Category: Food

Restaurant Roundup: Omaha, NE 3

Restaurant Roundup: Omaha, NE

Going out of town can sometimes be a pain in the rear. I spent the 12th through 16th in fabulous Omaha, coming back to a desk full of more work than I knew what to do with. This was no...

Royal India in Sandy worthy of applause 11

Royal India in Sandy worthy of applause

Last night, Jesse and I checked out a restaurant we've heard some good things about: Royal India . It's in Sandy in the same shopping center as Smith's. I was a little reluctant at first because it's one of those...

Restaurant Roundup: Greater Houston and Humble, TX 3

Restaurant Roundup: Greater Houston and Humble, TX

Work took me back to Texas, this time to the near-Gulf metropolis of Houston. I was pretty eager to partake of a city known for its great dining and fresh seafood with plenty of Texas flair. The city itself was...

Recipe: Moroccan Chickpea Soup 1

Recipe: Moroccan Chickpea Soup

If you've never been to a Moroccan restaurant before, you have no idea how much you're missing out. North African cuisine is very under-represented and yet is some of the tastiest stuff you'll ever eat. Fragrant and spicy without sending...

Super Shoppers 6

Super Shoppers

Yesterday was shopping day, our fridge looking about as empty and pathetic as a fridge can. While out, we ran across a peach of a deal: Ball Park all-beef hot dogs for a dollar a package. We decided to stock...

Recipe: Italian Breadcrumb Chicken 5

Recipe: Italian Breadcrumb Chicken

This has been a favorite of mine since a roommate showed me how to make it many years ago. It’s simple, delicious and works well for leftovers. Bear in mind that most amounts here are approximations since I don’t really...

The First Fruits 3

The First Fruits

It's barely even a mouthful, but oh so good. I'm hoping that some of the tiny berries will give way to larger ones later in the season.

Restaurant Roundup: El Paso, TX 0

Restaurant Roundup: El Paso, TX

Work-related travel had me spending the latter half of the week in the Lone Star State, a river away from both a foreign country and another state. El Paso looks a lot like pretty much any other town in any...

Food Porn: Stawberry Cream Cheese Pie 3

Food Porn: Stawberry Cream Cheese Pie

We had a little BBQ with my brother's family yesterday and I'm not too humble to admit that my favorite part was this pie that I made. Soooo good! It really is a great summer treat. It's super easy to...

Date Night courtesy of the pagan god of Free Stuff 4

Date Night courtesy of the pagan god of Free Stuff

Since we've been budgeting, I've been paying real close attention to coupons that come in the mail. The other day, we got a coupon for a free movie rental (no strings attached) at Hollywood Video. That was good, but then...