Another weekend

Valentine's Day tulips... and half a box of eaten Cocola macaroons bought from Costco. I don't know how much Cocola sells macaroons for, but I'm pretty sure we got a deal buying it from Costco. First V-Day as a married couple... success!

Friday night dinner - trying out a linguine and clams recipe I got from a student's mom as well as my first attempt at broiled lobster. Dan claimed it was good, so for you guests whom we will invite over to our home very soon... this may be your future dinner!

Monday night dinner... "Oriental" salad with sesame dressing with honey garlic chicken wings and burgers. I'm not Julie (from Julie and Julia), but I'm slowly starting to get the hang out cooking different genres of food. So far, we have not had the same meal twice.

Yan Can Cook... or can he?

Last night, Dan and I went to the Sunnyvale Library to see Martin Yan give a cooking presentation. Oops, excuse me... "cooking" presentation.

From 7-8pm, he was cracking jokes (particularly at this one black fellow) and just skinning and julienning and slicing vegetables while promoting his Shun knife. Growing up using multiple Shun knives that vary in terms of $$$, I doubt his is really that great.

Anyway, his real cooking presentation lasted maybe a good 10 minutes? Kung pao chicken and beef with bell peppers. I think I'm going to make one of those this week since 1) we have all the ingredients in the fridge and 2) if Yan can cook, so can Ede!

btw, since he's doing this presentation at a LIBRARY, FREE of charge... that can only mean one thing, he's going downhill... but it was cool seeing him in person after watching him all those years on PBS growing up.