Seems like upscale hamburger joints are popping up all over the place. Between checking out the different restaurants and grilling them at home -- the options are endless. I try to limit my intake to a burger a week, but even that seems a bit too much beef for me to consume. Rest assured, these... Continue Reading →
Food Faux Pas #3 – Not Labeling Food in the Refrigerator
That isn't creme brulee. It's (cold) beef drippings.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles
There's something about the cold and rain combined with the fall season that makes me want to bake. It's the warmth of the oven and the smell of something baking that always lures me into a project while it is wet outside. It must have been the rain but I wanted to make a batch... Continue Reading →
Friday’s Fast-Food Fishtacular! – White Castle Fish w/Cheese
I chill at White Castle 'cause it's the best / But I'm fly at Fatburger when I'm way out West—Beastie Boys True to the song, White Castle restaurants are not available out West. In fact, White Castle is only found in a cluster of 11 Midwest and Eastern states. So when Darlene and I happened... Continue Reading →
Rollin’ With My Homies
There are two ways to experience the best flavors from one of the best chefs in San Diego. One way is to spend $125 for the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival and attend the grand tasting on Saturday, where the likes of Deborah Scott and "Sam the Cooking Guy" Zien will be exhibiting.... Continue Reading →
I love Thanksgiving turkey… It’s the only time that you see natural breasts
Paul and I pride ourselves on not having turkey on Thanksgiving. Unless we have guests over or are guests at someone's house, we usually skip the turkey on Thanksgiving altogether. But we do miss the pomp and circumstance of pulling a turkey out of the oven this time of year and eating endless sandwiches day... Continue Reading →
Donuts. Is there anything they can’t do?
It's becoming a tradition: regardless of where we travel that we find a local place that sells donuts. Luckily, all of the donuts have been pretty good overall. Aside from our guilty pleasure of going to Dunkin Donuts, we've tasted Voodoo Donuts, Psycho Donuts (a San Jose ripoff of Voodoo), Stardust Donuts near the border at... Continue Reading →
I simply remember my favorite things
Aside from traveling, I love simple things. Baking. Waking up without the alarm. And afternoon naps. But once in a while, I want to share things that strike my fancy that don't deserve a post of their own. Most of them are food but some involve other things like plants! I've tried keeping plants at work. To... Continue Reading →
Eat butter first, eat it last — live till a hundred years be past
I think the true find during our trip to the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia a few weeks ago was proof that butter brickle ice cream existed. For the longest time when Paul would wax poetic about that flavor, I would ask if he somehow mistakened the ice cream for say, butter pecan? He would... Continue Reading →
Friday’s Fast-Food Fishtacular! – Roy Rogers Fish Sandwich
When I decided to critique the fish sandwiches from the myriad of area fast food chains, I deliberately omitted McDonald's and Burger King. They've had fish sandwiches ever since I can remember, and they're largely known by anyone who's ever gone to those joints. But I realized that over the course of a couple months,... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 