Which Wich - Pacific Beach

Last Friday, TC and I went up to PB to utilize these coupons...

Little did I realize that we would get stuck in craptastic traffic on the way back. Call it naivete, but I didn't expect to be stuck on Grand Avenue, inching forward glacially for 45 minutes!

I was worried about the time because Bert and I were planning to meet up with Tatonka for drinks and dinner later that evening...

Bday dessert @ Eclipse w/MFH

Last year MFH took me to Alchemy for brunch and Cafe Madeleine for dessert. This time, dessert would be here...

at good ole Eclipse in South Park since MFH hadn't been here yet and because I wanted to try something new...

Bday lunch @ Que Huong with MFH

The day after my birthday, I went out with Mi Firme Hina (MFH) for a "belated" birthday lunch...

This meant a return to one of my favorite restaurants, Que Huong over in City Heights. Look for this sign and feel free to park in the Burger King lot (seriously)....

Birthday Dinner Part 3 - Swoon Dessert Bar

[Update - Closed as of Fall 2014 and reopened in August 2015 as Tostadas]

I think I better crank this out before I completely forget everything...

Continuing on from the 3-part dinner adventure with the Educator GF's...it was time to have dessert at a relatively new place in North Park...

Birthday dinner with the family

They should have had a card that said "Vince Neil", "Jon Bon Jovi", or "Eddie Van Halen"....

(card from TORC)

Hallmark this wasn't! I thought the card was funny though!

This year, we didn't go out. I wanted something low key and for the family to come over and just enjoy themselves, especially the nephews (all five) and my brother's new baby, who has booted TC out of being the lone girl amongs all the boy cousins....

Fuddrucker's

Yes...I went THERE!

Blame my puerile sense of humour, but Darrel Hammond as Sean Connery on SNL Celebrity Jeopardy kicks a$$!

Bert and I had some downtime that morning of my birthday since TC was at dance pratice. I had just bought those fkg expensive cupcakes and dammit, I was hungry for lunch....

And...since it's STILL APRIL, birthday posts will still be oozing out like the pustules from a crusty Jabba the Hutt...

Sprinkles Cupcakes - La Jolla

Come and get 'em...

I got yer overpriced cupcakes right here, yo!

Well, at least ONE of them was free...

Strawberry season is here again...

This is the breakfast that greeted me on the morning of my birthday...

The heart shaped waffle maker was one of our wedding gifts years ago and it still gets used, thank goodness!

The gorgeous strawberries came from this field....

Raspberry and Blackberry Mochi Cake

Another dessert I made for my bday dinner party has its roots in this movie...

Believe it or not, there IS a connection...

Chocolate Chow Mein Noodle Cookies

I don't know about you, but I've never had the need to buy this before...

I usually see it at Soup Plantation as a salad topping.

There's a first time for everything and while I was waiting for my hair to dry while sitting in the chair at my hair stylist's place, Giada from the Food Network was demonstrating this super easy cookie recipe...

Birthday Cake 2013

"You say it's your birthday..."

"Ba da da da da DA...it's my birthday too!"

Celebrating another year once again with my wonderful family and another awesome cake...