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Spending my first weekend off the road since early May (with 3 straight days of typing basketball notes ... & watching DDD), so I decided to try my hand at making Ginisang Upo (a Filipino stew of upo (aka opo) squash, ground pork, tomato, onion, garlic, parsley, broth, parsley, &…

Lunch at Ruby's Fast Food in Chicago, my Overall Favorite New (to me) Restaurant of 2014 & my Favorite Filipino Restaurant. I went with the 2 Ulam & Rice Combo with Kare Kare Beef (middle--a stew of beef, bok choy, & green beans in a peanut butter based sauce) & Dinuguan (top--a…

7 Shouts 4 Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Sunday from the @AllIowaAttack Summer Finale in Waukee, IA: 7S4SO--Sunday early: @hudsonwelsh1 (5'8" W, '26) of Mokan (pictured, #13 (driving through traffic)) @CharleeRichter (5'11" F, '26) of NE Lasers…

Closing out the AAU season with pizza from my Favorite Pizza place in Iowa, my Favorite Asian-Inspired Pizza place, & my Overall Favorite New (to me) Restaurant of 2020, Fong's Pizza in Des Moines. Today I went with the Moo Shu Pork Pizza (shredded pork, moo Shu sauce,…

7 Shouts 4 Standing Out (7S4SO) & Necomers to Note (N2N): Saturday from the @AllIowaAttack Summer Finale in Waukee, IA: 7S4SO--Saturday morning: @Myla_Evers (6'1" C/F, '26) of MN Crossfire (pictured, #34) @MakenzieStites (5'4" PG, '26) of NWA Bruins @landrigates (5'7"…

Late dinner at Jethro's BBQ in West Des Moines, my Favorite BBQ Restaurant in Iowa, for my "usual", a Ragin' Cajun Sandwich (blackened pork tenderloin, pulled pork, spicy andouille sausage, pepper jack cheese, BBQ sauce, & Cajun Creole sauce) with Jalapeno Cream Corn. For the…

Breakfast at Early Bird in West Des Moines, IA--El Gordo Morning Burrito (a tortilla stuffed with eggs, pork carnitas, black beans, hash browns, & cheddar cheese & topped with queso, house salsa, & avocado crema). Early Bird is a mini-chain that started in Omaha, NE & now has 8…

7 Shouts 4 Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Friday from the @AllIowaAttack Summer Finale in Waukee, IA: 7S4SO--Friday afternoon: @Emmy_kirk23 (5'5" G, '26) of Mokan @ClaraJeddeloh (5'7" W, '26) of MN Rise (pictured, #4) @AveryLaNore (6'2" F/C, '26) of MN…

Late dinner at Flying Mango in Des Moines, IA--Shrimp Pontchartrain (shrimp in a seafood sauce containing crawfish & veggies over rice) served with Garlic Bread. Flying Mango is a DDD location.

In Waukee, IA at the IYAF Sports Complex for the @AllIowaAttack Summer Finale. Programs with teams attending include: IA: @AllIowaAttack IA Prep (@TNT5Basketball ) @212BballAcademy @hoops_kingdom @IowaSuns MN: @MNRiseGirls @CrossfireGHoops @MinnStarksGirls…

Took a leisurely drive up to Luther, IA for a pre-tournament lunch at Whatcha Smokin? BBQ & Brew. I got a 3 Meat Pitmaster Plate with Pulled Pork, Pork Loin, Turkey Breast, Mac & Cheese, Cheesy Potatoes, Pickles, & Cornbread. Watcha Smokin? was recommended to me last summer by…

Dinner at Smitty's Tenderloin Shop in Des Moines, IA--a King-sized Breaded Tenderloin Sandwich and French Fries. Smitty's was on Man vs. Food (the Casey Webb years) back in 2016, but this was my first visit.

Lunch from my Favorite Mexican Take-Out Stand, Tacos El Cuñado (on Bridge Street) in Grand Rapids, MI. There other locations have dining room space as well, but this location with a few picnic tables off to the side is the first location that I found many years ago. Today I…

Breakfast at my favorite homemade breakfast place, my mom's kitchen. Mom made Fried Eggs and Oatmeal Pancakes.

7 Shouts 4 Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Sunday from the @NorthTartan Meltdown in Shakopee, MN: 7S4SO--Sunday early: @AllisonThomes (6' F, '26) of MN Comets (pictured, #24-l) McKinley Becker (5'7" G, '26) of WI Elite @ESammons94875 (6' F, '26) of…

7 Shouts 4 Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Saturday from the @NorthTartan Meltdown in Shakopee, MN: 7S4SO--Saturday morning: @AugieWBB commit @AddieSiemsen (5'8" G, '26) of Sanford Sports Academy (pictured, #10) @MatayaMess (5'11" W, '26) of ND Phenom…

With more time off in the evening than is typical for an AAU weekend, I could have gone anywhere in the Twin Cities for dinner, but I have been craving this dish ever since I had it back in May. So, I returned to my Favorite Indian Restaurant in Minnesota and my #2 New (to me)…

My AAU tradition: Breakfast from my Favorite Mexican Restaurant in the Twin Cities, Andale Taqueria Y Mercado in Richfield, MN--a couple of Chile Rellenos & some Taquitos con Pollo with Avocado Salsa.

College Coaches, Here are some key roster changes that I learned of today for the @NorthTartan Meltdown: For Sanford Sports 17U White (@ssahoopsteams ), #5 - Blake Thompson (5'7" 2026) - Mobridge-Pollock HS (SD) [#5 is normally MSU-Moorhead commit Jenna Miller, but Thompson…