Month: June 2011

It’s wednesday again, and I’m linking up with Lindsey at The PleatedPoppy for WIWW:-)

For my Fred Meyer Trip this week, with sales and coupons I paid $12 for all of these but I got $6 worth of catalinas (cash rewards I can use for future shopping).  So basically I only paid $6.  The Pantene shampoos were like .33 cents each (after I used coupons).

I paid $22 for my Target trip yesterday.  If I was only paying attention to the cashier I would have only paid $19 for all of these because the Method all purpose spray was Buy 3, get 1 free hand soap but she still charged me for it (when it should be free).  I only noticed when we are out already and wasn’t up for going back to the cashier for the $3 hand soap ( I guess I’m not that much of an extreme couponer yet!).  I didn’t have coupons for the ice cream and bread with me too (I had them at home and wasn’t planning to buy them) but hubby wants them, so anything for my hard working hubby!LOL…

Pick Another Checkout Lane, honey!(save BIG money and make the grocery aisle your catwalk) from the Krazycouponlady!

This is a very simple recipe for a pulled pork sandwich that I got from my Dad in law!  I just added the blue cheese for a little flavor, it was a nice addition and even Zach agreed that the cheese gave it a little twist ( in a good way!).

Ingredients:
1 pork butt or shoulder

Dry Rub:
1t cumin
1t garlic powder
1t onion powder
1t chili powder
1t salt
1t pepper
1t paprika
1/2 c brown sugar

Procedure:

Give the pork a good rub
Put it in the pot with beef broth or apple juice or water
Bake at 325 for 4 to 5 hours till it’s fall apart goodness
Shred and add lots of your fav bbq sauce

Similan is our favorite Thai resto here in Issaquah.  We are happy that it’s just couple of minutes away from our place:-)  We dine here regularly, like at least once or twice a month.  I just love everything on their menu, especially their noodles and curry dishes.  I’m also posting some pictures of our Similan dinner last month, I forgot to post it last month!

Summer is officially here!  How I love summer, especially in the PI.  The sun, flip flops, beach, grilled food with family and friends:-)..fun memories!!  So yesterday, was really nice (75 F) and the weather inspired me to make a yummy dinner for my hubby and eat out on the patio and enjoy our “rarely” used summer table.  I made a chicken dish (from Giada de Laurentii) and we enjoyed our fave dessert wine! Cheers to summer time:)

I’m linking up with Lindsey again for WIWW! Here’s what I’ve worn for the last week:)

We had  great father’s day weekend with my In laws:-)  We had steak and yummy side dishes!  We wanted to have a special dinner for my Dad In law and family before they’ll leave for their Hawaii vacation tomorrow!  Zach prepared the steaks (he made 2 sauces, Bernaise and blue cheese both Ina Garten recipe) while I took care of the side dishes while my mom in law did dessert:).  Happy Father’s day to all of the special father’s out there! Thinking of my dad and brother in PI too! I miss them, but we’ll be seeing them soon. I’m so excited:)

This post is sooooooo late, as I’ve mentioned before I had issues with wordpress but hubby “fixed” it already (thanks Ga!).  We invited some of our friends and my inlaws to have burgers and games at home.  Such a fun day with family and friends and of course yummy burgers!  Zach made “cuban” burgers and to my surprise they were delicious! hehe, makes me laugh!  Cuban burger during memorial day…I just wanted a plain american cheeseburger.  Hubby can be very adventurous but sometimes at the wrong time. Enjoy the pics:)

This resto is only 10 minutes away from our place!  I think we’re lucky that a lot of good restos are just couple of minutes away from us, so whenever we are craving for yummy food we don’t have to go to Seattle or Bellevue just to eat delicious food:).  I got a 20$ off coupon from Flat Iron grill in the mail last week and suggested to hubby that we put it to use!  After dinner we went to Barnes and Noble, where I found the latest book of hubby’s favorite all time series, “The Wheel of Time, Towers of Midnight – Book 12 of 13”, then we watched the movie Bridesmaid! Love date nights with my hubby!

Tom Douglas’ pizza place “serious pie” is the BOMB!  This is my 2nd time to dine in their small and intimate place but it’s always a treat!  The pizzas are quite pricey but it’s so worth it:-) We ate so much that we decided to walk around pike place just to “burn” the calories!LOL..