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What I Ate: May 19, 2010 (Which Wich)

Posted 20 May, 2010 at 10:02pm by Michael Chu
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Lunch: Ate a quick lunch at Which Wich - the Thank You Turkey Sandwich (turkey, stuffing, and cranberry) with some veggies added. Pretty good - I'll put it on my list of sandwiches I like there.
Which Wich - Thank You Turkey Sandwich

Dinner: Tina worked for a few hours to make this crawfish, shrimp, and chicken jambalaya. The rice came out a little soggy (started to burn because the burner was on too high so she added some more water) but the flavor was fantastic. I ate a couple bowls.
Crawfish, Shrimp, and Chicken Jambalaya

What I Ate: May 18, 2010 (Casino El Camino)

Posted 19 May, 2010 at 11:42pm by Michael Chu
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Dinner: We returned to the home of the best burgers in Austin - Casino El Camino (517 East 6th Street, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 469-9330‎) - to try another couple burgers. We ordered two different 3/4 pound burgers and split them. I had the Chicago which was simple: bacon, romaine lettuce, tomato, and cheddar cheese. The flavor of the burger was fairly mild overall, but the loosely packed burger patty was still really good and matched well with the thick chewy slices of bacon. An extra sprinkle of salt really helped out.
Casino El Camino - Chicago Burger

The Pitts Burger (sauteed mushrooms, provolone cheese, and A1 steak sauce) had a much stronger flavor and it was difficult going from the Pitts to the Chicago because of the strong A1 Steak sauce.
Casino El Camino - Pitts Burger

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What I Ate: May 17, 2010

Posted 18 May, 2010 at 9:16pm by Michael Chu
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Lunch: I had a bowl of corn soup and some sweet potato.
Corn Soup

Dinner: I had another bowl of soup, some Aidell's meatballs, sauteed spinach, and mashed sweet potato.
Aidell's Teriyaki Meatballs, Sauteed Spinach, and Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Wikipedia - Kenmore Appliances, Popcap Games, Overhead Projector, Bell's Palsy, L. David Mech, Leash, Portal, Solfege, Shipoopi

Posted 17 May, 2010 at 7:16pm by Michael Chu
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May 10, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenmore_Appliances - Kenmore appliances are also sold at Kmart (contrary to a television commercial I saw today claiming they were exclusively sold at Sears)

May 11, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcap_games - Popcap often uses music written by Future Crew (the famed Finnish PC demo group of the early 1990's) members Jonne Valtonen and Peter Hajba for their games

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Wikipedia - Kenmore Appliances, Popcap Games, Overhead Projector, Bell's Palsy, L. David Mech, Leash, Portal, Solfege, Shipoopi

What I Ate: Mary 16, 2010 (Costco)

Posted 17 May, 2010 at 7:12pm by Michael Chu
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Lunch & Dinner: I ate a Costco Chicken Caesar Salad for lunch and dinner.
Costco - Chicken Caesar Salad

We also augmented dinner with some steamed artichokes.
Steamed Artichokes

What I Ate: May 15, 2010 (McCormick & Schmick's)

Posted 16 May, 2010 at 4:35pm by Michael Chu
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Dinner: At dinnertime, we found ourselves near The Domain, so we decided to try McCormick & Schmick's (11600 Century Oaks Ter, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 836-0500‎).

We started with Crispy Buttermilk Fried Oysters with Lemon Tabasco Aioli. The oysters were decent, but two of them had really chewy portions that was so rubbery I thought I was chewing on an overcooked piece of clam instead of oysters. I did like the addition of tabasco with the aioli, but would have preferred a nicer presentation. It turns out, this was probably the best looking dish we had. The bed of spinach was great.
McCormick & Schmick's - Crispy Buttermilk Fried Oysters with Lemon Tabasco Aioli

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What I Ate: May 14, 2010 (Crab Salad Sandwich; Crab & Crawfish Boil)

Posted 15 May, 2010 at 9:38pm by Michael Chu
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Lunch: I had the rest of the crab salad on a toasted bun with some beet and carrot salad.
Crab Salad Sandwich and Beet & Carrot Salad

Dinner: Tina and I did a Crab and Crawfish boil. We cooked over a pound of crawfish, two pounds of king crab legs, sweet corn, red potatoes, and a couple sausages.
Crab & Crawfish Boil

What I Ate: May 13, 2010 (Ryu of Japan, Chuy's)

Posted 14 May, 2010 at 11:08pm by Michael Chu
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Lunch: After my home owner's association meeting in the morning at the KB Home offices in North Austin, I found myself a block from Ryu of Japan (11101 Burnet Road, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 973-9498‎) so I stopped in to order some sushi to take home and share with Tina. Overall, we decided that it's best to eat there as take out just doesn't seem as good.

Chirashisushi
Ryu of Japan - Chirashisushi takeout

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What I Ate: May 12, 2010 (Red Robin)

Posted 13 May, 2010 at 3:58pm by Michael Chu
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Lunch: We made crab salad sandwiches with crab claw meat.
Crab Salad Sandwich

Dinner: We had a late dinner at Red Robin where I discovered they sold a bottomless root beer float. All you can drink vanilla soft serve and Barq's root beer for less than $4? How could I not order it!
Red Robin - Root Beer Float

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What I Ate: May 12, 2010 (Red Robin)

What I Ate: May 11, 2010

Posted 11 May, 2010 at 10:09pm by Michael Chu
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Lunch and Dinner: I ate a couple bowls of kale and potato soup (that Tina made - delicious!) and ate the leftover Applebee's chicken quesadilla.
Kale and Potato Soup
Leftover Applebee's Chicken Quesadilla

To help streamline my evening schedule, starting tomorrow, I'll be posting my photos of what I ate on the day after I ate them.

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