karas cupcakes. dont get me wrong, sprinkles is pretty dang awesome, but karas frosting puts it over the top. sprinkles frosting is like sugar cookie frosting - a bit harder and flakier. karas is much smoother - more like what you would expect a cupcake topping to be like.
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.
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.
angry ninja so tired from weekend. lady was gone, so it was filled with angry ninja with friends activities.
thursday night
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
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
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.
san diego was quite a trip. short and sweet, but jam packed with awesomeness. the brain is not working too well right now, so im going with a running list:
angry ninja shirts
big ups to everyone packing their angry ninja shirts for this trip. above are some of the shirts spotted during our time there. i even got complimented on some of them while riding the omni (great hotel btw) elevator:
woman: wispering to her friend: those shirts are so funny. teeheehee woman: excuse me, where did you get those shirts? me: oh these ol things? i designed them. woman: oh really? me: yeah, you can check them out at www.angryninja.com
pretty sweet feeling when complete strangers inadvertently compliment you on your work.
food
id say that 70% to 75% of the trip was spent either, going to a place to eat, eating at said place, and deciding what to eat next. i didnt get to capture all of the food consumption, so here are a few highlights.
whats that i see on the menu? ninja roll? what are you reading right now? angry ninja? so yeah, i ordered it. i mean, how could i not? it was like fate.
here is the roll itself. it was delicious. id order it every time if i could.
and as if regular meals werent enough, we also had desserts. not just any desserts mind you, but extraordinary desserts.
now, the menu might have called the above two cakes “lemon” and “strawberry short,” but i call them diabetes. my heart almost jumped out of my chest.
all in all, id say its pretty realistic that i gained a good 4 pounds in 4 days. might not be a personal record (youd have to have known me during my potato diet phase), but still not too shabby.
rock band
if we spent 70% - 75% of the time eating, we must have spent at least a good 20% of the time playing rock band. its a pretty fun game, and i got to sing a lot.
actually, im not sure if “sing” is the right word. why you ask? well this is one of the sings i “sang”
ate pinkberry. pretty tasty. not as good as red mango. why? lets count the reasons:
yogurt tastes faker (artificially sweetened)
original tart is not very tart
fruit (mango) is not as fresh/delicious
dont get me wrong, its pretty good. ill gladly eat it. its just no red mango. end of story. time to move on.
virgin america flights
this airline is awesome. especially if you hate flying like i do. what makes it so awesome? the entertainment system located on the back of every single headrest. here are a few things that i did on my relatively short flight (sorry for the blurry shots, i was taking these during the “please turn all of your electronic devices off” stage of the flight):
played doom - pew pew pew
arranged and listened to a personal playlist from their library of music - boom boom boom
watched espn - go fight win
video games, tv and music - three of this sites categories, all in one flight. awesome. only way it could have been more perfect is if had an on board t shirt making factory.
friends
so whats the lesson that we can all take away from this? yes, its fun to go places and take trips. its fun to hang out with friends and eat stuff/play video games with them. but its so much more awesomer if you actually go on trips with your friends and people you care about to eat stuff/play video games/hang out.
also, when youre booking flights back, its probably best to book an afternoon flight, especially if you have to be in at work at 7 in the morning the next day.
