What I Ate: July 5, 2009 (California Pizza Kitchen)

Lunch: Tina had never been to a California Pizza Kitchen, so we went to the one in The Domain (2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 327-6905). We ordered Avocado Club Eggrolls as an appetizer. The mix of ingredients - avocado, bacon, chicken, tomatoes, and Monterey Jack cheese in a crispy fried wrapper - is a good idea, but the execution included way too much cheese.

We then had a pizza made that was half The Works (sweet Italian sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, Capicola ham, julienne salami, Mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce) and half Italian Tomato & Basil (Imported Italian tomatoes [canned of course], Mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce topped with fresh basil and Parmesan cheese). The crust (which we can only assume is their normal crust) was much too sweet, soft and spongy. It was like eating a really thick, untoasted, sweet pita bread with toppings. We love all sorts of pizzas, but this crust was not to our liking. Also, the toppings were so-so, and not nearly good enough to redeem the pizza crust.

Dinner: I boiled some lemon penne and mixed with my refrigerated meat sauce.

I also cooked flat leaf kale with thick sliced prosciutto (diced) and garlic.