Feeding The Kids Around Southern Califiornia!

Having neglected my millions of readers (that’s you, Dad…!) for so long, I felt the urge to post a few pics of my little treasures on their recent trip to sunny Southern Ca., sampling the pleasures of BBQ corn, sushi &, um, tripe… (even I was gagging a little there).

But I guess if you don’t tell them they won’t like it… they just might. And they did!

They had spicy beef sandwiches from a Vietnamese bakery somewhere near Anaheim in LA ( probably not free-range, but you know, when in Rome…);  Sushi at Laguna beach (whilst watching the beautiful people); Dim Sum (3 times) at the fabulous China Max, near Mirimar San Diego (Grandpa’s favourite); as well as Mexican, All-American pancake breakfasts & a *small*, healthy dose (actually it wasn’t at all healthy, but it was kinda fun) of pure junk…

In the Dim Sum restaurant,  2YO DS shouted “Bit! Bit” as the trolleys trundled by, demanding a ‘bit’ of every pork bun, potsticker, Chinese broccoli drowning in oyster sauce & garlic-y shrimp.

His 3 YO sister did however take the prize for her penchant for tripe in chilli sauce… Strange child. You know when maybe you think you may have taken a principle too far?

Both were big fans of the jasmine tea – which has translated at home to frequent requests for redbush tea without milk, or (very weak, before I get lynched for caffeine-ating my children) green tea.

It would have been easy to make assumptions about what they would or wouldn’t at least try. Most adults would have turned their nose up at the sight of dim sum selections of dubious animal origin, or at the mere thought of TRIPE with their noodles. But lacking in the organisational skills to have packed a bag of  familiar treats ‘just in case‘…  there wasn’t really an option.

Without second guessing them, they were happy to try pretty much anything – the slimier & spicier the better!

And just so you don’t think I deprived them of the ‘Real’ American cuisine – here’s my little angel at Disneyland. Junk and all. (Yes we did of course have an organic WEEK to make up for this meal )