Three things to be grateful for

1. Produce is good and cheap in the summer. My summer has been an orgy of fruit salad eating-- cantaloupe, mango, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, blackberries, kiwi, pears...

2. The heat wave is supposed to break tomorrow, and temps probably won't be back in the 90s for the rest of this year.

3. My company is very generous with the time off benefits. I have one full day and one half-day off next week because I'm trying to use up my PTO by my mid-August anniversary date.

Great Lake Chinese restaurant

Kitchen Chick (food blogger) apparently likes Great Lake as much as we do. We've gone there often, including for dinner on Christmas almost every year we've lived in the Ypsi/Ann Arbor area.

http://www.kitchenchick.com/2006/08/great_lake_chin.html

She and a group of friends sample 10 dishes:
Soup: Dried Tofu and Pork
Appetizer: String Buns
Whole Sole Steamed with Soy Sauce, Ginger, and Green Onions
Wide Rice Noodles with Beef and Vegetables
Beef Tenderloin with Black Pepper Sauce
Half Roast Duck with Plum Sauce
Crispy Pan-Fried Noodles with Beef
Shrimp with Honey Walnuts
Stir-Fried Pea Tips with Garlic
Dessert: Mango pudding

Just reading this link makes me hungry again!