Tag: food
All the articles with the tag "food".
Oven pan stuffing/dressing
Last Monday was Canadian Thanksgiving . I couldn't put up with the torturous IM's from up north about turkey dinner and stuffing, so I had a mini-thanksgiving dinner. No one had thawed turkeys in stor…
Fruit for the people!
One of the things I love about California is that you can grow pretty much anything here. I don’t own a patch of dirt, but I’ve got a patio with potted fig, mandarin, lemon, and avocado trees. The yie…
It burns so good
David discovered the burn of Br Bronners , and I've finally found a hookup on Blenheim's Ginger Ale in San Diego. Turns out, it was right under my nose. Grant's Marketplace in Southpark has a great se…
Wild foods
While restocking at Trader Joes the other day, I was surprised to find an ingredient I haven't had in 15 years - fiddleheads . Sauteed with a bit of butter and lemon, they are one of my favorite green…
Fix Me A Plate Cafe
After a few hours hiking around Mission Trails Park , Anna and I were famished. Since we were already in La Mesa, we decided to check out a recommendation from a coworker. We arrived at Fix Me A Plate…
Worth the wait
Kung Food is back. Sort of. Its not the same people, but its the same location, and the same name. They have split into two parts, a pseudo drive-through, and a cafe. The cafe serves mostly prepared f…
Beets vs. Me
Beets and I don't get along. I find them too sweet, too chalky, and they have a strange aftertaste. Anna and I had two weeks of beets from our Be Wise Ranch farm share , with no idea what to do with t…
INS adventures and bile.
Back in June, Anna and I went to the main San Diego INS/USCIS office in Chula Vista to be interviewed for my residency application. We weren't sure what to expect. Would they separate us and interroga…
Be Wise, Community Supported Agriculture
About a month ago a coworker told Anna and I about their enrollment in a CSA program at Be Wise Ranch . She loved it, so Anna and I decided to give it a go. What the hell am I talking about? From here…
Pho breakfast and the Torrey Pines Glider Port
(All photos for this entry are posted here ) Linda Vista Shopping Center was one of the first shopping centers in the US designed as a unique space , separate from the streets and the houses. Built in…