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蕃茄牛肉鑲青椒

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牛絞肉 100公克
蕃茄 1顆

It is weekend again.
This is the last weekend before I began to work, so I decide to visit Bandera county.
After saying Happy father's day to my family, I researched a lot of information about Bandera. There is a Bandera fall and city park is looking beautiful.. mm, sounds good to me.. Let's go!

Actually, Bandera is around 45 miles west from San Antonio. The best way to go just take 16 directly take you to Bendera. I got to say, highway 16 inside San Antonio is a little bit traffic, but after 1604., it is getting better. It is a beautiful scenic drive within hill country... A lot of cedar trees..

型男大主廚是我在美國增進廚藝會看的節目，
超愛阿基師跟JAMES的五分鐘出好菜，簡單又蠻好學，
只是刀功沒那麼流利，所以五分鐘，對我而言，似乎是不太可能完成一道菜啦！

下面是最近一直試作的菜，三杯杏鮑菇，要知道這兒的菇可是超貴的，

This past Tuesdays, I wanted to go to San Marco Kipling store to exchange my things, but unfortunately, there were no sale.
Therefore, I did not spend so much time over there, instead, I decided to cruise around New Braunfels.

New Braunfels is 25 miles from San Antonio, which you can see it from its name, a city related to German heritage.
There are some historical downtown areas to let visitors walk around to appreciate the ancient architectural heritage,

Why I want to make this?
Because right now it is the season of peach harvest, and my peaches just ripe to a good taste, and as well as my mango.
I bought some fresh spring max for salad, so I thought I should make some salsas and mix with my spring veg to add a flavor.
Also, this salsa is good with tortilla and chips. another alternative for plain tomato salsa or guacamole.

About the San Antonio River walk extension, last time, I just walked from Pearl Brewery to San Antonio Muse sum of Art
This time, Richard, Jenny and I were going further for our Sat. hiking from Pearl Brewery to Brooklyn Ave.
There are some new feature, such as the Lock & Dam

牛筋中不僅不含膽固醇，其脂肪含量也比肥肉低，最厲害的滴是牛筋富含豐富的膠原蛋白，它能增強人體細胞生理代謝，使皮膚更富有彈性和韌性，延緩皮膚的衰老，簡直就是愛美女性的餐桌保養品！所以阿，本人也是超愛吃這的啦！趁著最近有空，趕快準備一些戰備糧食，不然開學後就累，沒時間作囉！

These days, San Antonio is the same hot as Taiwan as usual.
Everyday is above 100F. I tried to get around in the morning and stay home after the heat is up around 2:00pm.

Because of economy recession, the gas price is not that as high as $4.00/gal, but recently it went up to almost $2.4/gal.
Compared to last Christmas, I only got $1.4/gal, it already rose for $1 per gallon.

It is an extreme experience to first visit such a store, Academy Sports + Outdoors.
I have known this store since I have been in San Antonio, but because I have never been a really sports fan, I had no any interest to shop in such a store.

I have been lazy in Taiwan for 2 months. Wow!
eating a lot, enjoy the family time and meeting old friends..
Quite miss the good time in Taiwan.

While back to San Antonio, the most unbearable thing is the heat.