Restaurant Roundup: Ottumwa, IA
"Ottum-where?" That was my reaction when I was first asked to go to Iowa for work. Everything I had heard about the state lead me to believe that it would be endless fields of cows and corn with no signs...
Category: Food
Adventures in Zion: Chasing Cows
Shauna and I spent the weekend with my mom at Zion National Park for Mother's Day. The park more-or-less centers around the small town of Springdale just outside of the park's entrance. It's a very rural town split between touristy...
The New Indicator of Marxist Tendencies
Last night, I asked Shauna for a sip of her Cherry Pepsi. She obliged and I remarked that, while it's good, I like Cherry Coke better. According to her, this means I'm a communist. That flavor you're now tasting is...
Budgeting for the completely financially illiterate
Taking an honest look at your finances and spending habits is a tricky business. But we realized it must be done. You see, it’s completely incomprehensible to me how the two of us, who earn decent livings, live in a...
Actually, I *can* believe it's not butter.
Please, don't ask me why we bought this. I think we must've been on a high from buying too many Lean Cuisines and indulging on cheese made from 2% milk. After a bender like that, trying out a Fat Free...
Did you know that we're gardeners now? We garden?
Outside in the dirt in the ground? With the wind and the sky and everything? We garden! Isn't it beautiful? That's what 50 newly planted strawberry plants look like. You're all invited for strawberry shortcake this summer. The kit included...
It's about time the groundhog did his part.
Yesterday marked the true first sign of spring. No, I’m not talking about sunny skies and chirping birds. I’m talking about busting out the grill and doing some manly cooking over open flame. Yes, I broke out the BBQ for...
I guess we *don't* have to leave town for good eats.
Holy moly. In two weekends, we've sampled two local places that floored us with the quality of the food we consumed. Granted, neither of them is exactly budget-friendly, but it's so worth it. So without more introductions, I'll move on...
Recipe: Tilapia with Chili Cream Sauce
This week is a week of new adventures in food. Our goal? Try tasty new dishes that don't pack on the pounds. It's been a while since we've had fish, so I naturally gravitated towards a tilapia recipe. For those...
Recipe: Chicken and Dumplings
Mmmm… comfort food without all the calories? Too good to be true? Not so, we found out tonight. This will definitely be a re-do. So delicious! Jesse actually concocted this beautiful dish out of two recipes that just didn't seem...
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