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Posted on January 27, 2015 by lazeofdays

…on Instagram! I’ve really propelled myself into the 21st century by getting an iPhone and signing up for Instagram all in the same week, so make my day and follow me here.

See what I’ve been up to around town including some Instagram favorites:

Breakfast pic, again.

GO HAWKS. Taken during my early morning walk to work.

Late night executive decision to order in a snack… Seriously, it took us an ungodly amount of time last weekend to decide if we wanted to order a pizza.

Wine, cookies and The Knick – one of the best shows I’ve seen in the past year. Quite possibly the best. Look it up here.

Sumo Mandarin Oranges are insanely delicious this season.

The place where all my childhood fantasies came to life is closed. RIP, Sanrio of Bellevue Square. Without you, I don’t where I would be right now in life.

@ the movies: Popcorn and candy by the pound. At a pound actually. We’ve been upping our intake of bulk candy on a weekly basis. What used to be a $7 bag is now a $13 bag. Oops.

Another thing we’ve been hooked on is salad with chips and salsa. It’s easy to repeat meals when chips are involved. I have a post to come on the dressing we’ve been using that David thought up :)

What we ate: Daxi & Shenkeng.

Posted on December 9, 2014 by lazeofdays

The line for this braised snacks stand in Daxi was the longest, so we knew it was the one to wait in.

An assortment of braised tofu, tofu skin and boiled eggs.

Our plate consisted of a few varieties of braised tofu and boiled egg. The tofu tasted incredibly fresh and was not tough or chewy, which can happen when tofu is braised either too long, on too high a heat or with insufficient liquid. Their egg was my favorite. The yolk center was creamy and gelatinous (in the best way possible) because they took the time to properly slow cook a simple egg: something I don’t have the patience for.

Fresh mochi rolled in finely ground peanuts, a snack that is both sweet and savory.

The restaurant where we had dinner in Shenkeng.

Sauteed cabbage.

Sweet and sour soup with soft tofu.

Braised soft tofu. Daxi is popular for denser tofu varieties that make for good snacks, and Shenkeng offers softer varieties that work well in dishes.

Fresh bamboo braised in pork broth.

Fried fish (not a very detailed description, but I don’t recall what type of fish this is) in chili garlic sauce with soft tofu.

Lately.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by lazeofdays

Sunset on I-90 from Bellevue.

We are not a fan of the flavor challenge choices this year. I rarely leave a bag of chips un-eaten, well, at least since I tried last year’s “Sriracha” flavor, but we tossed these bags after just one bite. “Mango Salsa” tasted inappropriately cheesy to me, and “Wasabi Ginger’ (the flavor I was most excited about) was much too gingery. Have you tried this year’s flavors? What do you think? We didn’t even bother trying the other two contenders.