We took Tessa out for her first real mountain bike ride on my old Trek 4500. She did awesome even though she did an endo at one of the spots. Tough girl ended up getting herself a new mountain bike and ready to hit the trail again soon!
Archive for April, 2011
Apr 13 2011
Review: d’lish kitchen and coffee house – Scottsdale, AZ
Last year when we were staying at the Scottsdale/Tempe area for two weeks, I noticed a cute tiny drive through/coffee shop tucked away on Scottsdale Rd just south of Thomas. I have been wanting to go there but never really had the chance.
So last month, I was able to stop by during breakfast after I dropped off Jeremy at work for something to get my day started.
It was a good call!
I was greeted with a casual smile and relax tone. I have to be honest, that I was a little overwhelmed by the menu. There were surprisingly a lot more items on there than I anticipated.
After a few minutes of looking things over, I decided to order a small dirty chai and a Low-Carb Breakfast – Hash patty, two eggs, pepper jack cheese, tomato, avocado & pesto, served on a bed of organic spring mix greens with balsamic vinaigrette – $6.
I actually really liked their pesto sauce, it was not too overpowering so I can enjoy the flavors of each individual ingredient. Like their menu suggested, it was a “balanced” item, on both the ingredients and flavors.
It was a real good portion and yummy! I would probably order the eggs less done next time, I like my yolks runny~
The second time, I came back here with Jeremy. I told him that this little place reminded me of a couple of places we liked in Moab, Utah. The staff seems to really know their customers and remember what the regular customers liked. Also a big bonus for me is that they will occasionally address their customers with “Sir” and “My Lady.” Puts a BIG smile on my face~
I ordered California Club the second time I was here and I loved it! The ingredients were well balanced and the freshly toasted artisan bread was the perfect softness and firmness for you to bite into it.
Jeremy ordered the House Style Frittata. It was really good. This was Jeremy’s first time here and thought it was awesome and he has went back to d’lish more than I have now.
I most recent visit there, I ordered the Veggie D’lite (Wrap) and Portobello Mushroom soup. Both were great, as usual, I have not had anything here that I did not like, which is rare. This is the reason why I normally try to visit one place more than three times before I write a full review about it.
There are a handful of parking spots surrounding the building just on the right hand side of the drive way. But I find myself liking the spot on the north side of the building the one right next to the sidewalk. Makes it easy to park and pull out our big truck.
They do have WiFi here if you want to hang out and work a little while you enjoy a cup of joe and some good food.
Check them out~
d’lish drive thru kitchen and coffee house
2613 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Hours
Monday to Friday: 6 am – 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 7 am – 4 pm
![Low-Carb Breakfast - d'lish - Scottsdale, AZ](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5569548786_3365760495_s.jpg "Close up of the yumminess... I actually really like their pesto sauce, it was not too overpowering so I can enjoy the flavors of each individual ingredient. Like their menu suggested, it was a "balanced" item, on both the ingredients and flavors.")
Apr 09 2011
Review: Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Color – Light Intense Auburn R3
Jeremy has been encouraging me to dye my hair red. And I have been curious about how red hair looks on me. So I started looking for potential DIY hair dye from stores.
We went to Fry’s last week for grocery shopping and I saw the Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Color – Light Intense Auburn R3. It states that it is designed specifically for naturally dark color hair.
Like most Asians, my hair is really dark and thick in volume. My hair is medium in texture but it does not really take in color very well. So I normally have to leave hair dye in for 2+ hours to get some color… which is really bad for my hair.
Jeremy was promoting me to try it, so we got two boxes since from previous experience I need to use double or sometimes triple the amount for the amount of hair I have plus the length. There was even one time I used two boxes and needed a third so Jeremy had to run out and get me another box.
I had already tried to lighten my hair color with Kao Prettia Soft Bubble Hair Color in Sweet Pink a few days ago, and ended up not really liking the color too much. It ended up looking a little too flat against my complexion, so I am looking forward to give it a little more boost.
This series is exclusively designed for naturally dark hair people to get a intense red color. It does not work on hair that has been colored to a black or dark brown shade. Also not recommended for predominantly gray hair.
The mixing of the chemical is pretty standard, easy to follow instruction and a pretty good quality set of latex gloves, not the thin, cheap plastic ones.
As soon as I saw the main bottle, I know I needed a second box so I was glad we got two. One box was enough to cover about 2/3 of my hair. Since I have already lighten my hair to more of a medium brown, the red really showed through, almost exactly like they showed on the box. I had several highlights from some bleaching done last year, so I ended up with some really bright red highlights, which was a happy accident.
I think a combination of this product designed specifically for dark hair and I have already lighten my hair a little a few days ago, helped with the really impressive result for just one hour of coloring time.
It was really messy doing this by myself, it would have been much easier to have this done by Jeremy or a friend. It also had a strong smell, so some people might not like that.
It took me about 15 – 20 minutes to rinse the chemical out of my hair and it still was not completely clear… I assume that is what it takes to get this intense red for dark hair. The conditioner that came with it was not bad, but it definitely left my hair much healthier compared to the Kao hair dye.
I highly recommend this to my fellow dark hair peeps, but I don’t know how the color would fade and how long the color will last. So I am curious to find out.
Here are the before and after photos.
Before: Right after I colored with Kao Prettia Soft Bubble Hair Color in Sweet Pink
After: The second day of coloring with Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Color – Light Intense Auburn R3
