Bangkok, Day 1

Siamo arrivati ieri a Bangkok dopo un lungo viaggio e senza problemi. Oggi abbiamo avuto una giornata pienissima. Abbiamo visitato un paio di tempi fantastici e il palazzo reale. Poi siamo andati a un mercato gigante. Domani mattina andiamo a visitare un mercato galleggiante (dove tutte le bancarelle sono barche) e poi di sera partiamo per Siam Reap in Cambogia.

Squash and Asparagus Farfalle

Came up with a simple new recipe today...gotta write it down before I forget...I just sauteed 1/2 inch butternut squash cubes with shallots, then added asparagus, milk and pecorino and voila! i got dinner for tomorrow! I will be able to eat on campus a couple hours before yoga...

Opera and Tapas in San Jose

Went out last (Friday) night to see the SJD opera, the Rigoletto by Verdi. It was great, except the ending pissed me off!! Why does the good guy always die and the jerk live? Like in real life Sandro said...

Before dinner we went to Picasso Restaurant on Santa Clara, downtown San Jose. I went by it a few times and always wanted to try it. What a let down! I cannot believe the wait and the prices, and for what! My roasted golden beets with basil etc. turned out to be canned red beets with garlic and nothing else. The chicken and jamon croquettes had the texture of baby food...tasted like oil only; andfpinally the piquillos stuffed with seafood, other than the mushy texture once again, did not taste very fresh. This place was voted best tapas place in San Jose?!?! It must be the only one...oh wait..there are 2!!! Imagine how bad the other one is...
http://www.yelp.com/c/sanjose/tapas