Breakfast for lunch

We went to Buttercup Kitchen for breakfast around 2 pm, which was pretty ridiculous, but seeing as how Jim had just recently woken up, it technically was his breakfast. I had already eaten breakfast, so I had breakfast again. We got our usual order from there, Jim the Kitchen Sink Omelet with Spanish Sauce, egg beaters, wheat toast, and O'Briens, and I got I-forget-the-name-of-it egg beaters omelet, but it was mushrooms, avocado, and onion, sub spinach for bacon, hold the cheese, sour cream on the side, and Spanish sauce. Whew, what a mouthful (yes, feel sorry for the server)! I also got hashbrowns and a blueberry muffin.

I love Buttercup Kitchen. That is probably the best chain breakfast place I know of--puts Denny's and IHOP to shame! My blueberry muffin wasn't as good as usual, but the rest of the food . . . c'est magnifique! For whatever reason, I was absolutely starving.

Afterwards, we went to the gym because Jim had a semi-private swim lesson to teach. I hauled my lazy butt onto the treadmill and ran 2.5 miles at 6 mph on level 6. I watched Tyler's Ultimate while I was doing so, so the ordeal wasn't horrible. It was very nice being the only one in the room, because I got to control the TV. I seriously doubt anyone else would have wanted to watch Tyler Florence make BBQ chicken. But I'm going to have to try that recipe sometime. I also watched a bit of Semi-Homemade, but I'm not the hugest fan of the show. However, she did make a guava glazed chicken that sounded like Jim would like.

For dinner, we ate at Robert's China Garden, discounted courtesy of the Entertainment Book. That's the restaurant I had my law school graduation party at, and the food is divine. Of course, for graduation, I had an all-vegetarian custom-made feast that was super good. I still salivate thinking about the imitation pineapple chicken. Tonight we got the same order we've made the last 2-3 times we've been (not that we go very often): veggie chow fun, Schezchuan chicken, veggie egg fu young, and tofu. I added a snow pea and mushroom dish, too. They forgot our rice, but that was probably okay in the long run because it was an awful lot of food. Even though egg fu young isn't technically real Chinese food, it was super good food. I just love it, especially the way they make it (think and extra egg-y). Their chow fun is pretty good, too, and it wasn't as greasy as it usually is. I prefer chow mein myself, but it's nice to change things up once in a while. The tofu wasn't so great this time, but Jim liked it. It always seems to change, and tonight's version was tomato-based. That's not what made it off--it just tasted way too oily for me. I really liked the snow peas, which came with button and shiitake mushrooms and water chestnuts.

I was super stoked for my fortune, which said that I would travel to many exotic places. It's a sign!!