Amazing Race

Roaming Nome

I've been a big fan of The Amazing Race (TAR) since they first aired back in 2001. Obviously or I wouldn't have put the roaming nome on my Xmas wish list. Its my favorite reality show. This each season gets better and better. This season #22 has lots of great teams to root for. I almost thought they didn't have that token team that everyone would hate, but of course they were there. I tend to root for the family teams, but these times there's a lot a great teams. Of course when I found out YouTubers were going to be on TAR I was like I'm rooting for them. Then I found out that the team of Asian girls one of them is a barre instructor so I was nice gotta root for them too. As of right now I'm rooting for Team YouTubers, Team Asian Girls, & all the family teams (bros & father/son). I'll have to see what happens as the season airs. I guess the most famous Amazing Racer besides YouTuber KevJumba is the guy who created TOMS.

Trader Joes Unripened Brie

 

 I don't know what I would do with out Trader Joe's. The have a great selection food and I don't have to worry about coupons because their prices are reasonable. Well they don't take coupons anyways. I always make sure I hit up the sample table. This time I stumbled up on Trader Joe's Unripened Semi-Soft Brie. I took at sample and I love it. So I walked around to do the rest of my shopping nothing thinking much of the cheese besides that its really good. As I'm back near the sample table, I overhear that this brie is their spotlight cheese for February and that their spotlight cheese are usually a limited supply for the month which don't come back unless high demand. After hearing that I had to get the brie and another sample. I've never really paid much attention the the details of the Fearless Flyer and had no idea about their spotlight cheeses. I don't know if their spotlight cheese are a way for them to test new products, but doesn't make any sense for them not to bring something back if it sells well. I mean even the McRib comes back. They can't just tease customers with this cheese which we may or may not be able to buy in the future. Then I rather not have known about in the first place. In the mean time I'll just have to start hording this cheese some how. Ha ha. I love brie, but its such a hassle to eat the ones with the rind. I've tried the brie with the edible rind, but I can't take it for some reason. This brie is so yummy and soft. I would hate to have this cheese disappear in some deep fromage abyss.

Happy Snake Year!

Wishing everyone a Happy Snake Year filled with joy, prosperity, and good health. I was trying to post this Sunday when it was actually Chinese New Years, but got to busy. Better late then never. Saturday, Chinese new years eve I went to eat dinner with part of my whole family. Basically whoever was in town. We ate yummy Taiwanese food that took almost an hour to come out. I guess everyone was out celebrating Chinese New Years

Haven Gastro Pub
French Onion Soup & Shake N Bake Sandwich

The next day my brother decide to take my parents out to Haven Gastro Pub in Old Town Pasadena. I had this fried chicken sandwich that had fried chicken, mash potatoes, and collard greens. I would have never thought of making a sandwich like that. We also shared French onion soup. After we decided to check out the Stone Company store since its one of brother's favorite craft beer brand.

Stone Company Store

 To end Chinese New Year we had hot pot. Hot pot is great any day, but nice to have it on Chinese New Years. To bad we don't get 2-3 week break like they do in Asia. It would be nice to get a few weeks off for a major American holiday. I wish I could have posted something more spectacular with all kinds of different dishes, but these day we try to keep it simple even celebrating holidays. Plus my parents are always saying that celebrating Chinese New Years in America is not the same as when they grew up. I don't know how it is in Taiwan because I didn't grow up there, but I love how we celebrate it here even though its simple. As long as there's good food & family its all good to me. :)

Hot Pot

Crazy Week

This week has been really crazy. Since I had to work all weekend I wasn't able to get any of my workouts in. I'm so behind in Best Body Boot Camp. I think I'll just have to forget week 3/4 and continue on with week 5. I'm really lost. I was glad to go back to barre Wednesday. Oh boy was it killer. The Wednesday teacher isn't who I'd considered "hard", but I guess cos I haven't gone for a few days I was struggling. I also manged to get in one of the runs that's part of my workout schedule. The morning of the run for some reason I woke up 2-3 times thinking it was time to get up. First I woke up around 3:30 AM just to check to time to find out it was not time yet. Then sometime around 4 I woke up again. I guess the night before I was like I have to get up tomorrow morning and told that to myself over and over again, so I wouldn't snooze and go back to sleep. When the alarm rang I did get up. Though I have yet to perfect getting out the door in a timely fashion so I'm at the gym with enough time to workout. I don't know how people get out the door in 10-15 minutes after waking up to go the gym. I mean on a good day maybe I'll get out under 45 minutes. Gotta keep trying though, but so hard when its cold. I either have to get up even earlier or just go to the gym in my PJs. Haha