Happy B-day, Keath
From Rancho Oso
Today is Keath's birthday and the last day at Oso so we decided to spend nice and relax (and packing) day. Starting with tri-berry muffin, bacon, fresh pineapple and coffee. The new muffin pan we just got works great. It fits inside the toaster and matching size for my muffin paper. I was little bit skeptical about using regular toaster to bake muffin. No way. It came out really great. Crispy outside and moist & fluffy inside. Mmmm, yummy! After breakfast, Keath did bike/car maintenance. He ran to TT Market to pick oils for Geo and found out it's only $5 for unlimited climbing pass. TT got a movable climbing wall as one of the weekend attractions. What a perfect timing! So he grabbed his climbing gears & shoes then headed down to the climbing area. When Kodiak and I got there, there he is having a great time; racing with other guy, climbing with one hand, etc. Took some pictures then go back to RV. Since we will have dinner at Stone Lodge tonight, I wanted to make some birthday special lunch for Keath. (Kinda surprise lunch). I don't have enough time… What should I cook… It's hot today. OK. I'll make Japanese style cold noodles. Angel hair like wiry noodle called Somen is very popular dish during summer in Japan. Cook noodles for 5-7 minutes and rinse in cold water (remove starch). Serve cold, usually sprinkle thin sliced green onion in dipping sauce. But today is Keath's B-day. Add some toppings to Somen and make it special version! Cut shiitake mushroom (sweet soy sauce flavor), thin fried eggs, ham and zucchini into Julienne and add to Somen. Taddaaaan!! Look gorgeous and taste great. (and really easy & quick, too)
Dinner at Stone Lodge was better than I expected. We sat outside patio to enjoy the beautiful nature. Even it's still bright outside, one ranger started campfire. I thought it's kinda early for campfire. Half way the dinner, other ranger started giving out S'more. It's for everybody. (even for adults). I see. As we were watching how people roast their marshmallows, it was interested. Some people just couldn't wait and set marshmallows on fire. (Really. One boy actually looked happy to see burning marshmallows). Others are really patient. Spend almost 10 minutes to slowly roast it. No matter how you make, S'more is fun and tasty treat. Both Keath and I love slow roasted marshmallows. It's worth waiting for. How do you like your marshmallow?