Farmer’s Market!

Visiting our Local Farmer’s Market is one of my favorite things to do in the summer! Fresh produce, fun activities, live music and yummy food is my idea of a fun weekend. Last Saturday the hubs and I checked out Issaquah’s Framer’s market, dogs are not allowed so our fatty Riley stayed home. My favorite parts were the berry and flower sections. They’re so fresh, yet so cheap! We ended up  buying some berries, although they have the same price with our local grocery, the quality was superior. I bought potatoes, pappardelle pasta, honey that I will send to my mom in the PI (through balikbayan box) The Hubs and I enjoyed some tacos and crepes too, both of them were Okay and nothing special. Hope you all had a great week!

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YUM!
YUM!
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pretty!
so pretty!
all kinds of mushrooms!
all kinds of mushrooms!
different kinds of pappardelle pasta! I end up buying the garlic chive kind!
different kinds of pappardelle pasta! I end up buying the garlic chive kind!
enjoying some tacos
enjoying some tacos
carne asada tacos
carne asada tacos
enjoying his crepes!
enjoying his crepes!
Riley wasn't very happy that we left him,so I had to cuddle with him when we got home!
Riley wasn’t very happy that we left him,so I had to cuddle with him when we got home!

Our Garden lately!

Our Garden is doing really well lately, with the nice summer we are having here the plants and flowers are loving it. My favorite is my hydrangea plants. The white and purple are really blooming well and I’m really enjoying picking fresh flowers every week. Flowers are kinda expensive when I buy them in our local farmer’s market. I’ve been using my herbs in my cooking and eating the lettuces too,admittedly I’ve thrown some because it’s just too much and we can’t eat them all.I’m looking forward to harvesting our tomatoes in the coming weeks.

basil and parsley
basil and parsley
Green beans(we've already eaten them this week)
Green beans(we’ve already eaten them this week)
Riley checking our cherry tomato
Riley checking our cherry tomato
swiss chard
swiss chard
pineapple mint
pineapple mint
another cherry tomato
another cherry tomato
purple hydrangeas in our front yard
purple hydrangeas in our front yard
so pretty!
so pretty!
i love it!
I love it!
my own little farmer's market!
my own little farmer’s market!
more flowers
more flowers

Gianfranco Ristorante Italiano!

Hello everyone! It was my sister in law Julia’s birthday last week, and yesterday (Sunday) we had a late birthday dinner with the rest of the family. We ate at this Italian restaurant called Gianfranco Ristorante Italiano. Although it’s a small resto (kinda cramped), the ambiance was nice and most importantly the food was great! It’s one of the best italian restaurants we’ve been to in a long time. The portions were HUGE too! I had Braised short ribs and I had the left overs for dinner tonight and I still didn’t finish the leftovers! Anyways, the Hubs and I will be coming back again soon to this lovely italian place! After dinner we went back to my In law’s to have ice cream and just hangout celebrating Julia’s birthday! Happy Birthday Julia, we love you:)

calamari affogati(sauteed in tomato,garlic,hot peppers,white wine)
calamari affogati(sauteed in tomato,garlic,hot peppers,white wine)
My In Laws,they're the best!
My In Laws,they’re the best!
MIL and SIL!love this pic of them:)
MIL and SIL!love this pic of them:)
Hubs and DIL whose being silly!lol
Hubs and DIL whose being silly!lol
me and my huge dinner!
me and my huge dinner!
braised short ribs with creamy polenta and veggies
braised short ribs with creamy polenta and veggies
crab ravioli in pesto sauce (Hubs order)
crab ravioli in pesto sauce (Hubs order)
Linguini alle Vongole (Fresh clams sautéed with garlic, olive oil, and white wine)
Linguini alle Vongole
(Fresh clams sautéed with garlic, olive oil, and white wine) My DIL’s order,he REALLY loved this dish!
In laws and their food!they had lots of left overs!
In laws and their food!they had lots of left overs!
MILs lasagna!
MILs lasagna!
Rigatoni Inferno (the best sauce ever!) Julia's order!
Rigatoni Inferno (the best sauce ever!) Julia’s order!
the sweetest javanese  baby Lexy!
the sweetest Havanese baby Lexy!
sundae bar
sundae bar
Banana split!
Banana split!
The Birthday girl!
The Birthday girl!
A Birthday tradition!Rosco song!
A Birthday tradition!Rosco song!
bday cards and gifts time!
bday cards and gift time!

 

 

Morton’s Steakhouse!

We had dinner at Morton’s Steakhouse in Seattle earlier and it was YUM! We’ve been to this steakhouse before so Hubs and I knew what to expect already. It’s a basement type restaurant and it’s pretty cozy (i like the ambiance of the place).I think this steakhouse has been here in Seattle for the last 20+ years and you can tell that by looking at the wall frames around the resto, it’s kinda cool to see the “opening day of Seatac airport” in one of the pictures I noticed in the place. Anyways, the food was great! Hubs really liked the Filet mignon Oscar style he ordered. I normally order the filet when we’re in a steakhouse but I wanted to have something different tonight. I checked their menu online yesterday (I was that excited!) and found out they have braised short ribs, so I knew what I would be getting. Let me tell you, it didn’t disappoint! My goodness the ribs were super flavorful  and melt in your mouth tender! I will go back to this place for the short ribs alone.We also had seared tuna and lobster bisque (we will not order this again, it was kinda bland) for appetizers and mac and cheese to share (we didn’t finish all the food though…always good for leftovers). Hubby liked his drink but it was way overpriced (i think). It was an expensive dinner but we really had a good experience and will most likely go back in the coming months.

Cadillac margarita
Cadillac margarita
lobster bisque
lobster bisque
seared spicy ahí tuna
seared spicy ahí tuna
My lovey!
My lovey!
center-cut filet mignon (oscar style)
center-cut filet mignon (oscar style)
Bacon & Onion Mac and cheese!
Bacon & Onion Mac and cheese!
Braised Beef short ribs with pappardelle
Braised Beef short ribs with pappardelle
can't wait to dig in!
can’t wait to dig in!
thank God for our yummy dinner:)
so full:)

We decided to walk around Seattle after dinner, because we need it! We were so full and it was a nice summer evening and we wanted to use our new camera that we got this week. It’s a Nikon D3300 and so far we are loving our new gadget.  Hubs is still teaching me the basic things about DSLR cameras. My iPad is acting up so the new cam is really handy right now.

Hello there new gadget!
Hello there new gadget!
Pike place
Pike place
Hello!
Summertime!
long line at SB and hubs is not very happy about it!
long line at SB and hubs is not very happy about it!
His and hers coffee:)
His and hers coffee:)
my fave subject!lol
my fave subject!lol
meeeeeee
meeeeeee
streets of seattle
lots of one way streets in  seattle
on our way home,we saw the super moon tonight. And this is my attempt to capture it but I failed big time!lol
on our way home,we saw the super moon tonight. And this is my attempt to capture it but I failed big time! (inside the car + flash = bad pics) lol

Hope you had a good weekend friends!

 

 

Food we’ve been eating lately!

Hello everyone! It’s been a nice summer here in the PNW and we are spending more time outside (mostly in my garden and patio), soaking up the sunshine! Just wanted to share what we’ve been eating and cooking here!

Roast Chicken and green beans (with lots of cheese)
Roast Chicken and green beans (with lots of cheese)
chicken picatta
chicken picatta
oysters!!
oysters,poke,meatballs
cheesy spaghetti and chicken wings
cheesy spaghetti and chicken wings
grilled chicken,asparagus,salad
grilled chicken,asparagus,salad
vegetable fried rice with siracha
vegetable fried rice with sriracha
takeout fave:crispy garlic chicken,pad thai
takeout fave:crispy garlic chicken,pad thai
grilled mackerel,veggies,left overs
grilled mackerel,veggies,left overs
mexican takeout:beef taquitos and nachos
mexican takeout:beef taquitos and nachos
grilled calamari and sauteed calamari,roast beets
grilled calamari and sauteed calamari,roast beets
roast chicken,green beans
roast chicken,green beans
Greek take out
Greek take out
steak,shitake mushrooms,broccoli
steak,shitake mushrooms,broccoli