Eddie and I skipped date night yesterday - mostly because I was tired and because my plans would interfere with the soccer game so Eddie promised we could go out today after the game. I had to modify my original plan slightly, but everything worked out okay. I apologize in advance for this entry being mostly about food. We decided to make chicken nuggets and rice before the Spain / Germany soccer game started today. Our lunch turned out to be quite delicious. I played around a bit and made half of the chicken nuggets with a parmesan & panko crust. So good.
After the game we went out as planned. I had found
UU Yogurt online and really wanted to give them a try so I took Eddie to downtown Lake Oswego. It's called "UU" because U serve it and U top it yourself and then they charge you by weight. Eddie and I each weighed in around nine ounces and our total bill was just over $8. I got half chocolate / vanilla swirl, half Oreo w/ Oreo cookie topping, and a dollop of cheesecake flavor to try. Eddie got half Oreo and half cheesecake with coconut topping. They had a red velvet cake flavor that I want to try next time. This was the perfect treat for such a hot day. My initial plan was for us to walk around part of the lake with our frozen yogurts, but it was too hot and the path had no trees so I was worried about getting burned. We wound up eating the treats on a bench looking out on the lake which was a nice thing to do.
Since I wasn't ready to go back home I suggested walking around the area to check it out. One of the first places we came to was
5 Spice Seafood Restaurant & Wine Bar and it just happened to be the start of their happy hour so we went in. I ordered a glass of grenache blanc and Eddie ordered one of their Campari & gin cocktails. They were low on the Campari so they gave us his drink for free. And because they did that for us, we decided we should order some food so we munched on their cheese plate. I didn't care for it much. The roasted Marcona almonds were great, but I didn't care for their soft cheese and the taleggio was so funky. I was hoping it would taste like parmesan but it did not.
For today's media pick I am going with a true classic - I Love Lucy. When Eddie was getting ready to cook the rice he asked me how much I wanted. I said I didn't know because I've never cooked rice so I don't know what a standard portion is. And then I started chuckling because it made me think of the infamous chocolate factory episode where Lucy & Ethel have to get jobs and they work at the chocolate factory. But while they're doing that, Ricky and Fred are home preparing dinner for the girls. I think they are cooking chicken and rice but neither one knows how much rice to cook so one of them says, "Well, I like rice. Maybe we should do one pound per person" which of course turns into a disaster.
Keeping with today's food theme... I think I'll finish out the evening catching up on Top Chef (Washington D.C.) and Hell's Kitchen.
