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We went to the Farmer’s Market two weekends in a row. I just couldn’t get enough of the burst of colors of the fruits, vegetables and flowers there.

Don’t expect a digital frame here. Just this old rustic frame standing smack in the middle of that frenzy of colors tells you everything here is all natural.

They have such a variety of fruits and veggies it positively made my head spin with ideas. Just imagine the kind of food you can cook up with all these!

Yes, I’m still here in sunny California enjoying the cool morning breezes and hopefully cooler temperatures this weekend. Well, last weekend, we visited Whole Foods, a grocery store that’s packed with organic food, healthy food and all that’s good and green, even for those with malignant Mesothelioma.

Well, we also found a little surprise. They have a buffet corner where you can pile your recycled paper plate with yummy, healthy food of your choice. What’s interesting is that at checkout, just present your filled plate and you get charged for your food by the pound.

This is what I had. Fish and a few chips, mashed potatoes (yes, I was starving!), salad, chow mein and curry chicken (miss my spicy so much!).

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Once in a while, my aunt would whip up our favorite steamed yam cake for us if we beg hard enough. I haven’t got a clue how it’s made. I really should learn the recipe from her one of these days since my kids love it so much and the ones sold outside are somewhat watered down and not as yammy.

This picture of this steamed yam cake was taken before she sprinkled the chopped spring onions on top. So it looks rather bland with only chopped peanuts and fried shallots. But trust me, once you drizzle on the accompanying chilly and brown sauces, it tastes like heaven!

Steamed yam cake is a great one-dish meal usually served at lunch. It’s usually eaten slightly warm or at room temperature. I’ve never tried to subject it to the coolness of refrigerator filters but I doubt it would taste good cold.

On a whim, we decided to check out the Deutsches Gasthaus, a bar that serves German food. We got there early, way ahead of the happy hour crowd so we practically had the place to ourselves. Nice !

We ordered the Premium Sausage set (or something like that) which came with a veggie salad and a potato salad and this heap of scrumptious sausages and the cool thing is that they all tasted different.

The Grilled Platter came with a veggie salad, a heap of french fries and an assortment of grilled lamb, chicken, pork and more sausages!

You may not know what a duet dha is but you should know that these yummy sausages are known as ‘wurst’ in German, though there really is no reason to call them that when they are clearly the ‘best’ tasting ever!