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Mussel Soup

It was raining here yesterday, so I thought of cooking something soupy. I found my box of mussel in the freezer and luckily I had some ginger in my fridge. It’s a very simple recipe. Unfortunately I didn’t have any leafy vegetable to add to my menu. I usually put spinach, but I didn’t feel like going to the store so it had to do without it. It turned out so good, and aside from the soup is hot, it’s a little spicy. It opened up my sinus and it made me breathe better

If you want to know how I made this, you can leave me a comment. It’s yummy in my tummy!

I had a dream house when I was in High School. Every time I passed that house, I kept telling myself I want one of those someday. It was a simple bungalow, with fence and it’s gated, there was a car parked behind the gate. For a 15 year -old girl, that was a big dream. Then I turned into adult and had a family of my own. We have a house and it’s big enough for all 6 kids and 2 adults. But, I am dreaming for more. I guess, we never stop dreaming until we get what we want.

One of my dreams now is to live in Florida, I have never been there, but I have heard, it’s beautiful. I want to buy a house there one day when retirement has come. I want to live in a place where I can live in paradise. PGA Village Verano in Port Saint Lucie is where I want to reside because it is a place where retirees would want to settle down. The golf course is to die for, the fitness center can keep me fit, it is an all-inclusive, full-service luxury resort-style community featuring the facilities and amenities of your dreams. Don’t we all want to live where everything is within our reach? We’ve already worked hard to get where we want to be, now it’s time to enjoy our lives by living like kings and queens.

If you are interested to live in a place like heaven, you need to contact a Port Saint Lucie real estate agent now to get to live in your dream house. Don’t procrastinate, call now and pick which floor plan you are wanting to check out. Live your life to the fullest, you deserve it.

I go to my Hematologist every 4 weeks to get my blood drawn, my platelet count is slightly elevated for over a year now. After they had taken my blood, I only had to wait for at least fifteen minutes and I will find out the result. I wonder if the lab work Orlando is the same. But I have read on their website that they are also popular for their blood testing without any doctor’s visit, to save time, money and hassle. Having our blood tested can play an important role in our health. Through blood test, doctors can find out if there is something wrong with us. Our blood sugar, cholesterol, liver function, infection and other medical issues can be detected through blood test. If you don’t feel good, don’t procrastinate, go to the doctor and let them diagnose your health problem for you.

Chinese food has always been our favorite food. Whenever we go somewhere, we always look for Chinese Restaurant. I think, we normally eat Chinese food at least twice a month. When we went to Orange Beach this weekend, it was no different. We had to find a Chinese Restaurant to complete our getaway.

Fortunately, my niece remembered this place that they went too and she told us how to get there. It’s a little far from where she’s staying at, but we wanted to treat her out to eat. My husband is a big critic when it comes to food and service. We have had many Chinese Buffets that we tried and we have two favorite places here in our area.

going to Chinese Buffet

When I see Chinese place, I always think of Hot and Sour soup, or if it’s my fave Asian Grill Buffet here, it’s Miso soup with clams. I normally eat seafood when I go to Chinese Restaurant, I want to get my money’s worth. When it’s dinner time, I eat lots of Salt and Pepper Shrimp, Clams, baked salmon and so on and so forth. If I feel like it, I also go for unlimited crab legs.

Lay and cousin Roan

In our case last weekend, we weren’t satisfied with our dinner. Taste wise, it’s not as good as we expected. The service was so poor. Our server only kept taking our empty plates without asking if we needed anything else. She didn’t even give us second serving of drinks, nor asked us if we need more. Tsk!She’s not as attentive as the ones that we have here in our area.

The whole gang without me.

None of their food taste as good as what we have here. But sometimes, when you are hungry, you just have to eat, and also not to waste our money. My niece enjoyed it so much. It’s the first Chinese restaurant she’s even been since coming to Untied States. She doesn’t know any better.

After chow time

I can tell that I wasn’t satisfied. My belly wasn’t as big as when I get done eating at my favorite buffet place

My niece being happy after eating

I asked my husband how much tip he gave our server, he said, he didn’t feel like leaving her a tip because of his dissatisfaction but, he knows that servers only make so much and tips help them make enough. He said, she’s lucky he gave her $2. Is my husband mean? I don’t think so. I know of a lot of people who don’t give a tip at all…

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