Going up to Mammoth Lakes, California was a welcome respite from the California (not to mention Texas, too!) summer heat.  It was on a Saturday in July when we drove up to Mammoth and arrived in the early evening.  The following day, Sunday, to ready ourselves for a full day of sightseeing, we had a big breakfast at The Stove.

The stove boasts of country cooking and the interiors are welcoming and very homey.  We had to wait 15 minutes for a table for 7.  I was told it could have been a longer wait had we not gotten to the restaurant at a decent time.

I loved the “drinking jars”.  Hee hee.  This concept isn’t new to me though.  It reminded me of a restaurant in the Philippines which serves beverages in the same manner.  I just can’t recall if it’s Country Waffles or Heaven and Eggs.

Much as I love coffee, I would choose a mug of hot steamin’ choco over it anytime.  But that’s because I loved chocolate first. 

The serving portions at The Stove is huge!  If you’re on a diet, your self-control and discipline will definitely be tested.  The food is so good that if you have a hearty appetite, chances are, you’ll finish it all! Just don’t let whatever guilt you might feel afterwards make you turn to Leptitrex. Hee hee.

I had a veggie omelet.  Sounds healthy enough, right?  But no!  It’s got lots of cheese!  And look at the side of grease, I mean, potatoes!  I only finished half of my omelet.

Abby just had fried eggs and a piece of toast and some potatoes.

This gigantic waffle isn’t mine.  It’s my aunt’s.  I just borrowed it for picture-taking purposes.  Hee hee.

Looking at all these pics from that breakfast almost two months ago, I can’t help but feel full all over again!  *burp!*

I’ve been stalking bees, my other WS entry.

Have a wonderful week ahead, y’all!

This is Abby’s lunch bag.

Abby is only in pre-school but she takes her lunch in school.  It’s part of the montessori training so kids will learn to set-up the table, eat and clean up by themselves.  The school has very strict rules when it comes to the food that goes into the lunch bag.  Juices have to be 100% juice with no sugar added.  There should be no cookies, candies and other types of sweet desserts.  Lunches should also come in containers that the kids can easily open by themselves.  Lunch, as much as possible, should be food that won’t require reheating because there’s only one microwave in class and if all 12 or so kids have to reheat their food, then that’ll be a bit of a problem.

This Abby’s usual lunch fare…

…steamed pork buns (siopao), fruits and some veggies to nibble on.  What she always asks me to pack in her bag though are siomai or dumplings.  Her food containers are sure to come home empty if she has those Asian favorites for lunch.  If it’s anything else, like chicken nuggets or sandwiches, they’ll be half eaten at best.

Thanks to this week’s La.Pi.S. theme, I was introduced to two websites which may just be what I need so Abby can have more fun lunch alternatives.  My friend Meeya led me to KitchenCow.  And through KitchenCow, I discovered LunchInABox.  I love both site’s bento lunches!!!  And I now know that there are a good number of people who make lunches in such an artistic fashion.  I had a sudden burst of inspiration and motivation to make Abby’s lunches more fun, interesting and creative.  I’m excited to buy fun food containers, too!  Hee hee.  Hubby is home-officed so he doesn’t need to pack lunch.  But I might just make him bento lunches as well!  Hahaha!

This is my entry for this week’s Lasang Pinoy Sundays.