Yesterday turned out to be my day of new experiences! For our Friday lunch outing, my friend and I tried a new sushi restaurant. Then, after work, I went to my new neighborhood farmer’s market. It was much busier than I expected which is great! I bought bing cherries, fresh peaches, baby beets with their greens still attached, purple “green” beans (which will probably turn green when cooked anyway), green and yellow zucchini no bigger than my thumb, some long spiral sesame breadsticks and two hazelnut shortbread cookies. I don’t know what I’m going to do with all of it yet but I’m sure it will be delicious. Since the farmer’s market is so close to my home, I’m planning on making this a regular thing. Plus, with Trader Joe’s right in between, I can turn it into a whole shopping experience.

For dinner, Robert and I went to the Vietnamese-fusion restaurant, Monsoon, voted as one the best neighborhood restaurants in Seattle by Bon Appetit. I have been wanting to eat there forever. It’s a bit farther than our normal walk for dinner but still in the neighborhood. We started with the crab and shrimp spring rolls which were very crisp and quite good. Robert had the cubed flank steak which was very well-seasoned (yes, I did try a little tiny piece.) I had the catfish claypot which was perfectly cooked and very flavorful too. I should have added a vegetable dish for us to share because they had some nice seasonal options available and neither of our dishes came with vegetables. It was a bit pricey but not overly so. Plus, as I’ve said before, it’s good to get out of that rut and go out for a nice dinner every once in a while.

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