Everyday Gourmet

Olivia and Nelson like to stay home cooking (Oli cooking and Nelson cleaning). Here is our blog to show off our food, and our LOVE.

Monday, February 21, 2005

Eat till you 'puke'

After living in Ames for so many years, finally we've found a good Brunch at Gateway. The prime rib is good good and good. Price is reasonable. It is awesome.

Sunday
Brunch at Gateway hotel
Dinner: Pumpkin Ice Cream Fried Rice (Ooops no ice cream this time), Bird Nest Chicken Soup

Crazy Trip to KC

Nelson and I always wanted to try the famous BBQ in Kansas City. Since nel is leaving soon, so why dun we just go there? After BS, we started driving at one and arrive LC BBQ about 4:30, had a great meal and drove back to Ames. A total of 7 hours driving. Lovely~ Only Nel and I will do this crazy thing! I love you hubby~
Saturday
Breakfast Lunch and Dinner: LC BBQ (Short end ribs, Lard french fries and Homemade sausage)

Friday
Dinner: Fake crab meat (egg white), Veggie and Black bean fish

Saturday, February 19, 2005

Basil Menu

Basil Menu
Originally uploaded by chanolivia.

Here is the Menu for the special Valentine's dinner we had last week. Six courses, so good. The best is everyone was there.. except the kitties.

"I don't like secret." ~Sophie (DaVinci Code)

Words Vomit blah blah blah~~~

Thursday (hubby cooks tonight)
Dinner: Baked Spicy Salmon, Bugogi Sirloin, Stirfry Baby Bok Choi

Wednesday
Lunch: Mac DDDDD
Dinner: Unagi Rice Bowl

Thursday, February 17, 2005

Baked Salmon (Salmon with tomato, red onion, lime juice, pepper, salt and butter)

Green Curry with Thai Eggplant

Mol Mol and Godiva chocolate

Nelson's Tiramisu

Godiva chocolate dipped strawberries

Mama style steak

Red Chicken Soup with noodle

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Valentines Day

Valentines Night, no gift exchange, cuz we sort of had one for the anniversary gift already. We went to Flame and Skewer for dinner. Not a great restaurant. but got special meaning to us. Two years ago, we went to the same restaurant (first time we went out together, snowing crazily) and saw Phoebe's performance afterward.

Monday
Dinner: Flame & Skewer (Gyro and Sirloin)

Family Weekend

Wonderful weekend with family: Mama, Gor Gor, Hubby, Mol Jai, Siu Sun and Siu Pak. After my mom left, hubby said to me, 'I love you, and I love your family also..... But i dunno do they love me not....'

I replied, 'erggh.... I think so.. cuz my bro called you hubby also.. Haha~'

Sunday:
Lunch: Mama style Steak Yeahhhh
Dinner: Nelson's Tiramisu and extreme leftover

Saturday:
Brunch: Red Chicken Soup with noodle
Dinner: A six courses Valentine's dinner at Basil DSM

Friday:
Dinner: Mama signature's beef riblet

Thursday:
Dinner: Green Curry with Chicken and Thai eggplant

Friday, February 11, 2005

Congratulation to Ch'ng's family

Hi little Amber: Welcome to this wonderful world (you are little chick, and me also~ Happy Rooster Year).

God Ma & God Pa: Congrat, and Gung Hey Fat Choi. you still owe me 2 AngPow, I will collect it this summer.

Gabe: When will you get married? and have a baby? Can I be his/her God Mother?

We love you guys
Nel and Oli