Episode 23: Its Flash from the Past Tuesday's @ SLAW and Mr. X debuts his cooking skills with soup

Its Flash from the Past Tuesday and Mr. X officially joined SLAW with

1.  Home-made Butternut Squash Soup (prepared by Mr X) served with Croutons
2.  Deal & Deluca Bread & Butter

3.  Tate's Bake Shop Macadamia Nut CookiesThe soup was unanimously loved by everyone and that was the first time I had this soup in my life.  Definitely a great entrance into SLAW and certainly looking forward to next Mr. X's SLAW.

So today was Flash from the Past Tuesday at SLAW.  We were all asked to bring some old memorable pictures. 

Mr. X was so busy making soup, he forgot about it. Spa and I just picked up a bunch of baby pictures and Cash came prepared, with his pictures in a folder in chronological order.  Since our itendities are somewhat hidden, here are some of the pics but hopefully none too revealing.

Spa's brought a pictures from every country in the world, Cash brought some college memories (IDs, pictures-nothing too scandalous) and I was all over the decades with my 3 year old in Flushing Queens, my 2 year old infront of a banana tree, at work 10 years ago, my first prom picture.

You can see Cash's college ID, Cash hanging by his car, Spa's baby picture and Spa in Lahore Pakistan, and my prom picture in the pic pile below.

Some notable ones are Spa as a cheerleader or on her prom night, I as a proud geek with glasses & pants tied at my chest and Cash College ID wih spiked hair.

A delicious memorable SLAW!

SLAW Weekly Introduces Flash from the Past Tuesday's....

Episode 22: Spa eats spicy rice and beef to fix her tummy ache and Cash spits out Plum Pits.

Its spicy food day at SLAW.  My mom cooked and I brought


1. Bombay Beef Biryani (Basmati Rice cooked in layers of rice, potatoes, minced beef and spices)
2. Plain white Basmati Rice.
3. Yogurt with pepper and cucumber.
4. Ritter Sport Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts.

I was unable to get rights to most of our conversation so not much to write here.  Spa was not well today, tummy ache.  Hopefully all the spicy rice and beef helped her.  Mr. X was reminded that next week is his turn and he was so thrilled to hear that. (We all think we will be having PB&J sandwiches next Tuesday with every one of the sandwich made with end-slices). Cash poured yogurt over his rice hiding all the plum pits and other spice debris usually found in Biryani.

Now to make this a healthier blog (especially since our lunch wasn't), here is SLAW Health tip of the day:

(HealthDay News) -- If you've resolved to lose weight, taking the time to savor your food may be an easy way to help you eat less.

The American Dietetic Association suggests how to eat slower:
 - Put down your utensils between each bite.
 - Use chopsticks instead of Western utensils.
 - Chew your food completely before swallowing.
 - Make meal time a social time. Engage in conversation to stretch out the meal and interrupt your eating.

 SLAW you later!