Boy oh boy! Once we’d packed up all the shiznit we left behind, i.e. kitchen stuff (frozen sausages, chili peppers, lime leaves, soup dumplings, assorted utensils, a big-ass wok with steam dome, my favorite braising pan & nonstick pan, various condiments & a general fridge cleanout) as well as someone’s scratching post, a couple of folding chairs, a folding table, etc. etc., our car was almost as crammed as the first time around 
I bought 5 or 6 of CK’s buttermilk ranch dressing and 1 or 2 of the blue cheese at the Sprouts market as well as yet another bottle of that unique Viet hot sauce we want to gift our HK buddy (plus the two I’d already purchased for ourselves & @buttertart) at the banh mi bakery, where we also got 2 excellent grilled pork banh mis with extra paté and veg for the trip back.
Got in just after 4pm, where we were greeted by a very happy & very loud cat.
Dinner was leftover chicken & potato gratin from last night’s dinner, leftover Cantonese duck from xmas day, more of that luscious gravlax with mustard sauce, and a salad I made with Philly & home ingredients.
Looking forward to a quiet evening, as tomorrow is our first poker game in months!
