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My Spicy Spanish Meatballs Dinner Tree-Way: With Spaghetti / With Japanese White Rice on the bed of panfried Yellow Squash, Cherry Tomato & Crimini Mushrooms and Arugula Salad / With Broccoli Rabe, Arugula & Pine nuts Salad.
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The Meatball recipe is from @177milkstreet and using @crockpot pressure cooker.
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The actual pressure cooking time is 3 minutes although it takes about 7, 8 minutes to get enough pressure and 10 more minutes to release the pressure after the pot goes off.
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Anyway, you can get nice and moist, quite tasty Meatballs pretty quickly.
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I really like using @crockpot and I am glad that @177milkstreet has some recipes using it like this one. 😊
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#meatballs
#spaghettiandmeatballs
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#spaghettimeatball
1 month ago
My lunch: Turkey & Avocado Sandwich on the New York Rye Bread from @acmebreadsf
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I spread Fig Jam and Dijon Mustard on the Bread for extra flavor for the Sandwich.
I’m going to add Dried Cranberries too, next time.
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@afull365onyolife
#acmebreadberkeley
#turkeysandwich
#turkeysandwhich
#turkeyandavocadosandwich
#turkeyavocadosandwich
2 months ago
Once again, Breakfast @brownstonecafefullerton in Fullerton, CA with my son.
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Salmon Benedict, Pesto Sausage Omelette and Original Cinnamon Stuffed French Toast.
Everything was so tummy! 😋
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#brownstonefullerton
#brunchinorangecounty
#brunchinfullerton
#salmonbenedicts
#salmonbenedict
#sausageomelette
#sausageomlette
2 months ago
Lunch @earlybirdoc in Fullerton, CA with my son! 🥰
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#lunchspotinoc
#earlybirdfullerton
#earlybirdoc
2 months ago
Take Out Dinner from recently opened @tannerybendbeer in Oakland, CA.
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Quinoa & Kale Salad, Roast Beef “The Southside” Sandwich on @acmebreadsf Sub Roll and Yajome IPA.
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Salad was fresh and nice, and they are using Acme bread for their Sandwiches that I really appreciate but everything is a little bit pricier than I wish for.
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Well, this place is not a sandwich joint, it’s a Beer Brewery which originally opened in Napa, so I should understand. This area is kind of a restaurants & bars’ barren area where located between the Temescal restaurant district and UC Berkeley neighborhood on Telegraph Avenue, so honestly, I am very happy to see any new eatery opening I could go. Oh, very good Fruity & Piny note IPA too!🍺🥪🥙
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@acmebakery
#tannerybendbeerworks
#tannerybend
#breweryfood
#beerbarfood
#quinoaandkale
#quinoaandkalesalad
#roastbeefsandwich
#roastbeefsandwhich
#cannedbeer
#cannedbeers
#cannedipa
#cannedipas
#ipabeer
#ipabeers
3 months ago
Sugar Plum Grape Tomato & Stone Fruit Salad.
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I peeled the Tomatoe skins putting them in the boiling water for a minute or so then mixed with Organic Yellow Peaches, Fresh Mozzarella Ciliegine and Mint Leaves from my back patio. Drizzled with Balsamic Vinegar and good Olive Oil then sprinkled with Pyramid Salt & Freshly grounded Black Pepper.
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Simply the best of the Summer Salad!
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#tomatosalad
#tomatosalad🍅
#tomatoandpeachsalad
@traderjoes
@wholefoods
@cheeseboutique
@berkeleybowl
#wholefoodsmozzarella
3 months ago
My Dinner: Pappardelle with Bolognese Sauce mixed with Broccoli.
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50/50 Beef and Pork with minced Crimini Mushrooms, which gives extra Umami in this Bolognese Sauce. It’s not a traditional way to eat but I wanted to have some Green Vegetables so I mixed in some microwaved Broccoli Florets from @traderjoes.
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I often get urge to eat Bolognese Sauce with any Pasta so keep making it over and over. I wonder if my Italian previous life makes me do so. 😆
It’s my ultimate comfort food, or I would call it my soul food. ❤️☺️
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@177milkstreet
@thegiadzy
@giadadelaurentiis
@bolognesepasta
#pappardellebolognese
#bolognesesauce
#spaghettibolognese
#bolognesepasta
#bolognesepasta🍝
#pastabolognesa
4 months ago
My ultra-quick Noodle dinner.
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Moroheiya Noodles in Organic Vegetable Shoyu Broth (using instant broth powder) with Cherry Tomatoes, chopped Scallions, Wakame Seaweed, microwaved Spinach and a Poached Egg.
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Since I came back from the East Coast and PODS back so much stuff into my place, I have to organize them for the next a week or so, I decided to fix series of ultra quick instant noodle soup dinner for the next a week or so. This is the Noodle Soup day one.
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#moroheiyanoodles
#moroheiyanoodle
#organicnoodles
#organicnoodlesoup
#ultraquickdinner
#ultraquicksoup
4 months ago
Sesame Chiffon Cake from @sesametinybakery in Berkeley, CA.
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The sweetness of this cake’s Sesame Butter Cream was perfect! This cake is so fresh with in-season Peaches!🍑 I loved it!😍 I can’t wait to have more different cakes from them. So good❣️
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#sesametinybakery
#sesamebuttercream
#buttercreamcake
#buttercreamcakes
#buttercreampeachcupcakes
#peachcakes
4 months ago