March 31, 2009

Razor clam digging trip -part III- Oyster增強版


每個月一次的挖蚌殼又來了.. clam跟蚵仔煎有啥關係呢?

From M9 Mar1_31


因為我們是晚起的鳥兒,clam花了比較多的時間找,不過中午之前,我們還是豐收收工...這次我們還帶了抓螃蟹的"家私",沒有想到這一區都是沙岸,根本找不到fish pier,失望的我們只好折返,決定換個不同的路線,從Bremerton坐Ferry回Seattle...

106號公路走著走著,路經一個漂亮的state park,停下來舒活一下筋骨,沒想到這Twanoh state park是個可以挖Oyster的地方,雖然沒有工具,但是我們毫不猶豫的馬上就開始撿Oyster,lisence的規定是一個人可以帶18顆Oyster,但是不能把殼帶走,所以要當場撬開,沒有工具,就只好用石頭敲,撿Oyster可能只花了半小時,但是敲了一個小時以上吧~

但是敲開看到Oyster得時候,還是很興奮阿~最棒的就是當場現吃囉!

大家忙著敲Oyster時,北鼻在做啥呢? 媽咪想給拍海灘沙龍照,但是北鼻拿起石頭就吃...@@
From M9 Mar1_31

滿載著clam跟Oyster的一行人,終於坐上Ferry要回Seattle了,在Ferry上看夜景很浪漫優~
From M9 Mar1_31

但是漫長的一天還沒有結束呢....為了讓新鮮的Oyster是新鮮的被吃掉,我們又來到了Gaabie媽家做蚵仔煎...醬料調法用"小小米桶"的做法....然後粉類用水:地瓜粉:太白粉 3:2:1

薑薑薑薑...超讚的蚵仔煎完成了~

BEN吃了一口之後~大叫~靠~ 跟夜市的一模一樣啦~
接著還煮了蚵仔湯~ 結束超滿足漫長的一天...

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March 30, 2009

Top brunch and wine tasting trip


西雅圖的春天一直在下雨,下到櫻花都快要被打掉了,下雨的weekend可以做甚麼呢? 那就來個美食之旅好啦~

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March 27, 2009

[玩毛線]JoJo and bear family


JoJo是隻很可愛的熊...

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[玩毛線]Cappuccino手機套


手機也要衣裝...

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March 24, 2009

Snow shoe at Alpental

等了好幾個星期,終於等到了一個放晴的星期六,可以出發來去玩snow shoe囉~

From M9 Mar1_31

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March 22, 2009

Cupping in Stumptown Coffee

From M9 Mar1_31

At 12th location of Stumptown coffee, public coffee tastings held at 3pm every day. This Sunday was the first time we tried coffee tasting there.

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March 19, 2009

Rain Check 好用"雨天支票"?

在美國,有沒有拿著特價單,特地去到店裡想撿便宜時,卻發現架上商品早就被人掃購一空的經驗呢?

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March 11, 2009

From Good to Great to Bankruptcy <從A到A+>神話破滅

曾經是全美第二大電子零售商的Circuit City,聲請破產之後找不到買主接手,於3月8日全面結束營業,這幾天開車經過Circuit City的時候,真的大門深鎖。令我非常感嘆的是,他曾經是列在暢銷書From good to great裡面的公司之一...果然我不是唯一想到這件事的人...就有這樣的文章From Good to Great to Bankruptcy: Jim Collins' book revisited

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March 9, 2009

Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company


介紹過西雅圖兩家咖啡店之後,這一次要介紹的是Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company,最早注意到這家店是因為某咖啡雜誌介紹了stumptown, Espresso Vivace也介紹了Zoka....引起了我對Zoka的興趣...

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The winner of the 2009 U.S. barista champion from "CHICAGO"


Portland hosted U.S. Barista Championship last weekend, two Seattle baristas competed -- Robbie Britt and Brett Walker, both of Zoka Coffee.

Mike Phillips(730 pts)from Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea in Chicago earned the 2009 U.S. barista champion title this Sunday and will represent the U.S. at the world championships in Atlanta next month.
在芝加哥的朋友有機會喝到今年冠軍泡的咖啡喔~

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March 6, 2009

美國生產經驗分享~Chicago醫生番外篇

有人問選擇醫生的個人建議, 這真的是個很主觀的問題...台灣人喜歡doctor shopping, 但是在美國沒有這麼簡單, 首先病歷要release就要$30左右的成本, 還有一些醫生只收懷孕初期的病人...

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March 4, 2009

"una bella tazza di caffe" ~ Espresso Vivace

From M7_Jan1_31_2009

這次要介紹西雅圖一家很有名氣的咖啡店Espresso Vivace, 這家咖啡店的座右銘motto是"una bella tazza di caffe"= a beautiful cup of coffee. 這個座右銘不是白說的,我每一次去點的拿鐵拉花都很漂亮...

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Baby Sign Language


How to sign (Launguage) to your baby. Milk/Nurse/Eat/No

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March 2, 2009

美國生產經驗分享~Chicago醫生篇

在美國要看醫生不像台灣那麼簡單,首先,要確定想看的醫生有沒有在自己的保險network裡面,再來,還要看醫生收不收新的病人, 接下來,打電話去預約常常都是預約到一個月以後的時間....所以怎麼找醫生, 也是要花不小的功夫,我在懷孕的期間,陸陸續續收集了Chicago一帶幾個廣被推薦的醫生,有收Medicaid 也有不收Medicaid的,都有不錯的口碑,給大家做參考...

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March 1, 2009

Baby 101- Good deals for diapers

For average,each baby need 3000 diapers per year. If you go to retail stores for diapers they may cost you about 40 cents per count(plus tax). Therefore you have to pay $900 per year and about two thousand for one baby. Need good deal for diapers?
因為餵母奶的關係, 還沒有煩惱過奶粉錢,但是尿布用量還蠻驚人的,在美國怎麼樣買尿布划算呢?

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