Giants vs Reds at AT&T Park

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Ron had won some free tickets for the Giants vs Reds game today at AT&T Park. It was a beautiful day and we had great seats. It’s quite a trek around the ballpark though but with great views.

Before settling down in our seats, we walked around checking out the food. This was Ron’s first time at the ballpark so we just wanted to see each level. We finally settled on a few food items like the bacon wrapped hot dog.

Included are chips and salsa.

The hot dog is wrapped with bacon, covered with some melted cheese and grilled jalapenos.

Ron wanted the fish and chips along with a beer.

Lastly (and later on), the chicken nuggets with Gilroy garlic fries.

View from our lower box seats. It was good to be protected from the sun and since it was a nice day, it wasn’t windy or cold.

It was a pretty exciting game with 2 home runs by the Giants. We left during the 9th inning to avoid the crowds and the Giants were winning.

A nice way to spend the afternoon.

Butter Mochi

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Made some butter mochi for the first time.

Really simple and delicious. Very dense too so a very filling breakfast or midday snack.

Recipe as follows:

1 lb mochiko (16-oz box)
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
2 cups milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
5 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 can coconut milk (12 oz)

Combine and mix dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add in remaining wet ingredients. Use a wire whisk to mix thoroughly until batter is smooth. Pour into 9×13 inch pan, greased or sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour. Let cool and cut into pieces with a plastic knife.

How the kitties share…

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The cats have three food bowls and a water container. Two bowls are square and one is round. For some reason, the cats prefer the round one… we think it’s easier for them to eat because it’s not as deep, so they feel they can eat more faster.

Misu, now that he’s all better from his illness, he’s becoming a bit of a meanie again and is hogging the coveted bowl. Poor Maxwell has to find a way to eat between the two without becoming stuck between Misu and Mochi… so he decided to crawl in between the wall and the food.

I don’t know why he doesn’t want to be between them but I’m guessing he just doesn’t want to be bothered and wants the ability to make a quick getaway.

Patisserie Philippe

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http://www.patisseriephilippe.com/menu_sweet.html

Ron happened across Patisserie Philippe while downtown and picked up a few pastries for us to share. On the right side, French macaroons: cassis, passion fruit, and hazelnet. On the left side, a apricot tart.

So far I’ve only tried the macaroons and the cassis had a bit too much cream so it squished out when you bite into it, good if you like messy eats, and the passion fruit nice and tart. Ron liked the hazelnut one so he had that one for himself. The apricot tart looks really yummy, can’t wait to try it out.

According to their website, they also have sandwiches, salads, quiche, and lots of other yummy pastries. I think I will have to pay a personal visit someday soon.

Patisserie Philippe
655 Townsend St

Miette, Arty Salon (a 12 inch hair cut!), and Iroha

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On my long Saturday walk I stopped by Miette to check out their pastries. I decided on a rose macaroon and a box of ginger snaps. I had the macaroon as my breakfast this morning. The macaroon was $1.50 and a bit small, the circumference about the size of a silver dollar. The rose flavor was very light but fragrant, the cookie nice and nutty.

This evening I had my big haircut. Every 2 years or so, I usually will cut the length of my hair for donation to Locks of Love. This will be my third donation. Your hair donation must be at least 10 inches so if you’re interested in donating, check out their website. It’s always a good excuse for me to get a new hairstyle and my hair grows pretty fast.

So my length before haircut:

My friend Susan recommended ARTY Salon in Japantown and their stylist Kumi. She’s a busy girl so I wasn’t able to get an appointment during my vacation so had to wait until tonight. She did a really great job with my hair consultation and gave me a lot of options. Eventually I just asked her to do what she thought would be best for my face shape and my style of hair. She took a lot of time putting the finishing touches on my cut. My haircut took almost 90 minutes but my hair feels really nice and light, it just is taking some getting used to. Wait until I wash it and then I’ll have an opinion on how I really like it.

So ta-dah! At dinner:

My 12 inch ponytail:

After my cut, we went to Iroha for dinner. I had bought a gift certificate from Restaurant.com so it was a good time to use it. It was a $25 off a $45 minimum purchase, the gift certificate only cost me $5. We ended up ordering quite a bit of food.

Seaweed salad, a bit too much dressing.

Mushroom stuffed with pork, oversauced with teriyaki sauce.

Beef wrapped around green bell peppers. Again, too much teriyaki sauce.

Vegetable tempura. Great vegetables: mushrooms, bell pepper, eggplant, carrot, yam, zucchini, and some sort of pumpkin or gourd.

Tonkatsu curry. Curry was piping hot, a bit spicy which was good. The rice not very good but tonkatsu well fried.

Ron ordered the beef teriyaki + tonkatsu combo (not on the menu but they said they would make it).

It was quite a bit meal, needless to say, we were stuffed. I’ve been drinking lots of water since dinner since I feel parched, too much protein and saltiness.

Miette
2109 Chestnut St

ARTY
1680 Post St #G (2nd floor)

Iroha
1728 Buchannan St (2nd floor) between Post St & Sutter St