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2018 Houston Restaurant Week with Mum

August 12, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Sissy and BIL came to visit and picked up Mum, June and I. We went to Pet Supplies Plus, Buy, Buy, Baby and Bed, Bath and Beyond before heading to lunch at Black Bear Diner. They have locations all over the states so it was about time we had one. They have super big portions. I ordered the big portion of chicken fried steak and it came with two giant biscuits. I also added an order of bacon.

I ended up eating half a chicken fried steak, the bacon, a bite of potatoes and the watermelon. I ate a third of a biscuit and gave the rest to June before packing everything up. I was stuffed.

We stopped by Kroger so that they could pick up their groceries before we went home. They left and I went a took a nap.

[2018] 224/365: 6th Houston Restaurant Week With Mum

When I woke up I went to Mum and I’s annual Houston Restaurant Week. We picked McCormick’s and Schmick’s this time.

Bread and butter for the table. We each ate a slice and pushed it away to save room for the our three course meal.

First course, Crab and Corn Chowder and Buttermilk Fried Scallop. We both agreed the chowder was the best.

Second course, Steak and Lobster (an additional $10) and Pan Seared Sea Scallops. Though it was delicious, I thought the steak and lobster was more worth the money. I even added the Foie Gras Butter with it for that extra oomph. The scallops were great but I wasn’t a super huge fan of the risotto that came with it. I had to pack more than half my steak to go!

We ordered off the Houston Restaurant Week menu and got the Lobster Mashed Potatoes. Mum LOVED this mostly because of the lobster and sauce on top.

Third course, Upside Down Apple Pie and Florida Key Lime Pie. We both finished the Key Lime and wrapped the apple one for June. We were stuffed.

Mum even ordered a cappuccino which was bitter up the wazoo but I guess that’s how it is since it’s not Starbucks. Haha

I went home, meal prepped chicken lettuce wraps for the week and am now ready to shower and head to bed. Night, everyone.

Free Foods and Panda Backpack

August 9, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

One of the teams at work ordered way too much food so we got to grab some as well. It’s from one of my favourite downtown restaurants, Treebeards. I finally got to try their chicken, gumbo, and etouffee. The etouffee was the best out of the three but does it compare to their fried chicken? I’m not too sure. I had so much food, I couldn’t even finish it!

Few hours later our building had an ice cream social. I got strawberry and cookies and cream with some goodies on top just for picture purposes. I couldn’t finish this either. I’m a ome-spoon-of-ice-cream type of girl.

[2018] 221/365: Panda Backpack

Before leaving work, I saw this cute Panda backpack. We donated some money to get school supplies for kids who can’t afford it. My good deed of the day is complete.

I took a picture of this and send it to Scruffy hoping that you get me one. It’s from Target for $17! But what would I put in it? Is it frowned upon for an almost thirty year old to carry around a panda backpack like it’s their purse?

Crazy Rich Asian Premiere

August 8, 2018 by Mellie Dee 2 Comments

After work I went home and relaxed a bit before getting ready for the premiere of Crazy Rich Asians at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

I went to grab some earrings out of this bag and he decided to climb into it thinking that this bag was going with me but boy was he was wrong. He’s cute though.

This is me, waiting patiently for the sisters to arrive. I was lucky enough to get front row parking and I just wanted to show I wore a colored lippy. Very rare sight.

When Madison arrived, we walked in to a waiter serving free champagne and there was a violinist and cellist playing beautiful songs. They even played a piece that I played back in high school as my solo that received a I! Good memories.

[2018] 220/365: Paparazzi

Mallory showed up soon after and we were downing our champagnes and taking pictures. They even have a glamourous photo booth and a lady taking pictures on the red carpet.

The sisters wore their old bridesmaid dresses while I wore my work clothes. As Madison puts it, I’m already rich so I don’t need to try as hard. Hahaha

P.S. I’m not rich. It was a joke.

You can see the red carpet in “greetings from” picture. You even get your own tables and a place to hang your purse! I will say that the table was way too small though. But man did Alamo Drafthouse upgrade from their old one!

Soon enough we were seated and a lady shows up on stage. Since it was sponsored by Kendra Scott, the company gave away twenty jewelry sets for everyone that had a gold sticker on their menu. The three of us were not lucky as we watched everyone get up and grab their prizes.

The movie itself was pretty great. I was surprised to see that the main cast was Asian. In the last post, I talked about how there aren’t much Asians on the screens so this was a big eye opener and to know so many people in the theater liked it was a plus.

We joked that I should have tried out to be an extra or something. Sigh … maybe one day.

The three of us ordered off the Houston Restaurant Week menu. I ordered their special popcorn and an avocado burger. Since we ordered off that menu we all received a movie ticket to come back and use. How great is that?!

The only thing horrible about this theater was the service. I’m not sure if it’s because it opened recently and they’re working out the kinks, or because there was a lot of people at the premier, or because they were just sucky. Either way, I’ll give it another try before I never come back again.

Oh wow, it’s getting late. Time to unwind and hit the hay.

World Market Date

August 5, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Scruffy and I woke up in search of delicious raw goodness and landed in Square Root Poke. It’s in the new Asian area in Katy!

We shared a small poke bowl and the place has a pot of miso soup, complimentary! We drank two mini bowls worth. I’m not a super big lover of miso but this one was actually pretty tasty.

The poke bowl didn’t have enough sauce. They did say we could go back up and ask for more but there were customers and we weren’t about to stand and wait I’m line.

We drove slow around the area to see what new stores were going to pop up and found Gong Cha. We shared a Taro Milk Tea with tapioca. We should have said less sugar because we were in a sugar rush after.

[2018] 217/365: Whole Foods Date

We walked around World Market and Whole Foods before grabbing a chicken noodle soup and a slice of pepperoni pizza from the self-serve bar. We then pay for everything and sat down at the bar they had in the middle of the store and he ordered a beer, I got a rose and we ate our foods.

I’ve always wanted to do a Whole Foods date so I was glad we crossed it off the list. Can we have more my love?

We went back to my house where we watched Shamless and fell asleep. We woke up in time for Korean BBQ with the family before he called it a night. This boy loves Bulgogi and I love that he eats so much because he’s a small eater.

Tomorrow, it’s back to reality. Sigh … I need a vacation.

2018 Houston Restaurant Week | The Melting Pot | Houston, Texas

August 3, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Scruffy came over with Luna after I got off work. We decided to hit up our first Houston Restaurant Week place tonight but since our reservation was not until eight pm we decided on a light snack at James Coney Island. This is the first time that I’ve been here and I was surprisingly not as bad as I thought it be.

Afterwords we chilled at home for a bit before heading to The Melting Pot.

He started off with a flat tire while I went for a wine flight. The one flying consisted of four different wines to pair with our four courses. For the cheese, a Meiomi, Pinot Noir, California. For the salad, a Starborough, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand. For the entree, a Portillo, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Argentina. For the chocolate, a Luccio, Moscato d’ Asti, Italy.

My favourite wine was the salad wine while Scruffy enjoyed the entree one. Overall it was a great experience because I’ve never had a different one pair for every course before.

Her first entrée was the loaded baked potato cheddar cheese fondue which comes with cheddar cheese blend potatoes, garlic and wine seasoning, bacon, green goddess, and scallions. It came with bread, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers and apples.

Look at that cheese pull!

Our second course was a type of salad. I went with the melting pot house which came with romaine iceberg mix, cheddar, eggs, tomatoes, croutons, with a white balsamic dressing. Scruffy opted for the Caesar salad. Both, we felt was just a filler but nice to have since there wasn’t much vegetable overall.

We were starting to get full but we pushed through to the third course. We decided on the mojo broth, a Caribbean seasoned bouillon with distinctive garlic and citrus flair which was super limey in our opinion when the broccoli and mushrooms came out. We both got the classic entrée which came with certified Angus beef sirloin, shrimp, Memphis style dry rub pork, herb crusted chicken breast, and teriyaki marinated sirloin. The told us how long to cook everything and it all tasted fantastic.

We were stuffed to the brim and didn’t actually finish every single meal that we had on our dish. But we knew that we had to try the flaming turtle chocolate fondue which is a combination of milk chocolate, caramel and candied pecans flambeed table side. The strawberries and chocolate covered marshmallows were my favorite.

[2018] 215/365: Date Night with My Mustache Boo

I’m glad we finally had a romantic night out and we both got to experience a new way of eating together. Scruffy said he’d come back for the cheese course whereas, I am okay never coming back. It was delicious but definitely not worth the money.

Now it’s time to snuggle up for some Shameless. Night everyone.