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White rice with sriracha, salt/pepper, butter, soy sauce, hot yellow peppers and maybe a piece of broiled tilapia.

Pasta with vegetables.

Baked beans from the can with bread and butter.

I put all of my "alone meals" in a bowl-- never on a plate.

I wouldn't eat jarred marinara for the longest time because my 10th grade science teacher told us that there is an average of 3 maggots in each jar-- and a similar situation with pre-ground spices with bugs probably mixed in.

I've since gotten over it because I realize that it's probably in everything!

Dang I always throw everything in the sink while I cook. Peels, wrappers, plastic bags, bones, dirty dishes. I need to get one of those garbage bowls that Rachel Ray uses.

I really like the food although, I don't visit Steak and Shake often because the service has never been good for me.

-Local roasters
-Fireplace
-Patio with smoking (try a corner location)
-Team up with a well-liked local bakery and supply some of their items in your place
-Your own beverage recipes-- many indie places have mixes that they get from companies for frappes and smoothies that aren't always yummy
-A signature drink

I make:
-stir fry about 3-4 times a week. Usually I use onion, garlic, celery, carrot, broccoli, bell pepper, baby bok choy, and maybe mushroom.
-garlic sauteed veggies in olive oil as a side on many nights or just for lunch
-fried rice
- vegetable soup (I add a jar of vegetarian marinara for a flavor boost)

Grand Lux Cafe inside of Venetian is great. It's pretty much Cheesecake's twin, but if you don't have a CCF in your town like me, it's a real treat.

Social House in Treasure Island is a wonderful sushi place.

In-N-Out is right off of Las Vegas Blvd and costs about 6 bucks by taxi. It's just a west coast thing, so again if you're like me, you'd enjoy trying a place you can't eat at everyday.

Bellagio has wonderful little snack places like gelato and crepes.

As for drinking-- there are about 10 bars for every party style out there!

WOW have a great time!! I wish I was in Vegas right now...

I love ice cold Royal Milk Tea. They sell it in cans here-- I can't get enough of it!

An orange pie sounds delicious! You might want to check up on the amount of sugar you need (I imagine it'd be less). Limes are very sour and not eaten by themselves while oranges... well you know. Maybe you can add some lemon juice if you still want the tartness? Let us know how it turns out!

I hate making salad. Washing and drying lettuce, making a big mess of peels, stems and seeds in my sink... I'm getting angry just thinking about it.

I'm looking forward to loading up on hard to get Korean food during my last month here. Then it's back to America to feed my 1-year old cravings-- tacos, cheese, bloody marys, dill pickles, inexpensive drip coffee, flavored creamers, anything that shouldn't be sweet but is in Korea for some reason, cheez-its, pie, avocados, limes, veggie burgers, frozen vegetables and Ben and Jerry's.