Sunday, July 22, 2012 | No Comments

Yesterday evening, we headed to North Beach to have dinner with two of George’s friends from work in the Italian District.

This area tends to be VERY lively and busy. On the weekends, finding parking gets crazy! I think it is so cute that every post along the street has the flag of Italy wrapped around it. So much pride for the country.

I ordered Carpaccio Di Salmone for myself which had thinly sliced raw salmon fillet, olive oil, lemon juice and sweet peppers. When I ordered it, the woman was surprised I just wanted an appetizer for a meal. Little does she know that I do not eat a lot and I really do not like Italian food that much. Not to say I will never eat it, I just do not go out of my way to visit Italian restaurants (though I do make light Italian dishes at home such as Minestrone Soup).

George ended up ordering Spiedino Di Agnello which was skewered lamb marinated in ginger, rosemary, garlic with roasted potatoes and mixed salad. The guys also added on the Salsiccia Pizza that had mushrooms, Italian sausage, mozzarella and tomato sauce. Both were very good and I appreciate that the pizza was really balanced. Not too much cheese or breading on the pizza.

At the end of our meal, we ordered two Tira Misu for our little group to share. Tira Misu is probably one of my favorite Italian based desserts!

All over all, it was a great experience! The restaurant was very small, but charming and cozy. It is run by two sisters and everyone there is really sweet. Definitely a wonderful evening with good company.

Friday, July 20, 2012 | 2 Comments

I have a few pairs of boots laying about my closet and have been trying to find a way to keep them from getting ruined. Some of my boots are made out of softer leather and so they flop over sideways which can start to cause creasing. During a trip to Daiso I came across a solution, ブーツクリップ (Boots Clip)!

These work very well for being a simple plastic tool. They also had inflatable fittings that can be put into the boot instead, but I thought this was a better choice. There are many different boot clip options out there, some have handles that form into different shapes such as hearts and some are in different colors. This shape was the only option I saw, but they had pink and brown handle choices. I went with brown to keep things more natural looking.