The Adventures of a Calamari Queen

We had dinner again at another local resto here in Issaquah, Flat Iron Grill!  It was so nice yesterday that we wanted to enjoy dinner outside, al fresco style!  I ordered the same steak last time we we’re here but the experience wasn’t the same, it was still a nice time with my husband:)  Have a fun and safe 4th of July weekend everyone:)

I’m “organizing” my computer and editing some pics tonight, I’ve realized that I have lots of food pics that I still have to post but they’re just random foodie pics so I’ll just combine them all here.

To celebrate our Riley’s 1st birthday, we had lunch at Panera Bread and just enjoyed the sunny weather!  Hubby was working at home but quite busy, so we wanted a quick lunch! We love Panera’s mac n’ cheese and their sandwiches:)

Our Schnauzer, Riley, turns 1 today!  He was only 10 weeks old when we got him in a pet store last year! He’s such a joy for us and life is so much fun with him:)  Although there are times when it can be stressful and expensive too, like the time he ate my scrunchy and we had to go to the ER in the animal hospital, and just last week we have to bring him again because he’s been acting strange like swallowing something but there’s nothing to swallow.  Everything is cleared from the vet, they checked his labs and he’s back to his old bouncy playful self again!  We plan to have a little celebration when my In-laws are back from their vacation next week!  Here are some of the pictures of our Riley!

It’s wednesday again, and I’m linking up with Lindsey at The PleatedPoppy for WIWW:-)

For my Fred Meyer Trip this week, with sales and coupons I paid $12 for all of these but I got $6 worth of catalinas (cash rewards I can use for future shopping).  So basically I only paid $6.  The Pantene shampoos were like .33 cents each (after I used coupons).

I paid $22 for my Target trip yesterday.  If I was only paying attention to the cashier I would have only paid $19 for all of these because the Method all purpose spray was Buy 3, get 1 free hand soap but she still charged me for it (when it should be free).  I only noticed when we are out already and wasn’t up for going back to the cashier for the $3 hand soap ( I guess I’m not that much of an extreme couponer yet!).  I didn’t have coupons for the ice cream and bread with me too (I had them at home and wasn’t planning to buy them) but hubby wants them, so anything for my hard working hubby!LOL…

Pick Another Checkout Lane, honey!(save BIG money and make the grocery aisle your catwalk) from the Krazycouponlady!

This is a very simple recipe for a pulled pork sandwich that I got from my Dad in law!  I just added the blue cheese for a little flavor, it was a nice addition and even Zach agreed that the cheese gave it a little twist ( in a good way!).

Ingredients:
1 pork butt or shoulder

Dry Rub:
1t cumin
1t garlic powder
1t onion powder
1t chili powder
1t salt
1t pepper
1t paprika
1/2 c brown sugar

Procedure:

Give the pork a good rub
Put it in the pot with beef broth or apple juice or water
Bake at 325 for 4 to 5 hours till it’s fall apart goodness
Shred and add lots of your fav bbq sauce

Similan is our favorite Thai resto here in Issaquah.  We are happy that it’s just couple of minutes away from our place:-)  We dine here regularly, like at least once or twice a month.  I just love everything on their menu, especially their noodles and curry dishes.  I’m also posting some pictures of our Similan dinner last month, I forgot to post it last month!

Summer is officially here!  How I love summer, especially in the PI.  The sun, flip flops, beach, grilled food with family and friends:-)..fun memories!!  So yesterday, was really nice (75 F) and the weather inspired me to make a yummy dinner for my hubby and eat out on the patio and enjoy our “rarely” used summer table.  I made a chicken dish (from Giada de Laurentii) and we enjoyed our fave dessert wine! Cheers to summer time:)

I’m linking up with Lindsey again for WIWW! Here’s what I’ve worn for the last week:)