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Hello! I'm Katherine, and these are some things I've eaten, along with some other bits and bobs. 

[mathykathy]

Mr. Taco - Taco Tuesday

I don’t know what happened, but all I remember is that I really wanted to partake in Taco Tuesday, so I asked around and ended up here! We basically got one of every flavor and just tried our best to decipher which flavor was what, but it was overall a good time.

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Truffle Butter Poke Bar - San Mateo

I don’t know why, but for some reason, I have a weekly poke/sushi craving that happens on Fridays. When I told Evan where I got my poke from, he was shocked and asked if I knew what truffle butter meant. Luckily, I don’t know and was able to enjoy my poke in peace. This place seemed pretty hip and the poke was pretty good but it’s on a street that I’m not comfortable driving on so I never went back HAHAHA

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Panera - A Birthday Treat

Tamara took me to Panera for a late birthday celebration and I got bacon mac n cheese, and some sort of chipotle panini or something. My mac n cheese was cold and I was confused, but everything was still tasty!

Tamara probably has no idea that this blog exists but I’m grateful that she treated me to this lunch! 

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Work Lunch - Home Food

Costco is great at frozen pre-cooked meats, i.e. the Italian meatballs! I just threw the mushrooms and green beans into a pan, and the meatballs into the microwave, and I had lunch packed. The salad was there because I tend to get hungry around 3:00PM and Taylor Farms salads are everything.

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Yogurtland - Fremont, CA

My cup looks sad but honestly the cups that they give you are just huge! We love a good frozen yogurt sampling moment. I think this was a peach something and then the original tart, which ended up tasting like a creamsicle! Delicious.

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Cheesecake Factory - San Jose, CA

This meal was the meal of a lifetime. We wanted to go to Cheesecake Factory because we hadn’t been in a really long time, and we were not disappointed!

 I’ve always wanted to try the fried mac and cheese balls because Trisha Paytas always eats them on her mukbangs, and they were honestly better than I could have imagined. We also cleaned the lettuce wrap plate (decorative cabbage cups and all)! 

For entrees, we got the bang bang chicken (or shrimp? I can’t remember), Louisiana chicken pasta (I think), and the shepherd's pie. Overall we were really impressed with the general flavors of everything! Things weren’t too salty, and had really good flavor. The pasta was a perfect texture, and the shepherd’s pie was all around really good.

Honestly the entire meal was delicious and I understand why you would take your girl to Cheesecake Factory, because it’s really great.

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Tasty Pot - Newark, CA

I don’t remember much about the food because I was too busy chatting it up with one of top supporters of this blog, Maddy! We only see each other once a year, but we always have a good time talking about how to be hip Costco moms.

I think the meal was good, but not anything that would knock out my top hotpot spots!

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Ramen Nagi - Palo Alto, CA

The wait ended up being around an hour and a half for this, and I would probably not do that wait again, but I had Jennifer with me and chatted it up in line while waiting so it was fine! The ramen itself was really good, but I’m also not a ramen snob, so I can’t say whether or not it was the best ramen ever, but it was definitely good! The meat was crazy tender and soft, and the tea egg was flavorful, and the noodle texture was excellent. I guess the only thing I would say is that afterwards I just felt really thirsty, but I’m not sure if that’s something that happens with all ramen?

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A-Sha Dry Noodle Spicy Flavor

These noodles are my new obsession! They’re flat and have a nice chewy texture to them, and the sauce that comes with them is spicy, not too salty, and has a nice flavor. I guess the only downside is that they’re more expensive than other noodles, and takes longer to cook, but I think it’s worth it! Also, they’re non-fried and therefore lower calorie.

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Yalla Mediterranean - Fremont, CA

This meal was a long time ago, but I remember they gave me so much food I only ate half and they gave us free dessert as part of a Yelp check-in, so I was pleased! You definitely get a lot of variety with the platter too.

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Home Food - Golden Curry with Chicken

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Buffalo Wild Wings - Fremont, CA

My sister and I are on a journey to try all of the chain restaurants we’ve never been to or haven’t been to in a while, and we had never been to BWW! We got the Thai curry, mango habanero, spicy garlic, and the salt and vinegar flavors. The salt and vinegar was mild in taste, the Thai curry tasted more like Japanese curry, the spicy garlic tasted like garlic buffalo, and the mango habanero was super spicy. Actually, both the spicy garlic and mango habanero were spicier than expected, but all of the above were tasty! It was a good meal, and we were happy about the free sauce and veggies that came on the side.

Our official opinion, however, is that we prefer Wingstop because it’s saltier and crunchier! I do understand though, if you’re a sports bro and you need a more restaurant style wing place to go to. 

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Smoking Pig - Fremont, CA

My sister and Ryan keep wanting to cater to my low carb diet, so we went here for dinner! We got the ribs, fatty and lean brisket, and the burnt ends, as well as the greens and cajun fries.

Of course the burnt ends were my favorite, as well as the sassy barbecue sauce and the spicy barbecue sauce! As a note, I thought the greens were just alright, and would suggest maybe going for the coleslaw next time? Other than that, it was overall a good meal with good company.

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Home Food - Low Carb Breakfast

I was talking to a coworker about how he had also gone low carb at one point and he said “avocado and sriracha” with a very serious face, so I decided I had to try it with my breakfast! 

It was pretty good, but I do like eggs and sausage more than avocado, so it wasn’t life changing or anything. I think if I’m trying to up my healthy fat intake, I’ll make the avocado into guacamole next time.

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Spices! - Fremont, CA

I wanted to try this place because I tried fish fillet in chili oil at a different restaurant and I wanted to compare the two. Luckily for me, I ate this one and couldn’t remember how the other one tasted. I’ll just settle for both being good! I love fish when it’s cooked like this and just melts in your mouth, and they put chunky garlic on top that really solidified my love for garlic. 

We also got the Mongolian beef because we figured we should get something other than the fish, and it was also solid! As a note: this was during my low carb challenge, and I was pleasantly surprised to have made it through without any rice! 

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Low Carb Kathy - Dak Galbi and Sides

This meal was thrown together pretty haphazardly honestly. For the dak galbi, I took frozen chicken thighs, cooked them up with some onion and broccoli stems, added in gochujang, chee hou sauce, and ketchup, melted some mozzarella on top, and threw on some sesame seeds. The mushrooms are just cooked down and on top of some arugula, and the broccoli I just blanched, salted, and flavored with sesame oil and sesame seeds.

As a note: From September 24th to October 24th I’m not eating bread, rice, or noodles in an attempt to lower my blood sugar, kick my addiction to carbs, and lessen the frequency of me overeating. However, I just found a bunch of drafts that I never posted, so my low-carb posts are going to be mixed in with a bunch of not low carb meals, so it’ll look like I’ve failed my challenge, but I promise if I fail I’ll let you know! In the meantime, enjoy the food I took for granted before I decided to actually care about my health.

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Corporate Catering - Day Away

We recently had a “day away” where the whole company has the day off to drink at an open bar, participate in a ping pong tournament, and eat free food! You best believe I was super excited to see that they had catered the food of my people, but I was also concerned by the decision to put the food outside (heat and flies are not a good combo), and the presentation of the food itself. The herbs and fish sauce were unlabeled, and I worried that people wouldn’t know how to put together their papaya salads or banh mi. 

At the end of the day I knew it wasn’t my responsibility to tell people how to enjoy their food, so I enjoyed my food quietly, and ended up winning the ping pong tournament. Overall a good time!