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Archive for Adult Beverages
The Gourmet Chile Pepper and Salsa Festival: Heat, Eats and Margarit-Ahs
After the trek and detours mentioned in my previous post, we finally arrived at the Festival. I knew this wouldn’t be a big event (like maybe ZestFest ‘08), so I wasn’t worred about getting there early and leaving late; we reversed that, actually. With the beauteous & clever Paula Jo out on point (so I [...] Read more »
Traveling to The Gourmet Chili Pepper and Salsa Festival in Fredericksburg, Texas
I attended the Gourmet Chili Pepper and Salsa Festival on Saturday, at Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, Texas. This is a small, mostly-vendor gathering, and it was hot! I mean the weather; it was 106 degrees F at two in the afternoon, with intense sun and no clouds.
Oh, the food, you ask? Lots of samples; more [...] Read more »
Zing-Fish: The Fastest Fish Dish in the West (And Good For You)
It’s Friday evening, and you’ve had a beat-down of a week. Cooking doesn’t appeal to you, but going out is even tougher to contemplate.
If only there were a quick way to fix something tasty, with a zing, that won’t blow the diet. (You’ve been good all week about the calories, right?) That doesn’t take all [...] Read more »
Happy “Birthday” Chile Underground! A Visit to Matt’s Famous El Rancho
Everybody’s having birthdays these days. It’s so fashionable that I hear some folks celebrate one every year! Imagine that.
Matt’s Famous El Rancho just celebrated 56 years of serving great Mexican food here in Austin, for instance. I had lunch there today to help them celebrate. Well, okay; not to help them celebrate, exactly. I was [...] Read more »
More Friday Follies IV: Hot Scooters
Ah, those fun-lovin’ folks at Cruzin Coolers have managed another first: One of their customers has been cited for DWI.
The Post Star of Glens Falls, NY reports that Leslie J. “Bomber” Marr, 57, of Whitehall, NY, was arrested and “could face felony DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle charges” for driving his [...] Read more »
Ooops! I Missed. (But It’s All Right, Really)
Yesterday was most hectic, with high school graduation (daughterperson’s leaving home!) and all. I did mange to find time to download Zoundry’s newest product, the Raven Beta. I have used Zoundry for a year, and found it to be a stable, serviceable blog editor. So when I found out they have a new editor in [...] Read more »
Friday Food Follies VI
It’s been a tough week, fighting blog security issues and dealing with all the pre-Christmas details. So it’s time to lighten up with some food news! This week we bring you the best in food fights, fattening fare and fasinating foodcams. Lest we get too carried away, we will also provide a leavening of sad [...] Read more »
Friday Food Follies V
With Thanksgiving safely behind us, it’s time to return to the greatest continuing series concerning the comedy that is comestibles: Friday Food Follies! We present for your delight and confusion: A donut-dunking turkey; an unconventional use for vodka; and an important food sporting event…
Dateline Wednesday, Hagerstown, MD: Turkey is Man’s Best Friend
Customers of Dunkin’ Donuts [...] Read more »
