June 17, 2011

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Belle Isle Exporation. Some pictures:












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What a good looking couple!

Food Venture: Da Nang

Last week a couple of coworkers and I had lunch at Da Nang. It was the closest Vietnamese restaurant in the area and I've been craving Pho for a while so we went to try it out.


Of course, I almost never order Pho ( even though I was craving it) and almost always order Bun Thit Nuong Cha Gio (Grilled Pork w/ Rice Vermicelli and Eggroll)


Sonila tried the Com Suon (Grilled Pork w/ Rice)


Cathy had Bun Bo Hue (Hue Style Beef Noodle Soup)

The food was good, the service not so good. Definitely not your typical Vietnamese Restaurant. The atmosphere was nice, but it was missing a little of the authentic vibe. If only Que Huong was closer!

June 2, 2011

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View of Detroit from Windsor, Canada.

Ps. 100th post!
And a birthday shout-out to my favorite and most coolest guy,
Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat Dad!!

June 1, 2011

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Random bits...



Night out with my hot dates.


Two very strange people. Two very hardworking and caring people. I heart them.


2011 Summer Concert and Comedy Show at Caesars Windsor Casino in Windsor, Canada.


Trina Bao Tran


MC Giang Ngoc


Manh Quynh and the beautiful Phi Nhung


Vietnam based singer Dan Truong


Hilarious comedians, Viet Huong and Hoai Tam


Huong Lan!


Super funny, talented, and great live performer, Bang Kieu!


Vietnam based Quang Linh too! Also highly talented and silly.

Also performances by Mai Thanh Son, Thu Phuong, Diem Suong, and Ngoc Anh


Mai Thanh Son, such a fresh voice.

Out of the Box: Turtle Cheesecake Brownies

Memorial Monday was not super exciting. Semi-spring-cleaned the house with the family, napped, complained about the heat, and hung out with Burst of Dori and her family. Got bored so we decided to get into kitchen.

I called on the help of my friend, Betty Crocker, again and we made Turtle Cheesecake Brownies!


You'll need a box of Betty Crocker's Turtle Brownie Mix


Preheat oven and prepare the mix as instructed. Leave the pouch of caramel to the side to use for decorating later.


Using a 12-Cup cupcake pan, fill the cupcake liners half way with brownie mix. Bake and let cool.




While the brownie cools, prepare the No-bake Cheesecake as instructed. No need for the Gramhm cracker crust unless you want to incorporate it in somehow. You can keep it for later use.


Once the brownies have cooled, fill the rest of the liner with the cheesecake mix. Snip a small corner off the caramel pouch and decorate the top of the brownies. Add a halved pecan or walnut and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.


Enjoy!!

Not bad for something that I winged in the spur of the moment.


Dori's watermelon rind salad. Yum!