Ha - more alike than you think. When we moved into this house last May, we focused mainly on doing things on the inside - painting, decorating, floors, etc. This spring we decided to focus on the outside. Part of that involved removing some (probably) 40 year old overgrown bushes on the south side of the house. The plan was to create a raised herb garden in it's place and then surround it with some type of hedge. But a combination of a late start, decision to plant boxwoods as the ring (which take some time to grow in), and the price of lumber (I was going to build the raised beds), forced me into Plan B. Plywood on cement blocks in the back of the house for this year. It's working great and we still get about 8 hours of sun there, but it's definitely a hillbilly garden. I'm hoping to move back to the original plan next spring, and if all goes well it will be better organized and will look good.

Add some vodka to that, and I'd drink it .

Indonesian Nasi Bakar, something from another part of the world.

Basically grilled rice with vegetables and meat and served with condiments like a peanut cracker, fried potato sticks, and raw vegetables with chilli dip.

Where can I get peanut crackers? That would be served frequently in my home.

You�re making my wife very hungry.

Grilled ahi steaks, homemade bread, blueberries, salad.

�Medium� Buffalo wings at the bar. No heat discernible.

little dom�s seafood, carpenteria CA - my top 2 restaurants in this area


gigas oysters (baja)
smoked fish rillettes with flatbread
warm bread & butter

live SB uni (my child liked it!!)

fish halibut & chips
spaghetti & meatballs

Gelatos with warm fresh almond biscotti
flourless chocolate cake with olive oil ice cream












that�s how I felt about my red jalape�o $8 hot sauce. Less heat than mainstream Tabasco brand.

Shaved fennel salad with lemon & Parmesan
duck egg pizza with pancetta, potato and rosemary.

I have never seen it outside Indonesia. Inside Indonesia it's called Rempeyek or just Peyek for short. Aside from peanuts the most common ones have kaffir lime leaves as an ingredient, some others add dried shrimps, soybeans.

Here's a recipe online if you're keen to make them yourself.

What did you put on them?
mmm....home made bread!

Olive oil and lemon pepper

SaladButter lettuce, dried cranberry, slivered almonds & blue cheese.
grilled corn on the cob with mayo, butter and Parmesan
I decided to take my own advice and I grilled salmon topped with basil butter

Sfo-bought chicken Bahn mi. Despite the ace AA snack box, I was hungry or craving food and I ate half the sandwich at 11p. It’s still 9p in sfo :-)

Taco bar for dinner last night:

Shredded seasoned chicken
Shredded iceberg lettuce
Diced tomatoes
Chopped green onion
Fresh salsa
Guacamole
Sliced black olives
Diced chiles
Sour cream
Cilantro
4 cheese blend
Flour tortillas

Spanish rice
Refried black beans
Watermelon, cantaloupe and pineapple chunks

Sweetwater Blue

Grilled short rib (galbi), Korean BBQ style with sesame leaves, cabbage, onions, garlic for the wrap and sesame oil with black pepper for the dip.