Today I had a call in Livermore, out by Wente Vineyards. I decided to take my cam as I always see something out in the countryside.
Livermore Wildlife
Tuesday
Sat AM Brkfst
Got up early and had permission to eat at Ole’s Waffle Shop while Sandy slept in. Did she miss out or what?
Jon In San Mateo
This Friday turned into a date night as we had tickets to see Jon play at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Of course we had to eat before the show, Patio Filipino to the rescue. Chicharon Bulaklak, Lengua Champignon, Sizzling Pork Sisig & Bulalo Soup. While consuming pigs head, intestines & beef tongue doesn’t sound all that great, it tasted so good.
Rome 1975
I wish I had this photo before we went to Rome. I could have duplicated it.
That Big Red Thing
Had to go over the Golden Gate Bridge today so I thought I’d stop and shoot a few.
10-10-10 Pho Ha
Mary Ann was in town so we drove down to San Jose to meet her for a Pho lunch. I like my T-Shirt better, although I should have shaved. To further the Vietnamese experience I had an avocado shake afterwards.
Pasta Throwdown
Inspired by the Ikedas, Sandy decided it was time to cook our black ink pasta we purchased from Italy. She challenged me to a black pasta throwdown. We had to acquire our ingredients from the same local store and the dishes had to be ready by 6:00.
Challenger 1: Pilipino Pasta Lover – Sandy Barin-Goya. Sandy made black pasta in shrimp garlic cream sauce.
Challenge 2: Cussing Chef – Grant Goya. I made a black pasta with a Gorgonzola cheese sauce.
The judges deemed it was a draw. Sandy’s dish was rather bland and mine was way too strong. It actually tasted good when we combined our sauces. We will have a rematch as we have learned valuable lessons, one being it’s impossible to make black pasta look good with a white sauce.
Fine dining
Crissy needed to be brought in for service so we decided to eat somewhere close by the car dealership.
The pancake puppies were really good, I feel like such a pig.
G12 1st look
Finally got a chance to shoot my new G12. We ate at our local Harborview Chinese restaurant. Any cam can shoot in bright daylight so this was a suitable test, albeit a short test.
