Roninsakura: Guess where I get to celebrate my birthday? Supporting my boys!!! GOOOOOO WAAAAAARRRRRIIIOOOOOORRRRSSS!!! . . #warriors #sfwarriors #goldenstatewarriors #oracle #oraclearena #basketball #2017playoffs๐Ÿ€ #2017playoffs #dubson7 #dubs #curryfangirl
Roninsakura: Birthday Freebie #4: Free drink at Choux via FiveStars! I got their Hot Chocolate- it was delicious! It was nice and thick, chocolatey and creamy! AND, of course I had to get a petit choux, mes petits choux - how could I resist this adorable one? :mushro
Roninsakura: I didn't get a chance to post this last night. . Birthday Freebie #3: Free Burger at Armadillo Willy's (Up to $9.99). So, after 2 ice cream appetizers, last night, I had a Mushroom Swiss Burger and Texas Tots! Delicious! The bun is so soft and the burger
Roninsakura: Birthday Freebie #2: Free ice cream sandwich from Cream via FiveStars. I got mine with one Snickerdoodle cookie and one Butter Sugar cookie with Toasted Almonds ice cream and topped with chopped almonds! Yum! The cookies were delicious, just crisp/firm e
Roninsakura: It's begun again! (Although, My bday is not until May 2! Lol!) . Birthday Freebie #1: Free Dole Whip at Pokeatery via FiveStars. No purchase necessary! So good! Dole Whip is one of my favorite foods! Why, it's like I'm in Disneyland! Happy Birthday to m
Roninsakura: Our orange hibiscus! ๐ŸŒบ (Bonus heart, for those of you who like to find them!) ๐Ÿ’› . . Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time - like to have a friend takes time. -Georgia O'Keeffe- . . . #
Roninsakura: ๐ŸŒบ Our pretty hibiscus! ๐ŸŒบ #hibiscus #flower #flowers #hawaiianflower #wegrewanemoji
Roninsakura: After dinner, yesterday, we ended the evening with a little dessert at Stella Pastry - I had a mocha, a piece of Sacrapantina cake (their specialty) and a raspberry jam cookie! So good! I love that cake! It's light and creamy like a tiramisu, but not coff
Roninsakura: ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ Louie Louie! Oh, baby! We gotta eat! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!! ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต And, last, but not least, we also tried the Crab Louie Salad at Betty Lou's Seafood! It was really good! Lots of fresh crab and great dressing!
Roninsakura: We also tried their Sand Dabs, and they were delicious! These are one of my faves, prepared exactly how I love them! Lightly floured and fried, and seasoned simply, yet perfectly! So good, they'll make you dab. In fact, that's how they coined that term, d
Roninsakura: So, we tried this new place for dinner, tonight! This is Betty Lou's Seafood & Grill - Which is basically the original Sotto Mare trio of Chef Hector Chaparro, Betty Pesce and Louise Taylor! They have basically the same menu as Sotto Mare, just freshened
Roninsakura: So, this happened! Yeah, I tried the Unicorn Frappuccino at Starbucks, this morning. I liked the look of it, it is super cute! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’— But, the flavor, not so much. I usually like sweet-tart flavors - and I love Mango! - b
Roninsakura: Often, when we reflect on things, we see ourselves in the process. Last Thursday, we attended the Members Only viewing of the Bouquets To Art exhibition at the de Young Museum. We've been going for the past few years, and it is always so beautiful and i
Roninsakura: Not only is it the First Day of Spring, it's National Ravioli Day! So, we're trying Raley's brand Four Cheese Ravioli - it's really good! I whipped together a mushroom tomato sauce and voilà! Happy Ravioli Day! (Yes, there's a bunch more raviolis under th
Roninsakura: Celebrating the First Day of Spring with a free Rita's Ice! You can still get one until 9:00 pm! For an extra $1, you can add a dollop of frozen custard on top! Yes, please! I got half grape half cherry ice (yummy bits of real cherry!) with a swirl of van
Roninsakura: Happy First Day of Spring, Bud! ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ "Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." -Henry Ward Beecher- And, I am very grateful to be able to behold these fleeting florals. Love these littl
Roninsakura: I still have never found a four-leaf clover. But, I do see a lot of green hearts, and I feel pretty lucky! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’šโ˜˜๏ธโ˜˜๏ธโ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿ€โ˜˜๏ธ I'm mostly in it for the seasonal green foods and beverages, and the corned beef a
Roninsakura: Celebrating Pi Day! 8:55 pm. It was so crazy and they ran out of all kinds of stuff, but the staff maintained a good attitude and were still very friendly and professional to the end, even after rude and demanding customers! They honored the coupon and be
Roninsakura: Celebrating National Pi Day with Banana Cream Pie (Claim Jumpers, but still good!) Happy Pi Day! Happy Pie! #bananacreampie #claimjumpers #nationalpiday2017 #nationalpiday #pi #pie #food #pieceofthepieforpi
Roninsakura: Freedom Isn't Free We watched the candidates. We studied them - or not. We cast our ballots. We didn't vote. After the election, we find ourselves at odds with one another; divided as a nation; questioning our fellow Americans. Uniting for a cause. We ce
Roninsakura: "Where there's tea, there's hope." - Arthur Wing Pinero - Having a cuppa (or 100!) at the 5th Annual San Francisco International Tea Festival, today. Many lovely teas and a few tasty bites. This, here, is a taste of freshly brewed Sen Cha from Sugimoto
Roninsakura: Happy Halloween, witches! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ’€โœจ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘บ๐Ÿ™€๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ‘นโšฐ๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซโ˜ ๐Ÿญ #happyhalloween #halloween #witch #witches #spellbound #sweetsa
Roninsakura: Hangin' with the Foodie Chap, Liam Mayclem! He's so nice! I'm volunteering at the Senior Information Fair - helping Liam at the stage. So far, we've Zumba'd and enjoyed Jazz music. Next up is hula! #liammayclem @liammayclem #seniorinformationfair #marinci
Roninsakura: Our Ono IG Ohana 12-course dinner at Liholiho Yacht Club, the other evening 10/4/16: 7. The last "appetizer" before the mains was the Heirloom tomatoes with furikake crunch and a shiso ranch - amaze! It was so refreshing because the tomatoes were out o
Roninsakura: Our Ono IG Ohana 12-course dinner at Liholiho Yacht Club, the other evening 10/4/16: 6. The next dish was the Marinated Squid with crispy tripe, cabbage and peanuts. Chef Kapur is just a food magician! He takes all these flavors and textures and create
Roninsakura: Our Ono IG Ohana 12-course dinner at Liholiho Yacht Club, the other evening 10/4/16: 5. This. We added this super secret menu item to our special menu, just because I HAVE TO HAVE IT!! It is the Spam Rice Bowl, and that's housemade spam, my friends! I
Roninsakura: Our Ono IG Ohana 12-course dinner at Liholiho Yacht Club, the other evening 10/4/16: 4. And, for our fourth course, we had the Liholiho classic and trademark dish - Tuna poke with sesame oil and radish on a nori cracker. Divine! This is one of my faves
Roninsakura: Our Ono IG Ohana 12-course dinner at Liholiho Yacht Club, the other evening 10/4/16: 3. Then, we had Fried oyster with beef carpaccio, 1000 island and butter lettuce. A great combo of flavors and textures! I love carpaccio! And how awesome to do a tiny
Roninsakura: Our Ono IG Ohana 12-course dinner at Liholiho Yacht Club, the other evening 10/4/16: 2. Next up, we had Duck liver toast with jalapeño and pickled pineapple. So yummy! The "toast" is more like a yummy cake-bread, with the delicious, creamy duck liver.
Roninsakura: Our lovely IG Ohana 12-course dinner at Liholiho Yacht Club, the other evening 10/4/16: 1. Popcorn with togarashi and butter - they got the party started with this fun little mini starter. It had a slight kick to it, and is a nice complement to your co