Springtime
The weather here is wonderful. I am loving it. Cool, crisp mornings and by afternoon, low seventies. It really couldn’t be better. Soon though, I will be complaining abut the endless Summer days of high nineties. We are settling into our routine here. and I am so happy about the food! And it shows. I have probably gained 10 lbs. Easily. I have over indulged at my long time favorite spots and I have found some new ones.
I have discovered Vietnamese sandwiches at Lee’s. Oh my god. Very simple, but very yummy. My favorite bakes their own baguettes and then they stuff them with thin slices of pork, fresh carrot slivers, jicama, cabbage, cilantro, and fresh jalapeño. I always ask for extra jalapeño. The best thing is all the ingredients are fresh and sliced very thin. One sandwich is about a foot long and is only 2 bucks. Lunch cannot get any better. They even have a drive through. I love Lee’s.
During my 4 years in Utah, I lived without Mocha and Pearl. Don’t ask me how, but I did it. Now I am making up for lost time. I don’t know the history of the Pearl. I am not sure even how or where it originated, but it is amazing. This drink si basic enough. Iced mocha. But some wonderfully kind person thought to put these marble sized balls of flavored gelatin in the drink. I love the dark coffee ones. You have to use a super size straw to drink the Mocha and Pearl. Pure heaven. My favorite place is on the Southside of Sacramento, where everything tastes a little better. But….I got Imani a Strawberry slushie with pearl and she hated the pearl. Now she orders drinks–no pearl!
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