Life and absurdities in North Texas from a work-from-home dad
Posted in City Life, Food, Suburban Life on Oct 7th, 2008
Have I ever mentioned how much I love Ojeda’s? I’m talking heart-pounding, euphoric, trouser-tightening love. If I hadn’t snagged Lisa at an early age, I would spend every night in a hot, passionate encounter with an enchilada (and weigh 400 pounds).
I’ve been going to Ojeda’s ever since I was a collection of cells [...]
Posted in Food, Main, Personal reflection on Oct 2nd, 2008
The stock market is crashing. Credit is drying up. Gas is flirting with $4 a gallon and oil is over $100 a barrel. Natural disasters are incinerating our forests, flooding our heartland and destroying our coastline. World opinion of the U.S. is at an all-time low. Global temperatures continue to [...]
Posted in Food, Suburban Life on Sep 9th, 2008
A few nights ago we met my aunt and uncle at Babe’s Chicken House for dinner. Babe’s serves fried things (fried chicken, chicken fried steak, fried catfish, and chicken strips) along with a simple iceburg lettuce salad, family-style vegetables and home-made biscuits that I love to drown in sorghum. The wait staff is [...]
Posted in Country Life, Food, Home Life on Sep 8th, 2008
One of the perks about being back in Texas is the food, specifically Mr. Plaid’s specialty. Every month or so, he will invite the family over for a wonderful meal of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, and rolls. Oh and macaroni and cheese. Lisa’s brother hasn’t missed mac ‘n cheese in [...]
Yesterday, Elizabeth Large, restaurant critic for the Baltimore Sun posted a suggestion to establish kid-free zones at local restaurants. I agree whole-heartedly. My mom is a teacher and she’s been asking hostesses for a table in the no-kid section for years. Now don’t get me wrong, kids are great - especially when [...]
Tonight I finally tried Banjara Indian Restaurant (1017 S. Charles St., 410-962-1554). Lisa’s out of town at a conference, so I vowed to eat sushi, Indian, and all the foods she’s not crazy about every night while she’s gone. After working late, I had just about resigned myself to a dinner of hot [...]
Whenever we have out-of-town guests, there’s one restaurant in Baltimore we are sure to hit. We discovered Sabatinos soon after we moved up, and we’ve been going a couple of times a month ever since. Located in the heart of Little Italy, Sabatinos is always a delight.
Unless you are lucky enough to find [...]
