Cookin': Turkey Breast Enchilada Casserole

I felt like cooking tonight after work. I ran to Safeway off 19th/Taraval to grab a couple of items I didn't have to create this imagined dish I had in my head.

I had some left over Turkey Breast from last week and I felt like Mexican. Why not whip up something delicious? A Turkey Breast Enchilada Casserole is what came to mind.

I took a mixture of Tomatillo/Avocado Salsa and Onion and marinated the leftover Turkey Breast. I had some canned Enchilada Sauce along with bought low-fat mexican cheese and corn tortillas.

I layered the casserole similar to how one would make a lasagna.

Layers: Enchilada Sauce to coat the dish so the tortillas don't stick, (1) Corn Tortillas, Turkey Mixture, a light amount of cheese, Enchilada Sauce and (2) (1) Corn Tortillas, Turkey Mixture, a light amount of cheese, Enchilada Sauce.

I baked for about 30 minutes at 375 degrees. The result was pretty tasty and took very little effort!

 

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Making of Robyn's 'Indestructible' music video with Lucy McRae

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The making of one of my favorite videos of the year. Just delicious. Very cool.

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My girl, Elizabeth, gets married

I had the pleasure of attending Elizabeth and Charlie's wedding and reception on Saturday, November 13th, 2010. It was nothing less than spectacular. The wedding took place at the Memorial Church at Stanford and the reception was at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. After talking with her about the details for about a year, it was nice to see the whole thing take place without a hitch. I recently got to visit them in Boston/Cambridge during my All You Can Jet trip.

It was my 3rd wedding of my adult life (btw, all have been my girlies.) I'm waiting for a guy pal to get married!

THE VIDEO

Lisa + Charlie Same Day Premiere from AQUA VIVUS on Vimeo.

 

A FEW PHOTOS

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Lunch at The Stand

Grabbed lunch with GLo at The Stand in Woodland Hills after a non-successful Black Friday run.

Berkeley BBQ Burger on Wheat. They had a Foursquare promo too! 2 bucks off...

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"It Gets Better" — Love, Pixar (Video)

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Just lovely. Well done Pixar team. Love the moments of humor in it too.

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Music Video: Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Un Año Sin Ver Llover"

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Really nice. Love this song slash video. Wish I could understand the lyrics 100%. It's the Spanish version of "A Year Without Rain." Something to strive for! :D

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Song of the Moment: Jenna feat. Karl Wolf, "What Happened To Us"

Simply stunning. It's been on repeat for the past week in my car. Great lyrics, awesome beat and vocals. It's the first I've heard of Jenna. I've dug a few songs from Karl Wolf (oh... you Canadians!) before.

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"Portland Fall," an Audio-Visual Love Letter

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This is very pretty. No words needed. My buddy James went to Portland over the weekend. I've only heard great things.

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Lunch was bomb

Lentil Soup (Not Pictured), Veggies (Broccoli), Pork Tenderloin Medallions (with Carmelized Onions and Apples), and SoCo Sweet Potatoes. Yes... alcohol and sweet potatoes go well together.

I heart Sergio, our chef, and his team. They rock!

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Music Video: Olly Murs - "Thinking Of Me"

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Yay Brit Pop! This is a fun music video. I like the retro vibe, too.

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Music Video: Taio Cruz feat. Kylie Minogue, "Higher"

Love this song! I wonder if it's gonna be released in the US as a single?

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Bipolar (6-word Honest Tea Bottle Cap Memoir)

Ha. Pretty dang honest!

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TRON: LEGACY Official Trailer # 3 (Video)

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*melts* in anticipation

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Fiat 500 makes US Debut at LA Auto Show

After my first EuroTrip in 2009, I fell in love with little hatchbacks. Particularly, the Fiat 500 (Pearl White to be exact.) I mean, living in SF, parking is a hard to come by. I think the Fiat 500 would be a perfect car for San Francisco. I love the Italian aesthetics and bubbly design.

Fiat finally revealed the US model at the LA Auto show today. I'm seriously considering this car as a replacement for my nearly 10 year old Honda Civic. I'm also considering the Ford Fiesta, amongst others.

http://www.fiatusa.com/

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Googleween 2010 Photo Booth

This year, I had such a fun time at Googleween in Mountain View. I wanted to see some old friends that I never get to see now that I work in San Bruno. I also spent time in San Bruno hanging with my peeps there. Gotta spread the love.

This year, Google created a photobooth with Picnik integration. It was really cool. Dave and I took a few photos since he worked on putting the whole thing together. These are the unedited versions of our photobooth photos. The edited versions have cool Picnik overlays with blood splats, ghosts, filters, etc. :)

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Quest Crew Battles Mickey Mouse (Video)

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Totally fun video slash commercial. I think Quest Crew won. Sorry Mickey!

The guys from Quest Crew are totally down to earth. It reminds me of this time that I had the pleasure to meet them in LA in 2009 for a fundraiser.

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Roomie Dinner: The Indian Food Edition

In my household, we've instituted roomie dinner nights where we dine out at places around SF. Even though we have completely different schedules, we take the time to spend some QT with each other. We usually have nightly discussions in our kitchen -- the day's news, topics in our lives, random moments. But having a meal, that's just special.

Prior to going to DOSA on Fillmore (with a dessert pit stop at Fraiche Yogurt) a couple of weeks back, We've been to Bistro 9, Saiwaii Ramen and Social Kitchen and Brewery --- all in the Sunset (Minus, DOSA, that is)! We've also taken a few trips to local places like Schweet Boks (hello, cute owner/barista --- Dexter!) and cooked a few meals together.

How did we end up at DOSA? When dining out at Bistro 9, Danny and Greg originally wanted to go to an Indian Curry place. I vetoed as I'm not a huge fan of Indian Food. However, we agreed as a group that our next meal would be Indian and somewhat boughie. Thus, DOSA.

The flavors were powerful, the presentation was artful and the atmosphere was airy. I'd definitely go back.

You know what's funny? Indian food and Mexican food have very similar ingredients and flavors. Fascinating.

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Ain't no thang but a chicken wang

So, I was tipped by a twitter post from Bao that one of my favorite set of chicken wings made a quiet entrance in the Bay Area. What you may ask? The Korean "Bon Chon."

During one of my recent visits to New York Citay, my buddy Joe insisted we go to Bon Chon in NYC's K-town. That was a lovely decision.

It's a simple menu, really. A couple of flavors. A couple of types of chicken parts to choose from (wings v. drums v. boneless). Voila. You have magical Korean Fried Chicken. Hooters got nothing on this. Down a beer, and you're good to go.

I think the good thing is that it's crispy but not fatty. It's a really really nice way to eat chicken. I approve.

So what's the deal? Bon Chon recently made an entrance to my old hood in Sunnyvale off El Camino Real.

Here are some photos from my NYC experience:

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FOB Key vs. Key Fob, Fail

I had special guests today! Weee! JonJon, Neil and Wilma surprised me with a quick visit at YouTube. We then swung by and dropped JonJon back at his office.

Apparently you need a FOB Key to get in the elevator. Success! :D

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+J Collection at Uniqlo

Earlier this year, I fell in love with Uniqlo's +J line, created by German clothing designer Jil Sander.

Clean lines, tailored fit... just gorgeous. My buddy Jason sent me a photo of a line in the +J collection at the flagship store in SoHo. It's been available for a month. Still, crazy lines. I'm hoping to go to NYC in December. I want to check out the collection!

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High School Friends

Back in August, I got brunch with my High School Buddies, Mark and Laurence, as well as Laurence's friend Mike. Mike went to school in SF for Psychology and happened to live right around the corner from me in the Central Sunset. He now lives back down in So Cal.

High School friends help give you perspective. They know where you've been. They inspire reflection.

Here is a photo from with Me, Larry, Mike and Mark from Pacific Catch in the Inner Sunset on August 29th, 2010.

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Jonathan Rosenberg: Rules to success (Video)

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Still Love This Video. I love the approach to hiring/employees around minute 20. I'm happy to have top leadership like Rosenberg at GOOG.

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Young Gay Student Defends Teacher At School Board Meeting (Video)

Graeme Taylor, a 14-year-old openly gay student from Ann Arbor, stood up in support for his teacher, Jay McDowell, at a recent school board meeting. McDowell was disciplined on Oct. 20th, 2010 for removing two students who had made anti-gay remarks in class.

This is beautiful. I wish I had the courage as a teen to speak up like this. It takes a certain type of person to do this.

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KT Tunstall Live At YouTube

KT Tunstall performed tracks off her new album, "Tiger Suit" live at YouTube Headquarters back in August 2010. She also played an oldie but goodie "Suddenly I See." Twas an amazing concert. She's such a down to earth gal, too!

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Rick Bayless Makes Me Want To Discover My Roots

... and eat a lot of yummy Mexican food in the process.

In August, he visited Google in Mountain View to discuss his new cookbook, Fiesta at Rick's.

It was an honor to get to meet him in person. I've been to Frontera Fresco in Chicago and SF (multiple times) since. One day I'll go to his other restaurants. I've always enjoyed his show on PBS. His passion is infectious.

More importantly, I want to discover Mexico, One Plate At A Time.

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Android Cookies

Jenna made Android Cookies for TGIF. Adorbs.

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Pho-tastic

Had Pho for lunch with JonJon today cause I'm still under the weather. The company was brilliant.

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You never know what you're gonna get

Cindy gave me this digital picture frame last year as a gift. I keep it at my desk. It came loaded with lots of pics. It's always a crap shoot of what it displays. I couldn't help but smile at this photo from NYC in January '09.

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Rachel-ism

Make Like A Ford and Focus!

<3 it. Wise advice from my Ann Arbor girlie Rachel Smith. I think the Auto Vertical and Detroit had an influence on that. Heh.

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I love thank you notes

They always make me smile. :)

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The Latest From "Stuff No One Told Me"

# 55, 56 and 57. I love them all from "Stuff No One Told Me" (But I learned Anyway) blog.

Topics: Laughter, Pace, Normalcy

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Huell Howser Sings

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After growing up with Huell Howser on my local PBS station in Los Angeles, I find this video highly adorkable. I can't help but smile when I saw this. I learned a lot about California through Huell. He was my eyes when I couldn't travel from the San Fernando Valley as a kid.

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AIDS over 90 Days

This is stunning, beautiful and powerful. I want to help.

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A Life On Facebook

Cool video. Similar to Google's "Search Stories" but done by a Non-Facebooker. :D

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Congrats To My Work Wife

She got engaged to her sweetie, Vinny, in Paris. So Romantic!

So Megan and I decided to record a little video.

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The General Store

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Whoa, Had no idea a store so cool was located in San Francisco's Outer Sunset district. Gotta check it out. They also now have an online store.

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Word Cloud of the “It Gets Better” videos

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This is a cool word cloud (my geek side LOVES typography) of the most popular "It Gets Better" Videos (by Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joel Burns, Perez Hilton, Tim Gunn and Google Employees).

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Yesterday Was A Good Day

This is just one reason why. Personally, this was the lesser of two reasons of why I had such a great day. What trumped? Only I'll ever know.

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Dress Up Tuesdays @ Work

Just cause I feel like it.

v1

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New Music: Michael Jackson "Breaking News"

The beats are pretty good. Not sure how much I like the vocals. I'll give it a few more listens. However, I'll go on the record for saying that I think "Invincible" is a fantastic album. It was pretty much slammed by the press and music industry, but I thought it was awesome. I hope his new material for "Michael" is good!

Michael Jackson - Breaking News by sheenabeaston

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Selfish beard

Mer: I like your beard. Is it for Movember?

Me: Thanks! Naw, It's for Novembeard. It's kinida similar but there isn't raising of funds involved.

Mer: So you have a selfish beard?

Me: Exactly.

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Inferiority (A Honest Tea Bottle Cap Photo Series)

Quite possibly my favorite bottle cap quote thus far. <3 you Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Sunday evening dinner: Nordstrom Bistro SF

Lemon infused risotto with asparagus and shrimp. It's a secret spot of mine when looking for food in Union Square and you want to avoid crowds and tourists.

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Saturday night dinner at Consuelo in SJ

A carne asada huarache with cactus salad. I love the food of my people. It's so fun going to my roots.

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