contents:

• 6 cajun chicken breasts
• 5 asparagus spears
• 7 sweet peppers
• 5 mushrooms

pop in the oven at 350 for 25 minutes. hopefully i wont get cancer charred vegetables and raw chicken.

frogs leap in napa has a farm.
e.i.e.i.oh
and on this farm they have angry chickens.
e.i.e.i.oh
with a squak squak here and a squak squak there. angry chickens, attacking everywhere.
frogs leap in napa has a farm.
e.i.e.i.oh

ps. the food at ad hoc is amazing. i cant wait to go get some revenge on fried chicken night.

every day, i pop in a dvd, and tony horton yells at me for about an hour. i dont have to think about whether or not i should be doing cardio vs resistance training, what part of the body i have to work out, etc. i just have to follow the schedule, and mimic (poorly) tonys movements on the dvd. i rest when its a rest day, work out when its a work out day. it has been both the toughest and easiest workout routine ive ever done.

its mainly because i dont really have a passion for working out. i do it because i sit in front of a computer all day. i do it because i need exercise. okay okay, i do it so my mom will hopefully stop calling me a fatty. the point is, it doesnt really matter if im runing, biking, precor-ing… whatever. to me, its all just moving around until i sweat profusely. having someone tell me what to do when i dont really care about doing it is nice.

im goign to try to apply this same routine to my meals – especially lunch. it’ll probably work because i also dont really care what i eat. one summer, i ate nothing but chicken and heads of lettuce. sometimes, when im too busy, ill even forget to eat. thats when this eating schedule will come in handy.

hopefully, if something tells me what to bring for lunch, ill bring it. no more boring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

via the washington post

we stayed at the westin for 6 days. always sign up for the royal beach club when you stay there. free breakfast, but more importantly, free drinks in the evening! i like pina coladas.

here is the view from the room. there are 7 pools.

here is the famous arch in cabo. the rock formations are really cool. i definitely recommend taking a glass bottom boat tour. the tour guide will try to charge you $20. we got the price down to $8.

here is some of the food we ate. you should always eat oysters at restaurants with gold signs.

now people are always saying,

dont drink the water in mexico! only get bottled water! dont even get ice in your drinks! youll get the muddbutt like in sex in the city!

whatever. nobody had any problems with that (that im aware of). but then again, we were staying at a resort town. they probably filter everything.

all in all, it was an awesome vacation, a perfect blend of eating, drinking, beaching, exploring, getting losting, adventuring, and doing nothing. im probably going to forgo mexican food for at least a week though.

no more chips and salsa por favor.

definitley not the smartest idea to invent such a food two weeks before going to cabo.

*sigh* at least its whole wheat toast?

their thanksgiving meal plan? hot pot… you heard me right… a boiling pot of water that you throw things in.

now besides the 4th of july, thanksgiving is probably the most american holiday that we celebrate – a whole day of eating, drinking, and football? and were going to have hot pot? not on my watch mom and dad.

so i went over to casa de chou, and learned how to turn this:

into this:

trust me, it was nothing short of a thanksgiving miracle.

so after the wine and meal at my house, i longboarded over to smallchous – to say hey to his family… aka eat some pie. the day of non-stop wine drinking made for an interesting ride. there sure are a lot of cracks on the roads of los altos.

now im not sure if it was the wine or the tryptophan, but i ended up having the following conversation with an 8 year old.

kid: i love playstation 2. its so fun!
me: yeah its aiite. i have a ps3, i think thats more fun
kid: ps2 is the best!
me: do you have a ps2?
kid: no.
me: do you want mine? ill go home right now and get it for you.
kid: no. i dont want it.
me: didnt you just say how much you loved ps2?
kid: i dont need it.
me: its not about what you need. do you want it? you can have it.
kid: its okay. i dont need it.

now at the time i was having the conversation, i kept thinking, man whats wrong with this kid? im offering him a ps2 and hes rejecting the offer? i have got to be the worst salesperson of all time.

but thinking about it now, that kid is really somethign else – something that we all talk about during the holidays – my own version of tiny tim. to be aware of wants/needs at such a young age is pretty special. i know for a fact that if someone had offered the 8 year old version of me a free ps2, id snatch that up in a heartbeat. i really hope his parents get him something awesome for christmas, he deserves it.

at the end of the day, im not gonna complain if im offered a cupcake from either of these places, but karas takes the cake (pun intended). these cupcakes are sugar bombs, so make sure you have milk handy.

both get 5/5 angry ninjas, with karas getting the nod.

ps. rough football weekend – fantasy and niners

as i alluded to in my previous post, this weekend, i made shepherds pie. it was fantastic and easy to make. learn how to cook with angry ninja! heres how:

prep time: approx 45 minutes.

ingredients:

• 1.5 lb lean ground beef
• 1 red or yellow onion (diced)
• 4 white mushrooms (sliced)
• worcestershire seasoning
• a little bit of milk/cream
• 4 medium – large potatoes
• i bunch cilantro
• 1 egg
• salt, pepper, seasoning salt, butter

directions:

• peel and quarter the potatoes and dump them into boiling water.
• saute onions with 1-2 tbs of oil, when done, add the ground beef and brown.
• season meat and onion with worcestershire seasoning , salt, pepper, and seasoning salt. you can add a little bit of soy sauce or tomato sauce for taste.
• when meat is almost browned, add in the mushrooms and cilantro. finish and set aside. set oven to preheat at 350
• by this time, your potatoes should be ready for mashing. mash with butter milk/cream and salt to taste.
• scoop your meat skillet into a casserole dish or brownie tin.
• top and spread mashed potatoes on top of the meat layer.
• crack open and egg and brush it over the mashed potato layer
• pop casserole dish/brownie tin into the oven for 30 minutes.

and last of all, enjoy awesomeness.

thursday night

1. after dropping off the lady at the airport, went to fu lam mum for their late night dim sum. four shrimp dumplings, pork dumplings, and three custard buns later, i am stuffed. and its also 12 oclock. way past my bedtime for a weeknight.

friday night

1. tgi fridays is one happening place. what makes it so? happy hour from 10 pm to 12 am. half off beers and appetizers == super full. also super sleepy. always get the sesame jack chicken.

saturday

1. the day was spent hanging out with my cousin, helping my dad repair the deck (made me feel manly) in the backyard, watching burn after reading, making shepherds pie (recipe to follow later – so delicious), and going out to bjs for appetizers and drinks. i think i just described enough activities for an entire weekend right there.
2. burn after reading review – 3/5 angry ninjas
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sunday

1. 49ers tailgate! 49ers win! whoo! 10 am – 5:30 pm was spent in beautiful candlestick park.
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and there you have it. now if only i could get another weekend to recover from this past one.

what’s everyone else doing?