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Lime Tree and Crepevine

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Today was a kind of a busy day… I got up early to take care of bills (yuck!) then went to get gas, drove to Concord for my friend Grace’s son’s 3rd birthday party, went to County Square Market (an Asian supermarket), Target, the post office, Pet Food Express, Michael’s, Lucky, and then drove all the way back to San Francisco and we went to dinner with Ron’s friend Andrew at Lime Tree and Crepevine.

The highlights of the afternoon:
1. Picked up great fruits from the Asian market… some prickly pear and white peaches the size of a softball. Will take some pictures as we dig into them.
2. When you buy postage at the post office, the machine prints the stamps on self-adhesive paper instead of spitting out those booklets… pretty cool stuff… but can’t believe that first class mail is 42 cents!
3. At Pet Food Express they were having cat adoptions, I got to see all the babies before they packed them to go for the day. One of the cats looked almost exactly like Mochi!

So Lime Tree is a Southeast Asian restaurant. We got to have some familiar flavors of Malaysia and Singapore.

Murtabak served with curry sauce, a crispy roti prata stuffed with minced meat, green onions and eggs. Smaller than those in Singapore but tasted pretty similar.

Chicken satay with peanut sauce. The chicken was pretty moist. Though it was missing the lontong (a kind of rice cake).

Mie Tek-tek, an egg noodle with chicken and vegetables in spicy broth. Sounded interesting so thought we’d try it. I think it’d be better as a lunch item rather as something to share for dinner. I liked the spice though, glad we got the spicy instead of the mild.

Beef rendang with rice. I only had a bit, had a strong coconut taste. The guys seemed to enjoy it though.

Chili crab! The sauce was good, sweet and spicy and thick! But there was no fried bread rolls to go with it 🙁 Although I have to give the place credit, they are smart and they give you a crab leg crackers, crab meat forks, tons of napkins and wet naps.

Afterwards, we went for dessert at Crepevine. We ordered the “Georgia” sweet crepe which is filled with apples, cheddar cheese (yes, that’s correct!), cinnamon, and sugar. It’s served with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream.

It was lovely. The cheese was a bit salty so balanced the sweetness of everything else and the touch of cinnamon made it even better. YUM!

Lime Tree
450A Irving Street
San Francisco, CA

Crepevine
624 Irving Street
San Francisco, CA

Our kitties

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So since Maxwell has been back with us, he’s been having a hard time because Mochi and Misu have been terrorizing him a bit. They haven’t lived together for the whole year and Maxwell has been somewhat of an outdoor cat so doesn’t enjoy being cooped up inside. He tried to escape out a window today!

But he does seem to be settling down a bit… around 7 or 8pm, he starts meowing and looking around for a lap to crawl into and take his nap. Usually it’s me because I usually have the blanket on my lap. He’ll fall into a deep sleep for a few hours. I think he was cranky the first few weeks because he wasn’t getting enough restful sleep, he always had one eye open for the other cats approaching.

I had to get up for a drink of water so wrapped him up in the blanket and he fell right back to sleep… so cute!

Ron and I made a place for him on top of one of our shelves so that he’d have a bird eye’s view so hopefully won’t be so scared that the other cats will harass him. He’s sleeping on a Chococat cushion.

Mochi is so fluffy and she’s gaining a bit of weight. She’s been a bit more friendly than normal which I am enjoying. I’m feeding them a bit less so they don’t overeat.

Tiramisu our very friendly kitty. He can’t sit still when you’re scratching his head, he purrs like crazy and can drool a bit when he’s overly excited. So watch out for a wet nose if you’re petting him.

Meow Meow…

How to Sneeze

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao7eyqoiIYs

So today I had to attend our hospital’s safety training course that is required annually. The course has changed a bit from when I attended two years ago and I think it improves each time.

The best part of the session was at the end when they showed this video. It is important to decrease the spread of germs and after watching this video, it should be stuck in your mind.

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Sneeze into your sleeve and wash your hands!!!

Ron’s Birthday at Citizen Cake

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http://www.citizencake.com

We went out to dinner for Ron’s birthday, just the two of us tonight since it’s a weekday but we hope to celebrate both our birthdays with friends in a few weeks.

I wanted us to try something new so I went to Open Table to see what reservations they had available. I decided on Citizen Cake since it’s not too far from where we live and also because an 8pm reservation gives you 1000 dining points!

When we got to the restaurant, there were maybe 4 other groups of diners so there were still a few empty tables. I think we had pretty good service because there were less diners, only getting our check and paying took a while.

We ordered and they kindly brought us a complimentary sample of their soup of the day, a tomato soup with lemon oil. The lemon oil added on top gave the soup a little “kick” and it was served in a cute shot glass, just enough for a good taste of their soup.

For an appetizer we ordered the pork belly with dates and water chestnut. The pork belly was delicious, like bacon but not quite as fatty and it went well with the soft jam-like dates. The water chestnut added a bit of crunchiness. We enjoyed a glass of wine with our meals.

For our entrees we ordered the steak served with white beans, broccoli, and arugula salad. The steak was a bit tough and I found the salad a bit salty but Ron liked the salt, he thought it went will with the peppery arugula.

I had the pork schnitzel served on a bed of sauteed potatoes (including purple ones!). It was more of like the Japanese tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlet) than an Austrian schnitzel like we had in Austria. Don’t get me wrong, I liked it, but was expecting something a bit different.

After our meal, the server came to collect our plates and gave me a little *wink*. When making my reservation online, I had put a note to prepare their cookie platter for Ron and a birthday wish… so they wrote “Happy Birthday” with dark chocolate and served it with a sparkler!

The chewy ginger cookie was my favorite.

Overall a nice dinner, service and food were good, and I appreciated them doing their best to accommodate my request.

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband! 🙂

Citizen Cake
399 Grove Street
San Francisco