Candice's LJ

After making a cheesecake for the Thanksgiving potluck, I had enough extra batter left for a pie, so i bought a graham cracker pie crust and baked up a a pie. I asked Brett if his neighbor, Lorena, would like to have it. He asked and said she would love to have it, as she loves sweet potato pie and is a cheesecake junkie. Last Wednesday, I knocked on her door, and her boyfriend, Tony, answered. I chatted with Tony for a couple minutes and he asked what was that, referring to the pie. I told him what it was, and Tony, normally a reserved fellow, came the closest to smiling I have ever seen him come. He eyed that pie like it was the last pie on Earth. Since Lorena was napping with the baby, he took it, and it was clear that he would be digging into it right away.

I went to Drew's Thanksgiving feast Thursday, and after everyone had dug in and packed up their share of the leftovers, there was still about 1/3 of the cheesecake left (it was a big cheesecake). So I brought the remains home and they are sitting in the fridge.

On Saturday, I finally see Lorena and asked her how she liked it. She loved it, but, it seems, Tony loved it more. There was one piece left on Friday. Instead of cutting it in half and saving the last bit for her, he wolfed it down. She saw him wolf it down and was pissed. Between herself, her daughters, and Tony, she had only eaten one piece. She was mad. She loved that cheesecake and didn't get enough to properly feed her addiction. I told her that there was still some of the big cheesecake leftover from Thanksgiving and that I would bring her a slice next time I was by. She obviously wants me to give this to her out of sight of Tony.

So, knowing that sweet potato cheesecake is something that people like, I will be making it again, probably for Christmas. And there will definitely be another one for Lorena.

Eat at Roy's. If there is a Roy's restaurant near you, make a reservation today for dinner. Hawaiian/Japanese fusion cuisine that is just wonderful. Good food, nicely presented, and excellent service from the staff to boot.

Saturday, Brett and I went to see The Who at the Nokia Theater. We had dinner at Roy's on Figueroa before hand (5:15 reservation. Who fans get that). For appetizers, I had the potato and sweet corn chowder. When it arrived, it didn't look like much, but once I tasted it, it was great. Not a chunky chowder, smooth with sweet corn pieces, a lovely sweet flavor. I hope it's still on the menu next time we go. Brett had prosciutto wrapped shrimp with polenta that he loved, but he gave me a taste. Tender, and very flavorful.

Dinner. ordering from the prix fixe menu, Brett had peppercorn and lemongrass sirloin steak. When Brett eats, he has a definite eating face. He had his eating face on while he scarfed that steak. He did not let me have a taste, and he finished it off in about half the time it took for me to eat my entree. I can only assume it was delicious.

I had the grilled salmon with a crab glaze in a sesame and chive butter sauce. The salmon was perfectly prepared, the sauce didn't overwhelm the fish fish, and I slowly savored it in contrast to Brett.

For dessert, instead of ordering our usually hot chocolate souffle, we decided to try the white chocolate and strawberry cobbler. It came a la mode with vanilla bean ice cream. Wonderful, though the white chocolate was a bit scarce.

Anyway, there are pictures. Enjoy. And, again, eat at Roy's.

I took Brett out for his birthday dinner on Saturday at Pinot Bistro in Studio City. Doing what we normally do, when the appetizer arrived, we pulled out our cameras and took a picture. The waitress saw that and asked, "Did you just take a picture of the scallops?" Brett tells her I have a "Food Porn" page on Flickr, which she thought was just awesome. We're her kind of people, she said, so she ensured herself a nice, big tip.

Sunday was spent taking the braids out of my hair, once again, so I can get them done next weekend. This was an all day process, just to take them out. I didn't have time to wash or deep condition my hair. So, I've spent about an hour with a cap over my hair and a deep conditioning creme in it. Once it's rinsed and dried, then comes the heat styling. Fun!!! Hair is work. Brett and I had made tentative plans to go to Chinatown today, but doing my hair is taking so much time, I'll be spending most of my day doing that.

I think I'll stick with the braids for the summer, it's way easier than having to get my hair done every couple of weeks, but I don't really want to have my hair up in braids forever, so I'll have to start looking for a new hair stylist sometime.

EDIT: Well, now that I've finally finished straightening with my hair, I'm starting to think that maybe I ought to get it styled instead of putting it up in braids again. Well, I'll have the week to think about it.