Category: Adventures
Destination: “The Canebrake”
Stealing another cocktail idea
Little Italy on the Plains
Geographically, I guess Krebs, Oklahoma is in the Sandstone Hills part of the the state and not the Plains, but I think most people’s perception of this state is flat grasslands with cowboys and indians. Regardless, I doubt that anyone could imagine this “Little Italy” in the Sooner State. I had been dying to go to…
Winery Dinner Visit
Fabulous Salsa Verde Recipe
More Dallas trip
Unfortunately, our conference had us hooked up from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. every day. We learned a lot but that did not leave us much time for adventure. Our group did find a few great places in Dallas. Sol Irlandes Restaurant (1525 Main St.): One of the valets at our hotel made this recommendation. …
Back from Taos
We just spent five days in the Taos area. I love this place! We had a great time. If you recall, we were planning a family gelato/ice cream night. Everyone came prepared as you can see. We enjoyed my pomegranate/green tea gelato as well as fresh strawberry gelato. (I found fresh strawberries at the Dixon…
KC Restaurants
We were recently in Kansas City (I love this town!) and visited a couple of new eateries. A friend of a friend knows the owner of Garozzo’s so we decided to try it. We went to the original location in Columbus Park and as promised in the friend’s recommendation, it was just like The Sopranos. …
Pilgrimage
Made it to Seed Savers today. What a beautiful drive. Of course it was early spring in northern Iowa so there was not a lot growing. I had heard that by the end of summer the side of the barn is completely covered with Grandpa Ott morning glories. I guess we will have to…
Traveling Along I-70
Having family in Colorado, we travel I-70 often. Let me tell you, that is one long stretch of Kansas geography! We have our little landmarks along the way–the top hat guy, the wind farms, and the roadrunner. (If you have ever made this trip, you know what I mean.) We located a Shimpo pottery wheel…
More Birmingham
We stumbled upon ArtWalk 2009. I love it when we just happen upon local events like this. We sought out some local restaurants and eateries like J. Clyde’s where we tried Good People beer on tap. We also found “The Original” Pancake House , a great place for a Sunday morning late breakfast. Plan to wait…
Okra, anyone?
Why did we go to Birmingham in September 2009? I had won a spot in a cook off (my first) and we traveled their with expectations of coming home richer. I think we did come home richer, but not monetarily. The first highlight was the Saturday Market. What a wonderful tradition. My preconceived ideas about…