. We tried putting leftover bacon on a few. Sounded like a good idea, but nothing beats Boars Head pepperoni. And any type of seasoned tomato sauce will do – this time we used a bolognese sauce, because that’s all that was available...
Last night, we put up Horin against another longtime favorite, Ozeki Karatamba “Dry Wave”. Horin is much heavier bodied whereas Karatamba is lighter and dryer (+7). Which is what we prefer. Karatamba is the winner! Just as with wine, every restaurant that has a cold sake list, has a very short one that changes frequently, so you can never expect...
Our favorite Sunday morning event is the Rancho Santa Fe Farmers Market. Open from 930 to 2, it is small but mighty. RSF has glammed up their farmers market with plenty of shaded seating and live music. No other outdoor market in San Diego has that. They also have several outstanding vendors that we rely on for breakfast. Unfortunately I...
Red Moon is one of our favorites in the Kearny Mesa area. It’s a tiny family run place that doesn’t get a lot of press, but we love their dishes, always consistent. We dashed down here with Megan’s family tonight for* Red Moon Beef – crispy, tangy, and sweet, almost beef jerky like* Ginger Fried Chicken – lightly breaded, tender...
If you’re at North County Fair and feel like some Pho, try Pholicious in the food court. Delicious broth, nice and crunchy egg rolls filled with pork and shrimp (not filler rice noodles like some place), and smoothies (with or without boba). A good choice. And gets DD’s seal of approval.
Horin. The magnificent black beast. One of our most favorite cold sakes. Kaina and Kelly turned us on to this one. They can buy it at their Costco in Hawaii! Just another reason they are so lucky live Hawaii. We played And Thus Sprach Zarathustra from Youtube as we were opening the black monolith: A wonderfully balanced sake, not too...
There are three major types of reward credit cards. The difference is the type of reward you collect. Cash Back Specific program points Generic transferrable points The first is a cash back card. You collect money or points and then after you’ve met a certain threshold (which varies from card to card) you can get either a simple statement credit...
I never really planned to do much with the points and miles I collected for flying on various airlines and staying in various hotels. I didn’t have very much brand loyalty so I never thought I would have enough points in any given program to actually redeem for anything of any value. Teri traveled to Asia several times in the...
http://everybodylikessandwiches.com/2014/12/singapore-style-noodles-with-chicken-peppers-basil-and-a-mark-bittman-cookbook-giveaway/ Ha ha, here's a review of a review of a recipe and a cookbook! I love Singapore and eating food in Singapore but I just am not a huge fan of Singapore noodles. Probably because I love Thai and Indian curries better. However if I could make Singapore noodles, at home, easily, and if my DD might eat them,...
http://www.eatinglv.com/2016/01/chow-time/#more-40160 While setting up Inoreader (RSS reader for Android) this weekend it led me to eatinglv.com which covers eating (my favorite pastime) in one of my favorite cities (Las Vegas). This is what vicarious eating is all about: “All of this [Mr Chows] finery came to a cool 200 samolians, upon which we heaped another $132 for wine. Add a $64...
We think Kayak.com is the best site for flights research, now that travel.bing.com is gone (actually long gone). Select “+-3 days” to see how one or two days could drastically change your flight costs. The basic rule is, flying Wednesday to Wednesday is usually the cheapest, with weekend flying being most expensive. Select “Explorer” to see when the cheapest times...
I’m sure DH will have more to say on this, but we just booked a June trip to Kauai and we obviously waited too long by booking 4.5 months ahead. We ended up paying for flights with cash because the only flights remaining that were available for points were bad times (red-eyes, 6AM departures (which are basically red-eyes when you...
http://www.twohungrypandas.com/2009/09/does-more-expensive-dim-sum-mean-better.html I love food blogs like this one with lots of great pictures and tons of name dropping in the comments that help you understand how this place compares to others: "It always seems like Chinese parents fall into 2 categories: the fiscally liberal who drop their $ at places like this all the time and the fiscally conservative who...
Last year we visited my #1 bucket list destination, Angkor Wat in Cambodia. It was a truly unforgettable trip and I plan to post a travelogue for the trip. One thing holding me back is that upon return, in the process of uploading all the photos off my phone…they all got deleted. Every single picture between July and December. Cambodia,...
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I love discovery, adventure, and the unexpected and my partner loves points and miles. Based in San Diego, our goal is to reach every continent, World Heritage Site, and Disneyland park…and everything in between. This blog is our trail of breadcrumbs. Join us…and Kungaloosh!