So I hope you have a jar of housemade preserved lemons in your refrigerator right now just waiting to be used. If you’re a salt-fiend like me, maybe you even tasted it to sample the wonderful tangy lemon brine. Well, I’ve teased to the roasted chicken and now here it is. Adapted from the NYT,... Continue Reading →
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks reboot on Showtime launches tonight and Paul is beside himself with a strict lockdown to avoid any spoilers. Back when the series originally launched in 1990, he watched every episode, buying books related the show and even making a trip up to Seattle to visit the Double R Diner for a... Continue Reading →
It’s a given that you can find the most delicious things to eat at grocery stores. Along with buying pints of ice cream and pantry essentials, I’ve been turning to grocery stores more and more for ready-to-eat premade foods. And the newest grocery store in my lineup is 99 Ranch on Balboa. It opened last... Continue Reading →
Prime rib is one of those dishes I’ve assigned to never ordering at restaurants and instead making at home. Aside from seasoning it properly and shoving it into an over for several agonizing hours, it seems like a no brainer food item. BJ’s Restaurants and Brewhouse is hoping to prove me wrong with their new... Continue Reading →
Recently I’ve been on the fence the it comes to food smash ups. What I thought was once was a cool, must-try dish now seems to act as a lure for diners who are looking for the next hot thing. That’s where I stand with Thai Burger Company, Home of the Original Rice Burger. I’ve... Continue Reading →
Being a freelancer is tough work. Even tougher when tax season rolls around and I have to gather up all my receipts, input them into a spreadsheet and submit them, along other expenses to our tax guy. Good news for us this year: we finished early and only have to pay $2,000 instead of last... Continue Reading →
If you love the tanginess of lemons in your savory dishes, start by preserving lemons now. Your probably asking yourself why you would want to do that? And what can I do with it? Well tons. A quick internet search shows preserved lemons are commonly used in Moroccan dishes but I’ve found them addictively delicious... Continue Reading →
I can't believe I forgot this chain... it's like forgetting Taco Bell when writing a round-up of chalupas. For some reason, I can vividly remember locations of many other Long John Silver's restaurants, including Westminster, Calif. and Sparks, Nev. But I'm hard-pressed to remember that any exist here in San Diego. The closest was in... Continue Reading →
When it comes to cupcakes, I consider that dessert a little long in the tooth in terms of trends. When I first started blogging 12 years ago, my very first post was about cupcakes. I then dove headlong into the dessert when I lived in Los Angeles where cupcakes were going strong and later were served... Continue Reading →
San Diego recently became the home of another beloved Midwest fast-food chain: Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. That name is a mouthful, and since I'd rather have a mouthful of their fish sandwich, from here on I'll refer to them as Freddy's. Freddy's has two San Diego County locations at this writing— San Marcos and... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 