Apple Galette

This is the most easy and tasty dessert i made recently with Monica.  I finally figure out the secret :)
Here are the ingredients

The receipe.. I sub the dough with classic puff pastry.

Here is the pre bake pic 400 F for 45 min.

Here is the after pic

Serve on the plate. Yum!

You can eat with ice cream as well.

St Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve and Opa!

Another hiking day! This time, Jeannie joins us instead of Anne.  Anne got a job last week and is unable to join us.
We meet behind my work and walked to the trail.... there are many ways to go up to the top, as long as you follow the main road, you will get there.
Here is the hilltop

Two bikers were nice enough to take pictures of us.

It took us about 2 hours round trip.  We came out of Jones road and it leads to main street.
We ate at Opa!
Here is what i ate...  greek salad

and veggie pita

Another successful day of exercise and eating :)

Cheap and comfort food

After dropped off kids at Friday night fellowship, Paul and I decided to explore 99 ranch in Milpitas area.  We looked around and ate at Nutrition House...strange because the chinese name is totally different. They are christian since the chinese translation of the restaurant is in the bible.  Also, they have the verse
from 1 corinthians 13:4 on the wall...  "Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Here is what we ordered...

ribs

seafood tofu claypot

and noodle soup

Can you believe the bill come out to be $29.50?  And we had left over for another meal...
Portion is pretty huge.  I guess it was a great find!

Co-workers and Bai Tong

I had lunch with Rubina and Ban.

We went to Bai Tong, a thai restaurant in downtown Saratoga.
I had soup.

and catfish with brown rice.

Rubina took us to see her family owned gas station (76) and showed us where her house is.
We walked around town and said good-bye.
It was a fun outing!

Los Gatos Creek Trail

I went biking with Amie and Anne at Los Gatos Creek Trail today :)

We meet behind Pharmaca, then bike toward Vasona Park.

Vasona Park has it's usual suspects... duck, lake and bridge.

We bike back and all the way to the base of lexington den.

We worked up an appetite and had lunch at Andale Mexican Rest.
Chili Verde.. deeelish

And fish taco.. Yummmm

After lunch, we did some shopping and said goodbye.

Stopped by Marina to buy groceries and couldn't resist to have a lemon honey green tea at Tapioca Express

Came home and was ready for snack: Matcha tea with ginger cookie and grape tomatoes.

So colorful

After Chang tai do, I made this awesome dinner. Ravioli with veggie sauce (mushroom, celery, carrots, and onion with tomato sauce)

with strawberry banana smoothie.

And we had hummus with toasted pita bread as appetizer. That was my day.