Decorated Easter Goodies Had Me Hopping
I always have a soft spot for Easter decorations and traditions. It’s spring and life is renewed! Azucar, Cuban Style Patisserie in Ocean Beach, makes beautiful pastries like the Little Havana with dulce de leche filling and tiramisu topped with a bunny. And the decorated butter cookies were divine. Pastry Chef Vivian Hernandez-Jackson also makes...
A Hearty Breakfast in Santee
This local Santee restaurant has been serving breakfast and lunch since 1994, and we have had many good breakfast omelettes and pancakes over the years. We used to go to the old location on the other end of town until the entire corner made room for houses. The restaurant moved into a new building on...
3 of San Diego’s Genuine Mexican Restaurants
Tequila and Mole, it’s very real at Cantina Mayahuel in Normal Heights, San Diego. With mole served only on Tuesdays and Fridays, this restaurant has been on my radar. This is not a typical San Diego Mexican restaurant, if you know what I mean. Lots of rustic wood, a huge tequila bar and no hanging...
Awash Ethiopian Restaurant, San Diego’s Favorite
No utensils are needed at Awash Ethiopian Restaurant because Injera bread is used to scoop the food to eat. This round sourdough bread is made with mostly teff grains and other ancient flours. The dough ferments for 2 days and once cooked is spongy and light. Awash is a main river in Ethiopia which flows...
A Taco and a Cupcake Food Truck in Austin
What is this Veracruz All Natural trailer in a gravel lot? I walked behind the chain link fence and noticed people waiting for some time and I began talking with Austin native Wes. He had ridden his bike to pick up the famous Migas taco and gave me the scoop about Verzacruz. The owners are...
A taste of barbecue in Austin
Finally, we made it to BBQ heaven in Austin! With so many choices, we came to Terry Black’s Barbecue and I met co-owner Mark Black. Mark and his twin brother were raised in Texas and bbq is in their genes. I learned moist brisket is juicer than lean cut and all the meats have a...
Mexican treats and German food in San Antonio
I never had a Pan Dulce as buttery and sweet as those baked at La Panaderia. I watched through the open kitchen as the staff used eggs and butter and then carefully folded, shaped and rolled the dough to go into the sleek oven for baking. The pan dulce conchas are ever popular and have...
A bit of history and hats off to San Antonio
Next to the Alamo is a fabulous Victorian hotel, The Menger. You could spend hours looking at the antique furniture, pictures of by gone eras and Carrie Nation’s hatchet. It was in the bar where Teddy Roosevelt gathered his Rough Riders. Talk about a living history to transport you back in time! I found it...
Exploring Old Texas in San Antonio
We knew it was time to check out Texas and started with San Antonio, rich in history and deep roots with Tex-Mex food. The River Walk is a famous city park and our hotel overlooked the colorful restaurants sitting along each side of the river. Known as a big tourist attraction in San Antonio, boats...
Borrego Springs is a classic town to visit
After hearing about the refurbished La Casa Del Zorro Resort in Borrego Springs, my curiosity brought me to the storied hotel. The grounds are beautiful and well kept with swimming pools everywhere I turned. Well-known San Diego newspaper entrepreneur, James Copley bought the property in 1960 and it became the place in the desert for...
Cookbooks Benefit Semper Fi Fund
I love to bake and when I heard about the cookbooks to benefit the Semper Fi Fund, I had to get on board. I went to my local USS Midway Museum in San Diego and headed to the JetShop gift store to find the book. Soon I found “Family Cookbook-Recipes from Marines, Families and Friends”...
A Full Day of Exploring Carlsbad, Ca
The Gem Institute of America in Carlsbad is a fabulous place to visit. The free tours are full of gem and science information, intrigue and history. This is mainly a teaching facility to learn how to grade diamonds, test synthetic gems and research gemstones. Students come from throughout the world to the campus and graduate...
