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Lunch time...and your hungry...and your with a friend. What's better than going to a all ya can eat asian buffet?! After a bit of deciding where to go, my friend Pete found a Korean place that has a Korean BBQ buffet for only 7 bucks! It was a bit far out, about 20 min. away, but he called the place and the woman said it goes til 3. We decided to go try it, there was another buffet that had Chinese food close by it anyways.

 

So, we drive up there and find a small faded yellow building with a green asian style roof and the parking lot is empty. Bad sign. Another bad sign was with the asian roof, it had old classic western saloon swinging doors for the entrance. But being that we just drove all that way, we ventured inside. Let me tell ya, I have never seen anything so weird or sureal. There was not a single person in the place! No customers, no staff, not even a hostess at the front desk. The place was really dark, and I think there was even some construction being done in back. Pete swore he heard people in the background when he called too! It was like something out of a ghost town scene. We kiddingly said it was all a 'front' and there was a speakeasy of some kind downstairs. LOL!!!

 

So, we quickly departed there and drove to the Chinese buffet that was a few blocks away. We both had eaten there a few times and knew it was a great place with a huge selection. My small asian frame went back 2 times and loaded up with Teriaki chicken, Shumai (seasoned ground pork wrapped in a circular noodle) egg rolls, deep fried shrimp, General Tsao chicken, broiled salmon and rice....I ended with a dessert plate of 2 butterfly cookies, 2 sesame balls (fried dough with sweet bean paste filling rolled in sesame seeds) and a little bowl of chocolate/vanilla swirl soft serve ice cream with chocolate chips, crushed cookie, and hot fudge toppings! Ohhh yeah! Suffed but sooo happy! :)

 

Side note: There really ought to be a rule for some people who make a major pig of themselves at buffets. I mean when a fresh tray of crab legs comes out from the kitchen, why do some people take like a 1/3 of the legs and pile it onto their plate! How about saving some for the other people who may want some. Gluttony is a sad and scary thing.

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We mark the sad anniversary of last year's violent oppression of the people of Tibet by the Chinese invaders.
Chinese soldiers that dressed as monks were used to discredit the peaceful monks.

Chinese people have their internet access restricted to keep the truth from them. Pray for the peaceful people of Tibet who are being murdered by the invaders.

Like I said, my grandparents came with us - and my grandmother, as pretty much every year, bought me a heart shaped box of chocolates. She`s so sweet. :) Laura Second brand, which is different, but listen to this...
They ain't just chocolate. They're MINT CHOCOLATE. :D They taste just like the ice cream flavour! :) They're so succulent and heavenly!

Well, anyway, I went to that second dinner I was talking about earlier. It was really delicious, and the atmosphere was really cozy - despite it being Chinese and Japanese themed. It was really beautiful, and had a wide selection of foods.

Although, I went absolutely crazy on the chocolate-dipped strawberries - I decided to be risky and try some Sushi. ...That had no raw fish in it. Does it still count as Sushi, then?
I don't remember what it was called. "Cucumber Roll" or something like that. Part of me was thinking why I even dared to stick a piece of Sushi on my plate... But I placed it in my mouth, anyway.

I was expecting it to be terrible. But it really wasn`t. It was good, but a little bit bland. One of those "Meh, it's okay" foods.

Anybody have stories about trying new foods out? How did it go? Did you like it, or dislike it?
Tell me some stories. :)

When I was struggling to find ways losing my body weight, a friend of mine had suggested some protein rich foods to supplement high carb foods to cut down those extra pounds.

Protein foods need an acid intermediate for absorption. You should take only one type of protein at a time. Eat whatever protein food you want but do not consume it in combination with any starch food. Good and high quality proteins will help you to reduce weight by controlling your appetite and will improve your metabolism.

With the help of protein, we can build our body efficiently and we can be more active and energetic. When you go on a weight loss program and if you take high protein foods, you won’t get tired and will be active as usual. It also helps in weight loss by keeping your stomach full and hunger free for long time. You can even take fresh fruits and veggies along with high protein food like eggs etc.

Eggs hold the maximum quality protein found in any food because they offer all the necessary amino acids your body requires in a perfect way. You can say eggs as storage for proteins and can consume food in combination with eggs.

You can even opt for protein shakes. It tastes different and you too will enjoy its taste and at the same time you consume protein rich food.

Protein is an essential nutrient required by every person on a daily basis. Protein is made up of necessary and unnecessary amino acids, which are the structure blocks for healthy bodies. The only way you can get high protein foods is intake of high proteins in the diet. Even the protein powders are complete proteins.

When there is any post-weight-loss operation, the patients have difficulty absorbing nutrients, and the proteins are required more for them than in general.

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rich foods and their recipes. The site always offers a feast with scores of ideas and recipes to my taste buds without letting me put on more weight.