Tres Potrillos was less than a quarter mile from our hotel so we went there for dinner. Here is what we had:
6 jumbo shrimp marinated and rolled up with bacon and prepared to perfection. Served on a bed of lettuce with sliced oranges and ranch dressing.
Grilled steak served with Mexican rice, fried beans, guacamole salad, pico de gallo, jalapeños and four flour tortillas
Grilled chicken, melted cheese, chorizo and pineapple. Served over a flour tortilla with Mexican rice, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and cheese
I asked them to hold the rice and beans, but they insisted on being wasteful.
Luckily, Jennie also avoided being poisoned...
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Jennie was invited to attend the CrossFit 101 seminar at CrossFit Legacy this weekend so we drove to Akron, OH today. Knowing full well that road trips usually result in HORRIBLE food choices, we made sure we were prepared for the 7 hour drive. We stopped at Starbucks for a couple Americanos and ate from our cooler which was stocked with plenty of water, 12 hard boiled eggs, almonds, 85% cacao bars, and a meatza!
For those of you who do not know, meatza is a pizza in which the crust is made of meat instead of dough. Here are some in-process pictures of our latest meatza creation:
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As most of you know, Jennie and I spent our honeymoon in Costa Rica. We stayed at the Hotel Parador in Quepos for 9 days. This hotel was amazing in so many ways, but I was very impressed with their free breakfast. I can't think of anyplace, outside of my own kitchen, that I have eaten this good for breakfast. Oh, and did I mention that it was FREE!?
Here is what I loaded up on the first morning we were there:
- Bacon
- Omelette with Cheese and Mushrooms
- 2 Hard Boiled Eggs
- Small Cup of Fresh OJ
- Multiple Cups of Black Coffee
One plate of this goodness simply wasn't going to do so I went back and reloaded with this:
Same stuff as the first time, but I added a couple pieces of fresh pineapple and papaya this time.
Comments:
The bacon was fatty and greasy, just as any good bacon should be. I don't know what kind of cheese they use in Costa Rica, but it was right up my alley. It was a mellower white cheese that had the consistency of string cheese at room temperature. Perfect in an omelette if you ask me. Their coffee is very strong in flavor. I would even argue that it had more flavor than the espresso at Starbucks. Because of this, I had a minimum of 2 cups with every breakfast. As for the OJ, I decided that my honeymoon is a once in a lifetime event so I treated myself to something that I never have anymore. Oh, and it was worth it.
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