I stopped at Bi-rite market to pick up some zucchini for work. Bi-rite is one of the many independently owned markets in the bay area that make me so happy to live here. They have the greatest selection of produce, prepared foods, and little goodies. Unlike supermarket check out aisles, the counter area here has things I actually want to eat (like poco dolce chocolate), making it a little dangerous to shop there!!

Today was another late morning, so it wasn’t until after errands that I ended up getting in breakfast:

First, a coffee from Dolores Park Cafe. I got one for Karen, but forgot that people with 2 month old babies like large coffees rather than my modest small size that gets me up and going…

Then, I got to try some of Karen’s newest batch of home made granola. I had about 1/2 cup, and covered it with a little milk. The stuff was phenomenal!!! I got to bring home a jar of it, and will have to restrain myself from snacking on it constantly.

Then I snacked on some carrots, and a little bit of apple. (Extra from a recipe we were testing).

After some hard work,

Finally, we ended up getting out of the house for lunch, and ran over to Bi-rite again for some of their delicious sandwiches. Because I don’t eat sandwiches very often, I decided to go all out and get myself their version of the Banh Mi sandwich – which is a Vietnamese sandwich on a baguette, typically filled with pickled carrots, cucumbers, cilantro, peppers, pate and a type of meat. (It’s actually a really great combo, that holds up well in a lunch box.)

I got the chicken and chicken pate version, and managed to eat the entire thing while we sat outside in the sunshine. Theirs is quite good, but a little gourmet-ified (and pricier!) from the more authentic stuff you can get on Clement Street.

After lunch we went back to work, and then I took over looking after the little one (Dez) while Karen actually managed to get some other work done. This, as you can see, was not too difficult. Look at the sleeping angel!!

Now I’m off to get in a nice walk while it is still warm!

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