September 19, 2005
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The usual weekend update:
Friday: went to a friend’s housewarming party…played some
Saturday: volunteered with the Santa Monica Baykeepers as part of Coastal Clean-up Day. Spent 3 hours on a kayak with a little net and some bags fishing trash out of Marina del Rey. They served us breakfast and lunch (some burritos from Chipotle) and there was a raffle for some prizes…got a beach bag and a blow up beach ball. Afterwards went to meet up with some friends at the Lobster Festival in San Pedro’s Ports O'Call Village. They have a lobster dinner for $17 or 2 lobsters for $29. The entertainment was a Queen cover band and also bellydancers and poi (fire) dancers. Later that night met up with some other friends at the Mai Tai Bar in Long Beach. They had happy hour until
Sunday: lunch at On the Border…pretty good Mexican food…their chips and salsa are really fresh and yummy. For dinner the bf and I cooked together. I made Chicken Parmigiana while he made the garlic bread and pasta with marinara sauce. We opened up a bottle of Quivera Sauvignon Blanc that we bought in Sonoma…I think when I have my own place I definitely have to get a wine fridge…there was a slightly bitter aftertaste to the wine which I don’t remember which was probably due to it being exposed to too much heat. In retrospect, we probably should have paired this meal with a red wine. Here’s the recipe:
Chicken Parmigiana
1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs with garlic and Italian herbs
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
4 pieces of skinless boneless chicken halves
1 Tbsp. olive oil
8 oz. marinara sauce
¾ cup shredded Mozarella cheese
In a shallow dish combine the dry breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dip each chicken breast in beaten egg then roll in breadcrumb mixture until evenly coated. Heat up olive oil in a frying pan. Cook chicken 7.5 minutes on each side or until no longer pink in the middle. Spoon marinara sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and heat until melted. Serve with pasta and garlic bread.
Comments (16)
I am so hungry and I am reading about Lobster festivals.
*cries*
Nice I was supposed to go to Mai Tai too.
How was the Taste of Newport? I didn't end up making it.
quivera was definitely popular this weekend...i opened that bottle as well this weekend.
sounds good, but i don't think i can eat.
yummy.... come cook for me!! =) sounds scrumptious..
the usual weekend update which usually equates to yummy restaurant deals and locations, how you cooked for your bf, free movie screenings, and wonderful vacation spots.
man, i'd kill for a "usual weekend update" like yours minus cooking for my gf. pssssh!
ryc: You can really go to any artist since they draw it on paper first. They may require you to put a deposit so another thing you must do is look through their portfolio...see if you like their style and work. Otherwise you can go online, find images of pieces you like..and piece together you're own. Like take flowers from one, letters from another, a dragon from another.. ya know what I mean.
If you have a specific style in mind (i.e. asian art, celtic art etc) let me know and I can always ask around who's good for that style.
okay im a 'tard and commented on the wrong blog... haaahaaa... anywho.. what's the plans for next weekend? if I don't go to mammoth we should go bike riding on sunday... or you can always go to mammoth with me...
dude you suck...you always talk about delicious food when I'm hungry. hahah
i'm soooo gonna jack that recipe and try to make it this week.
man your life is seriously revolved around food. "i live to eat..not eat to live" lol
all this food talk is making me hungry.
I like eggplant parmiagiana
Was thinking of going to C.Rica, where did you purchase your tickets at? Any tips? Thanks.
lobster dinner + a queen cover band + belly dancers + fire dancers?! omg, there is heaven on earth. haha
yyyeeeaaaa... mountain biking.... =) whoo hooo... and we can definitely do lunch... =) anytime... M W & F are better since my boss isn't around... =Pyeeaaa
Wished I lived closer to LA sometimes... we dont' have beaches like the kind you find in your area.
hi. i noticed you're my latest subscriber. Any person that lists restaurants and recipes is a-ok in my book! Looks like we share some interests already!