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Panda Express.

So believe it or not, we’ve never eaten at a Panda Express. This afternoon we found ourselves out on the Westside at Western Hills Plaza, and we decided to try Panda Express for the very first time…

It was odd trying a place for the first time during a pandemic. There were blue tape lines on the floor so everyone knew how far to stay apart…

It was our turn to order. And there were so many delicious looking options…

We learned that at Panda Express you choose your meal size: a bowl (1 entree & 1 side), plate (2 entrees & 1 side) OR bigger plate (3 entrees & 1 side). And then you choose your entree and side. Panda Express has a bunch of different entree choices…

Genifer ordered a bowl of the Kung Pao Chicken with fried rice. I ordered a plate with Orange Chicken and Mushroom Chicken with fried rice…

Panda Express was really, really good stuff. I think we just found a new place to stop for lunch whenever we find ourselves over on the Westside. 😀🐼🥡❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 21, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Suburbia

Tagged 2020, Cincinnati, It's what's for lunch, Mar21, March, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Panda Express, Seen and noted, Suburbia, The Westside, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 21, 2020

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One year ago today.

One year ago, I watched the start of March Madness at work on my iPad and iPod…

And then after work, we stopped by Queen City Radio to watch some more hoops…

And we shared a delicious Whip Classic burger…

Mmmmmm, Whip Classic. I can’t wait until we can have a Whip Classic again.

And Opening Day was only SIX days away…

Oh good times. I really miss sports. Hopefully, they’ll start again soon. 😀🏀🍻🍔❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 21, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends

Tagged #Timehop, 2020, Happiest hours, Mar21, March, March Madness, NCAA College basketball, Odds&Ends, One year ago, Queen City Radio, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Sports, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 21, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/21/one-year-ago-today-9/

It’s what’s for dinner.

Even though today was the first day of spring, Genifer made us another incredible Autumn Sausage Veggie & Apple Sheet Pan for dinner tonight…

It’s one of our favorite dinners regardless of the season. I could easily eat it once a week. It’s so good. 😀❤️

And we made it through the entire winter without any significant snowstorms at all.

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by Thadd F. on March 19, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2020, Autumn Sausage Veggie & Apple Sheet Pan dinner, Cincinnati, Home, Home Sweet Home, It's what's for dinner, Mar19, March, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 19, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/19/its-whats-for-dinner-191/

The Big Dipper is back.

The Big Dipper is back at Pizza Hut for a limited time. And after a little badgering, Genifer finally agreed to let me order it for dinner. And tonight was the night! I ordered it from the Pizza Hut in St. Bernard and we ventured out to pick it up…

Odd enough, this photo from the first time I ever had Pizza Hut’s Big Dipper is my most favorited photo on Flickr. Kind of weird that’s the photo people liked the most.

I was so excited as I loaded it into our car, and it took up almost all of the entire back seat. We hadn’t had a Big Dipper in almost five years…

And there it is…

The Big Dipper…

It was really good stuff. But holy geez, that’s a lot of dippers. 😀🍕❤️

And now, I’m good on Big Dipper for another five years.

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by Thadd F. on March 17, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2020, Big Dipper, Cheese pizza, Cincinnati, Home, Home Sweet Home, It's what's for dinner, Mar17, March, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Pizza, Pizza Hut, Seen and noted, St. Bernard, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 17, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/17/the-big-dipper-is-back/

It’s what’s for dinner.

We had spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread for dinner tonight…

Hmmm…

These meatballs need some dust cheese…

That’s better. I love spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread. 😀🍝❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 16, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2020, Cincinnati, Home, Home Sweet Home, It's what's for dinner, Mar16, March, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Spaghetti, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 16, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/16/its-whats-for-dinner-190/

Working from home: Day 1.

On Friday, Grey Midwest had a trial run of all employees working from home. About half way through the day, it was recommended that all Grey Midwest employees should work from home until further notice. So this morning was the first official day of my working from home. Thankfully, we have our terrific little work space setup on our second floor, and it will finally get put to good use…

I pulled in some dog beds from upstairs and barricaded us in the office…

And I got to have some of my giant Lunchables I got at the grocery for lunch…

Everything worked really well. And it was so nice and quiet. Our internet was able to keep up with all the video conference calls and meetings. The dogs were really good all day. And I continue to make small adjustments to my working from home set-up but I’m really feeling it so far…

It’s definitely not terrible. I think I could get used to working from home. 😀🏡💻❤️

For the time being, Genifer still has to go into the office to work. Hopefully, she’ll be able to work from home soon too.

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by Thadd F. on March 16, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Posted by Thadd F. on March 16, 2020

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Our last trip to Taft’s Brewporium?

Despite the world starting to spiral into a pandemic-induced panic, we went out for pizza tonight at our favorite pizza joint, Taft’s Brewpourium. Hamilton County and Cincinnati still don’t have any confirmed cases of the Corona Virus. But you really wouldn’t know it because we practically had the entire Brewpourium all to ourselves…

And little did we know that it would be the last time we’d be dining out at a restaurant for the foreseeable future…

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Saturday that the Ohio Department of Health issued a Director’s Order that will close all Ohio bars and restaurants to in-house patrons, effective at 9:00 pm, March 15, 2020. Restaurants with take-out and delivery options will still be able to operate those services, even as their dining rooms are temporarily closed.

Our world will probably never be the same after the Corona Virus. But hopefully, we can get Taft’s delicious New Haven-style pizza again sometime soon. 😀🍕🍺❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 14, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2020, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Happiest hours, It's what's for dinner, Mar14, March, New Haven style pizza, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Pizza, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Spring Grove Village, Taft's Brewporium, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 14, 2020

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Sunny Blu Coffeehouse.

A while back a little coffeehouse in Cincinnati’s Camp Washington neighborhood followed me on Instagram. I followed them back. And I’ve been admiring them ever since. The coffeehouse was called Sunny Blu Coffeehouse. And this morning, we finally drove around the corner to Camp Washington to see what they were all about…

Sunny Blu Coffeehouse is super cute on the inside…

Genifer ordered a cappuccino with a little caramel added to it. I pondered what I would get for literally one second before ordering the Hot Vanilla Chocolate. People love their coffee, I love hot chocolate.

Sunny Blu also had some terrific-looking sweets…

But I had to try their french toast breakfast sammich. And we got these Cold Brew Cocktails to try later…

Their french toast breakfast sammich was out-of-this-world good…

We really like Sunny Blu Coffeehouse…

And the best part is that Sunny Blu is located right on our way downtown. Camp Washington is conveniently located between Northside and Over-the-Rhine/Central Business District. It’s great to have another wonderful coffee that we can stop at on our way downtown in the morning. If we ever get to go back downtown again, that is.

I love Google Maps too…