daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Mariko baked a beautiful loaf of shokupan today. Japanese milk bread is honestly perfect for just about anything. Sandwiches, avocado toast, or even just a plain slice by itself. And the house smells incredible right now! 🍞😊
Pizza, pasta, and green salad for dinner tonight. You really can’t go wrong with that combination. A classic is a classic! 🍕😄
Tonight Bay and I ordered burgers. We usually hit up In-N-Out, but this time we went with P. Terry’s, a local chain here in the Austin area. I really like their burgers, and honestly their fries edge out In-N-Out’s for me. 🍔 Not that I have anything against In-N-Out’s fries either. I like those too. Just a slight nod to P. Terry’s on that front. 😄
Made chili over rice for dinner tonight, and I topped it with a fried egg, cheese, jalapeño, serrano, crema Mexicana, and a good hit of Valentina. 🌶️ So good.
We went out tonight for some Tex-Mex at Mama Betty’s. 🍽️ I ordered the Plato Cocinero — beef enchiladas topped with tender beef fajita strips and a sunny side up egg. Really good. We started with queso flameado, which was a great way to kick things off. Not the healthiest meal — everything was a little salty and greasy — but it’s a treat we don’t indulge in very often, and it hit the spot.
A couple of friends told me to grab the sweet corn Turtle Chips from H-Mart, so I finally did. Good call, friends. 🌽 The shape gives them this really satisfying crunch, and the flavor is spot-on – sweet corn, a little creamy, like corn soup in chip form. Excellent!
Mariko made a turmeric curry potato salad to go with gyoza tonight, and it was so good. 😋 Such a colorful and delicious combo!
