Dinner at La Taguara in Madison, WI, my Favorite New (to me) Restaurant of 2017 & my favorite Venezuelan restaurant. Today, I went with the Mojito en Coco (a stew of tilapia, coconut milk, tomatoes, peppers, onions, & garlic) served with Rice, Fried Plantains, Picadillo Salad

Heading to MN for the North Tartan Meltdown at Shakopee HS and other area locations. Programs involved include: MN: North Tartan Minnesota Stars AAU 𝐌𝐍 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 MN Comets Girls Minnesota Fury AAU So-Minn Fury North Tartan -SE West Central United Girls MN Diamond Elite

After winding my way through the hills of Western Wisconsin, I stopped for a pre-tournament breakfast at Bev's Cafe in Red Wing, MN--a Rivertown Skillet (ham, sausage, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, cheese, & eggs on a bed of hash browns) with Marbled Rye Toast.

Dinner at Tawakal Restaurant in Burnsville, MN, my #3 New (to me) Restaurant of 2016 & my favorite Somali restaurant, for one of my top cravings--Chicken Kay-Kay (chicken, strips of Jappati bread (that act like noodles), onions, peppers, & assorted vegetables in a tomato based

7 Shouts for Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Friday from the North Tartan Meltdown 7S4SO (Fri. morning): Lily Smith (5'5" PG, '25) of High Impact Lucci deLeon (5'8" PG, '25) of Opportunity Basketball Mercedes Lawrence (6'1" C, '25) of Northern Lights

Back to Dosa South Indian Grill in Bloomington, MN, a restaurant that I discovered in May (when I went twice), for a Saturday afternoon dinner. On this trip, I went with the Chettinadu Chicken Biryani (basmati rice, marinated chicken, herbs, & spices topped with onions and a

7 Shouts for Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Saturday from the North Tartan Meltdown 7S4SO (Sat. morning): Dana Harpe (5'9" G/W, '26) of Sioux City Swarm Mya Hemmer (6'1" F, '26) of Great Northern Elite Madison Ohm (5'10" W, '26) of MN Rise Sami Sarner

7 Shouts for Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Sunday from the North Tartan Meltdown 7S4SO (Sun. morning): Bemidji State Hoops commit MaCee Linow (5'6" G, '25) of North Tartan Natalie Field (6' F, '25) of Let It Rain lauren reardon (5'8" W, '25) of ND Attack

Dinner at the Ox Yoke Inn in Amana, IA--today's special: German Meatballs with a Caper Cream Sauce served with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Bread with Strawberry Jam, & an extra side of Sauerkraut added on. Ox Yoke Inn specializes in German food with almost everything made in

In Ames, IA for the All Iowa Attack Summer Finale at the Zachary Jensen AIA Fieldhouse, Canyon Hopkins Courts, & Ballard HS. Programs involved include: IA: All Iowa Attack Girls EYBL IA Prep (TNT5 Basketball ) 🏀SWARM Basketball Program🏀 North Iowa Fire Basketball Siouxland Sports Academy 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙃𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙨

Late dinner at Dublin Bay Irish Pub & Grill in Ames, IA--O'Brien's Stew (ground lamb & stew meat with root vegetables in gravy served with mashed potatoes and Irish soda bread). I haven't been to Dublin Bay in many years; I should come back more often. Great food (& in-and-out

7 Shouts for Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Friday from the All Iowa Attack Summer Finale 7S4SO (Fri. morning): Adeeya Yanga (6'1" F, '25) of Sioux City Swarm Parker Christiansen (6' F, '25) of Lincoln Supreme Miley (5'6" PG, '25) of KC Storm Laynee

Late dinner at Jethro's BBQ in Ames, IA, my favorite BBQ restaurant in Iowa. Today I got The Ragin' Cajun Sandwich (blackened pork tenderloin topped with pepper jack cheese, pulled pork, andouille sausage, & their cajun creole sauce) with Mac And Cheese. [Some of their variety

7 Shouts for Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Saturday from the All Iowa Attack Summer Finale 7S4SO (Sat. morning): Kyra Beckman (6'1" F, '25) of ND Attack Kaysen Goodell (5'6" PG, '25) of Team WI Elsah Rubis (6'2" F, '25) of NorthWest Elite Zoe Allen

Sunday night dinner at my favorite Indian restaurant in Iowa, Taste of India in Cedar Rapids. Today's order was Fish Curry (whitefish in a curry of onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, & herbs) with an order of Naan. In addition to the usual chicken & lamb dishes, Taste of India

7 Shouts for Standing Out (7S4SO) & Newcomers to Note (N2N): Sunday from the All Iowa Attack Summer Finale 7S4SO (Sun. morning): Zoe Verhasselt (5'6" W, '25) & Hannah Hansen (5'10" W, '25) of MN Stars Kaitlyn Rohloff (5'7" G, '25) of MN Comets izzy yeackley (5'8" W, '25)

Met some former student tutors at Idli Dosa Indian Restaurant in Midland, MI for their Lunch Buffet earlier today. Here is a picture of my first plate.