Thats typical. Just like most of us won’t cross a street and turn left into a gas station, most people shop at the closest grocery store regardless of better prices and/or quality at a greater distance.

I make exceptions but like you, it involves combining destinations. For example, Sams is 10 miles away but located behind Miller’s Ale House. So, I can justify a trip to Sams by having a couple beers first.

Dinner last night: red curry with leftovers and salad
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Skipped breakfast again and had a nice homemade pizza for lunch!

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Do you have a guest bedroom?

Trying to eat more fish but I find it so boring. So I'm trying my hand at whole fish with SE Asian flavours because I think they do the best (cooked) fish. This was my first attempt at grilling a whole fish (snapper). Passed the first test and I didnt leave half the fish on the grill grates. Tasted really good too. I could happily eat that twice a week.

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Had samplings of fried Hokkien mee , some other noodles and nasi lemak .

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Fried peanuts with crispy ikan bilis for the nasi lemak , photo taken after eating most ;)

Enjoyed dessert - “ Putu Mayam “ .. sprinkled liberally with coloured sugar and a little desiccated coconut

2 types of durian - “ mao shan wang “ / cat mountain king & “ hei ci “ / blackthorn ?

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All bedrooms are taken … sofa bed is available :D :D :D

Try cooking in foil if you worry about sticking to grill. What else you put in the foil is up to you but it stays very moist. I cooked whole snapper once. Cleaning it was very messy and we had scales all over the deck. Looked like a snowstorm.

What a beauty!

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In order to be able to read this and the What's for dinner threads, I decided that I should be snaking. Otherwise I salivate.

Today's snack is crackers and Occelli Foglie Di Castagno cheese. If you like pungent cheese full of sweet nutty flavor then this is your cheese.

Flakey Cream Donuts … looks like a classic donut shop except ….
I bought 4 donuts and ate the blueberry. It was the best blueberry donut I can remember and I’ve eaten them for decades. I returned to buy 4 more donuts and wrote a Yelp review. Top rating.

flying goat coffee…
ordered online for pickup except I still have to enter the shop for pickup and there’s a 1 customer at a time in shop rule. Sigh

bangkok - with housemade condensed milk
drip with oat milk


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The key is to scale the fish under running water. That will cut down greatly on the scales flying all over the place. If doing this in a sink, make sure to use the drain stopper, as scales will clog pipes if allowed to go down the drain.

For anytime snacking! Bread pudding with vanilla sauce.

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Middle daughter made youngest daughter a cake 😀.

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I like that it chars a bit when straight over the fire. I've cooked in foil a few times in the oven and its more like steaming. The Thais leave the scales on but cover the skin in salt so it can be lifted off after cooking. I just get the fish shop to clean it for me.

Wow---great job!