Salt Lick BBQ
Blackberry cobbler good too
Check your blood sugar!

So I'm up in Austin this week for a mix of work and visiting friends who are visiting Austin. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see them as much as I would like, but I understand their primary reason for coming to Austin was to see family ( Read more... )

Forgot to mention a couple of things about the Columbus trip ( Read more... )

Well, it is April and another Gathering of Friends has come and gone. For those who might not know, that's the 10 day long gaming convention (used to be just 7 days) that I've been going to since 2000. I always have a great time and this year was no exception.

( Vacation! )

Wow, what an evening. I'd heard nothing but wonderful things about Sampaio's Brazilian Cuisine, so I was eager to give it a try when I had a chance. Getting to do so with good friends was even better, as spinsono, mongo42, bfly, and stoda all together just made it extra special. And everything that I heard about the place still did not prepare me for how great it ( Read more... )

First, the thanks ( Read more... )

I stumbled across this place last time when I was here. It is Rules Restaurant. Several things of note ( Read more... )

Life's been busy of late so I'm a bit behind on posting. At the end of March I took a vacation and stopped in St. Louis to see family along the way. My mom seems to be recovering well from her broken pelvis. When I saw her, she had just been given the okay to start walking with a walker. Now, she is walking some with a cane. She probably won't ( Read more... )

I've been doing a fair share of cooking lately. Made kind of a nasty boo-boo tonight on a recipe. I was making carrots cooked in ginger ale with a small amount of chili powder and a little butter which normally comes out very nicely, although John is usually the one who makes it. However, I didn't read the recipe closely enough and ended up ( Read more... )

John took me out for birthday dinner last night. I decided I wanted to try one of the Houston Ethiopian restaurants. I've been wanting to try one of them for a while. We've been to Blue Nile before, but its been a couple of years and that one is quite a drive. Yesterday was a good pick for a day to do this because traffic was light. So we ( Read more... )