Bart, with $10,000 we’d be millionaires!
Apr. 21st, 2010 09:30 am
So, Canlis. We had a good time, but neither of us would go back. ( More details. )
Now I am really looking forward to Crush, which is tomorrow. Had a great time the only other time I've been there. So far K. and I have been to 3 of the RW restaurants, and they've all served halibut, lol. This is the problem with going to restaurants that pride themselves on serving local, fresh, in-season ingredients, back to back -- you get very similar menus because of what's in season!
As a physician, K.'s advice re: my lip problem is to use 1% strength hydrocortizone on them twice daily and see if it helps (she also says that I might need prescription strength to make any difference, but given the area she'd try something mild first). My appointment with my doctor isn't for another week and a half, so I might as well try. I also took![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
slitherhither's advice and bought some Dr. Hauschka lip balm. When K. saw me picking it out at PCC she was like, "Hey! That's what all the celebrities like Jennifer Aniston use!" Which was of course news to me as I'd never even heard of it before. For what a lip balm cost, I can see why though, lol. B., you have good taste. ;) Actually it's perfect because it's all natural and all the Internet research I did kept telling me to avoid chemicals like typical drugstore brand chapsticks and Vaseline (which, of course, was all I used), that the skin of lips needed to breathe, etc. Hopefully the hydrocortizone will heal and the new balm will soothe, and I won't even need to see my doctor at all. Though part of me wants to get a referral to a dermatologist anyway so I can figure out what the heck caused it in the first place.
I just ordered a pile of new cookbooks. >< It's all David Lebovitz's fault, him and his new dessert book and his taunting video of delicious chocolate chip cookies. Gah! I am but a mere mortal! I can't be expected to resist such temptation! I also got one for Thai cuisine (gasp -- I know, but I'm wondering if maybe I can make my own not-so-sweet Thai curry, I might like it more), yet another Vietnamese one (it IS one of my favorite cuisines, after all), and one that is totally self indulgent because I can't see any practical application at all, really: Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing. I'd love to read all about it, even though I don't own a smokehouse (and wildly guessing that I probably never will), and I can't imagine going through the effort of curing my own meats. Finally, I also got Western Garden Book of Edibles, for help with my garden. Also, even though all my links go to Amazon, I actually bought them at Buy.com because not only were the books a bit cheaper there, but they don't charge me tax. I love Amazon, but why do they have to be based here?!
Now I am really looking forward to Crush, which is tomorrow. Had a great time the only other time I've been there. So far K. and I have been to 3 of the RW restaurants, and they've all served halibut, lol. This is the problem with going to restaurants that pride themselves on serving local, fresh, in-season ingredients, back to back -- you get very similar menus because of what's in season!
As a physician, K.'s advice re: my lip problem is to use 1% strength hydrocortizone on them twice daily and see if it helps (she also says that I might need prescription strength to make any difference, but given the area she'd try something mild first). My appointment with my doctor isn't for another week and a half, so I might as well try. I also took
slitherhither's advice and bought some Dr. Hauschka lip balm. When K. saw me picking it out at PCC she was like, "Hey! That's what all the celebrities like Jennifer Aniston use!" Which was of course news to me as I'd never even heard of it before. For what a lip balm cost, I can see why though, lol. B., you have good taste. ;) Actually it's perfect because it's all natural and all the Internet research I did kept telling me to avoid chemicals like typical drugstore brand chapsticks and Vaseline (which, of course, was all I used), that the skin of lips needed to breathe, etc. Hopefully the hydrocortizone will heal and the new balm will soothe, and I won't even need to see my doctor at all. Though part of me wants to get a referral to a dermatologist anyway so I can figure out what the heck caused it in the first place.I just ordered a pile of new cookbooks. >< It's all David Lebovitz's fault, him and his new dessert book and his taunting video of delicious chocolate chip cookies. Gah! I am but a mere mortal! I can't be expected to resist such temptation! I also got one for Thai cuisine (gasp -- I know, but I'm wondering if maybe I can make my own not-so-sweet Thai curry, I might like it more), yet another Vietnamese one (it IS one of my favorite cuisines, after all), and one that is totally self indulgent because I can't see any practical application at all, really: Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing. I'd love to read all about it, even though I don't own a smokehouse (and wildly guessing that I probably never will), and I can't imagine going through the effort of curing my own meats. Finally, I also got Western Garden Book of Edibles, for help with my garden. Also, even though all my links go to Amazon, I actually bought them at Buy.com because not only were the books a bit cheaper there, but they don't charge me tax. I love Amazon, but why do they have to be based here?!
