Crazy lemons.

Our friend Ajay has a lemon tree in his yard so he was kind enough to bring us a bunch of big, beautiful lemons! They are ginormous!

When life gives you lemons.. there's a lot more you can make than just lemonade! :) What to make, what to make! Haha.. Lemonade actually sounds pretty good right now..

My spin on Safeway's spinach, quinoa and dried berry salad.

This was actually a new pre-packaged salad at Safeway--I'm impressed with their new selection! This is a dried fruit and quinoa spinach salad. I held off on their raspberry vinaigrette, added some feta and drizzled on some olive oil. Very good.

Roommate's chicken noodle soup.

My roommates made this super delicious chicken noodle soup with linguini! I've been feeling a cold come on and the weather in SF has been ick, so this was perfect. Thanks so much, guys! :)

Late night Thai at Osha, Tenderloin, SF.

Fresh rolls.

These were super interesting! I thought they were going to be like Vietnamese fresh rolls, but these were wrapped in a huge noodle!! I really liked them.

Pad Khee Mao with chicken.

This is like Pad See Ew, but with more veggies, which is great. Pretty awesome. I love these wide, soft noodles.

Lemongrass Sauce with tofu.

Lemongrass is a very interesting flavor. I don't love when I get a piece of lemongrass though--too much too chew on. The tofu, veggies and sauce were nice, but this wasn't my favorite Thai dish.

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Super quick rice roll.

I was starving and we had rice in the cooker, so I decided to make a super quick roll: seaweed, rice and just an asian seasoning mix with veggies, sesame seeds, etc.

All rolled up and ready to eat. I had it with a little spicy soy sauce. :)

3am slice at Pronto Pizza, Tenderloin, SF.

So I'm not a huge drinker, and Pat and I both had zero drinks, but were still up until 3am, and, of course, got the munchies! Pat got the supreme and I got the pesto with feta and olives! It hit the spot. :)

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"Traditional Japanese" at Kappou Gomi, Outer Richmond, SF.

We originally went to a busy Japanese place out in the Sunset, but the wait was forever so booked it to Kappou Gomi. I don't think any of us had ever been here so we went for a bunch of small plates and some shabu shabu to finish it off. :)

Buttery scallops. These were pretty yummy. No the most well cooked scallop, but the sauce was very buttery, which is always delicious. :)

Unagi.

Pork something.. this was tender and probably the best small dish.

Shabu shabu. :)

Let the shabu begin! I'm not the biggest fan of shabu shabu, actually!.. It's not filling and it's not flavorful so I don't really get the appeal. It's fun to do it the first time, and sometimes with groups, but.. eh! Haha.

The whole meal wasn't very filling, which is sometimes what I don't like about Japanese food. The place was nice, clean, and not super expensive though. It was nice for what it was, but I probably wouldn't go back.

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Feta and tomato scramble with toast.

Eggs, tomato and feta scramble with Trader Joe's "Everyday Spice". And just a slice on wheat toast. My idea of a great simple breakfast. :)

Awesome Vietnamese from Vietnam Too, Tenderloin, SF.

My classic--vermicelli noodles with imperial rolls. The imperial rolls here were huge! They were awesome, but sliced too thickly! The noodles were cooked perfectly, the sauce was just right and I was very happy with this meal! :) My only other complaint though would be that there was no cilantro!!?? I was shocked and I loooove cilantro so I was pretty disappointed by that. Strange for a Vietnamese place, but maybe they ran out?? Hmm..

The special make-your-own wrap meal. This was very good and came with nice wrap paper, tons of fresh veggies and a three different sauces! Again though--no cilantro to be found! :(

This is definitely one of the best Vietnamese meals I've had in SF.

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Roadside BBQ with fresh roadside strawberries.

Pulled pork sandwich and sweet potato fries.

After our beautiful Land's End/Sutro Baths hike, Erika and I decided to make a pit stop for some Roadside BBQ. It was gorgeous out so we got takeaway and ate it up on my roof!

I got the pulled pork because it's on the SF Big Eat 2010. It was all right, but not my favorite. It could have used a bit more slaw, but the bread is fantastic! It's like an English muffin--a very underrated bread, if you ask me! I'm going to start making English muffin sandwiches now. SO exciting.

As for my side, I was debating between the sweet potato fries and the mac 'n cheese. I was "good" and got the fries, but they weren't the crispy kind that I looove! They were all right, but I definitely prefer criiiiispy fries!

On our way home, Erika bought a box of strawberries from a guy on the corner. One box for $11, two for $20. I kid you not, this was the most perfect looking box of strawberries that I've ever seen. And they were soooo fragrant, ripe and delicious!

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