Crepe Delicious ("De licious")

Honestly...not the best crepe I've ever had, and overpriced for the quality, but if you're looking for crepe at Oakridge Centre, you can come here.

 

For my taste, I prefer the wrapping to be thin and moist, but they had thicker, crustier crepes. I think they should've lowered the heat on the pan so that the crepe would stay moist.

 

Also, the insides are too creative; just fancy names. I can't say I didn't hate it though, it still tasted pretty good besides the simplicity of their recipes.

 

This is the $5 Mother's Day special; it's De Leche, which has de leche syrup, bananas, and coconut flakes.

Oakridge Centre: 650 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2M9

Adventures of Fatmine and Fatmanda: UW Night Market.

Yes, Fatmine and I do not go to the University of Washington. But...it was a night market...with...food.... >___>

 

Our hands were too full to take a lot of pictures :((( We had other interesting food, but this was the only shot of food that I managed to take. I'm great guys.

 

It's called "basil seed drink", but it's really chia seeds in diluted canned-fruit syrup, with some of the canned fruit and citrus. Good for digestion? xD The brown bagged had custard and red bean pastries, and we got cotton candy, popcorn chicken (well, Fatmine did), and seaweed sticky rice. In my opinion, everything is pretty cheap, and it was fun trying different things despite the horrendous lineups.

 

Ahem, sorry for the lack of pictures.

Home Adventure: Yogurt Garlic dip with Garlic Pitas

My family bought a tub of Lowfat yogurt, and no one has been using it -__- so, I present to you...this garlic dip.

Basically, I put oregano, garlic powder, salt, and cheddar cheese. It tastes like really like sour cream, so if you're into that creaminess, this might not be the best for you. However, if you're looking to "lighten" things up, this option might not be so bad. It was easy, tastes okay, and got rid of some yogurt.

The pitas...I did not make from scratch, lol. They were frozen >__>

Family Adventure: Purple Cafe

Purple Café is one of my favorite places to eat, though the food is definitely overpriced. Besides that, I've thoroughly enjoyed a lot of the selections.

 

Just to clarify, Purple Café is more for people who want wine, haha...but I don't like wine >__> so..I eat food.

 

This is the lunch combo; you can pick two items (salad, soup, or sandwich) for $14. Yeah, $14 for a small portion, but ordering an individual salad and sandwich will cost you $20+, no joke. I had a mozzarella caprese sandwich with a quinoa and arugula salad.

This is what my mom ordered, but my little brother ended up eating it because he didn't like his vegetable hash. I couldn't take a picture of the hash because my brother already started eating it. -__- The dish is basically fish and chips, which costs about $10. Aiyah, my wallet. 

Woodinville (the one I went to): 14459 Woodinville Redmond Rd Ne, Woodinville, WA 98072
Bellevue: 430 106th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Seattle: 1225 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

The Root Beer Store

If you're touring in Seattle, this place is definitely worth a try. Each bottle might be $1.83 or $2.18, but it's really good root beer x___x This is the type of store where you should only visit once every 6 months, otherwise you'll becoming a serious fatass.

 

The Frostie, which is the second one from the right, is the most popular selection. It's vanilla-flavored *__* I had the GinsengUp and AJStephan's Butterscotch root beer. The GinsengUp was pretty nice; it didn't taste like medicine. The ginseng taste is also quite delicate. The butterscotch root beer tasted more like lychee, but it was still really good. I read the ingredients, and it contains caramel, so I'm not sure why it tastes like lychee (but I'm not complaining).

If you're looking for classic root beer, the Fitz's is a good one. It tastes exactly like root beer candy. I don't really remember what the brownie tasted like (not like brownies, ahaha), and I didn't try Dad's. What you see here is not even 1/4 of the collection, so if you decide to go, go ham.

7102 180th Ave Ne, Redmond, WA 98052

Family adventure: Boom Noodle House

This place is so good; basically a 20/10 for me. I was so sad that the one in Bellevue closed down...the one in Seattle is just a bit too far from my home :( boohoo.

One of the best parts about this place is the dessert menu, which is actually taken from Tokyo Sweets. Tokyo Sweets is a crepe place that is a part of Boom, but the desserts served in Boom aren't on the Tokyo Sweets menu (at least I think so...last year, I tried looking for the ginger mango crepe from Tokyo Sweets and it wasn't there).

My brother ordered chicken pho; a very simple order. Boom's pho is pretty good, just like almost any other pho.

Below is the Tonkotsu Ramen, which is basically pork, soft boiled egg, bamboo shoots, egg noodles, pickled ginger, and shittake mushrooms served in pork broth.

Here is my mother's Tokyo ramen, which is almost like Tonkotsu except it uses chicken-pork broth, and no picked ginger.

Here is my Mizuna salad with fried tofu :P I loooove this dish. It comes with a choice of tofu or chicken, but since I'm vegetarian, I chose tofu. Personally, I love Boom's salad and appetizer menu, and this dish is one of my favorites. It includes mizuna, sweet peppers, acorn squash (favorite part), edamame, radish, cucumbers, carrots, and light dressing.

One of the crepes they serve is this one, called the s'mores crepe. I never tried this one, since I usually get ginger mango. It was super good :P The chocolate crepe was the best part because it wasn't too sweet (especially since that would be overkill -- marshmallows, chocolate syrup, and sweetened batter would be too much).

After two minutes...

BUT to be honest, my brother ate 90% of it ;)

University Village Shopping Center, 2675 NE Village Ln, Seattle, WA 98105

Kukai ~~

Another visit to Kukai :) I can only order the vegetable ramen though, hahah...but they do allow customized orders. You can order ramen without the meat and meat broth and add your own toppings. The servings are also quite large; finishing one is such a struggle x__x If you're looking for authentic Japanese ramen and some good Japanese appetizers (and apparently Hello Kitty beer??), come to Kukai :)

14845 Main St, Bellevue, WA 98007