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More PIZZA blogging?? Of course.

When we aren't stuffing our face with OneSpeed's or Luigi's pie, we make our own. With the help of Trader Joe's dough that is. Now that my wife has shown me the ropes, these are amazingly pretty easy to make. It has become an all hands on family participation pizza night now. Perfect!
Kate likes plain cheese & some tomatoes.

For our creation, we added sliced rosemary chicken, fresh mozzarella & sliced garlic.

Man, I'm getting hungry now.

Boy with Bike

jen@ripecompany.com

jen@ripecompany.com

Hey, an appearance from Kate!

Date Night tonight.

A night with no plans - check
Babysitter - check
Money - no check but we'll make it work.

This will be our first visit to the new Press Bistro. It now occupies the old Dragonfly next to Zocalos on Capital / 18th Street.

More to come after we go eat.  (:

http://thepressbistro.com/


Well it happened. We found another fantastic eatery here in our lovely downtown area. We've been reading & hearing good reviews on The Press and they did not disappoint us.

Here's J finishing the last of the dishes before our babysitter got here. 

We arrived alittle early so we could sit at the bar and have a drink. Those of us with kids know that any chance to sit in a bar chair, you take it.
The wife had a great red wine blend and I had a Downtown Brown on tap to start things off. We chose to spend this time at the bar to look over the menu and select our meal before our friends showed up. No time to waste.
Tapas were first (3 for $10): The fried garlic meatballs were awesome.
J ordered the Pappardelle Bolognese and I got the Hanger Steak. We loved it!

 Go to The Press Bistro. Everything we ate here - Did Not Suck...

Pangaea. Love this local spot!

Another neighborhood spot that serves quality food, wine, Temple coffee, and a huge beer selection.


http://pangaeatwobrews.com/

These are Scrumptious and perfect for the holidays

This is straight from my friend and bro-n-law that I will share with you (you should be feeling really lucky right about now). I've had the pleasure of indulging these stuffed mushrooms and sipping the wonderful flavors of an Aiena wine once or twice. These are two things that will make you happy.

Dear Family & Friends of Aiena Wines,

I raise a glass to the spirit of family and what is near to them — the
welcoming of friends and strangers as community.

We hope you enjoy Mary Aiena Sena's time honored Stuffed Mushroom recipe as
much as we have over the years.

Aiena’s Stuffed Mushrooms

12-16 Large Mushroom Caps (stems removed)
1 Cup Ricotta Cheese
1/3 Cup Plain Breadcrumbs (slighted toasted beforehand if desired)
1/4 Cup  Pecorino Romano Grated Cheese
1/4 Cup Parmigiano-Reggiano Grated Cheese
2 Tablespoons Chopped Parsley
1 Large Garlic Clove (finely chopped or 1/3 teaspoon garlic powder)
A Dash of Sea Salt and Ground Black Pepper.
1/3 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4-5 Tablespoons of water

Place Ricotta cheese in mushroom caps.  Blend together the next 6
ingredients (breadcrumbs, cheeses, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper) and
press onto the tops of the ricotta cheese capped mushrooms. Press a slight
indentation with thumb into the center of the mushroom. Sprinkle each top of
mushroom in and around indentation with half of the olive oil, while adding
the rest of the olive oil to the bottom of the roasting pan around the
mushrooms with the 5 tablespoons of water.
Bake in preheated over at 375 degrees for 30-45 minutes, until fork easily
goes through the mushrooms and tops are light golden brown in color.  
Happy Thanksgiving.

Lou Sena
Grandson of Mary Aiena Sena
www.aienawines.com

Art & Bike come together.

Really, taking a photo of a bike is art in itself. Then taking a photo of a bike with art in the photo.....
Bad ass! My custom build that's changing every week depending on the music I listen to.

Another bottom build is my Raleigh daily commuter. Which I can't seem to find any pics of at the moment. I'll update in a few....

Found one. I basicaly blacked out everything that is showing white in this photo. The Wienmann's I gave to my son and replaced the seat to a Brooks.

An incredible new riding clip from Danny MacAskill, as it follows him on a journey from Edinburgh back to his hometown Dunvegan, in the Isle of Skye.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw

Dig the tunes too...

A Dapper Sacramento Tweed update for Nov 21st 2010

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I feel like PIZZA pie tonight... (and a cup of vino)

 What a great neighborhood spot!

My Yelp review back when they first opened:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/onespeed-sacramento#hrid:BWO_jTHLYMh-678z1dqddQ


"Slow bikes, slow food, a general slowing down of our Crazy, Too Busy To Converse Over A Good Meal lifestyle we've all become accustomed to." R.M.

http://onespeedpizza.com/

Sacramento Tweed Ride will continue rain or shine!

jen@ripecompany.com

http://sactotweed.blogspot.com/

I LOVE good coffee!

I had the wonderful experience about 15 years ago to work, learn & participate in the roasting from one of the founding fathers of Java City (Steve Priley of River Rock Coffee).
This is not Steve, but a nice quick look into the process. Watch a visit with Moschetti Coffee in Vallejo.  http://vimeo.com/9463422

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