There are a lot of things I love to do.  When it comes to food I love to, first of all, eat it!  Secondly, I love to prepare it.  Lastly, if I am not eating it or making it, I love to read and write about it.  The other day I discovered the perfect place…

Pollo Fundido Every time I go to a Mexican restaurant I scan the menu for Pollo Fundido. If it’s not on the menu I look for some form of Seafood Enchiladas. Pachangas had both. I guess I was in the mood for chicken swimming in a sea of melted cheese more than I was in the…

From about 6thto 9th, maybe 10th, grade I was a total mall rat.  If I was not in school or ballet class, I wanted to be “hanging” with my friends at the mall.  A trip to the mall with friends included: trying on prom dresses we were not old enough to properly fit into, boy…

This was another stop on on our Boise Idaho Tennis Tour. I have never been to a BBQ restaurant, before now, that plated their food so simply and beautifully. Mickey Ray’s was also strikingly clean for a BBQ joint. But, the delightfully overpowering telltale scent of smoking meats dangled in the air well before you…

Crispy Crab Bites Sweet Corn Tamale Cakes Firecracker Salmon I actually try not to go to chain restaurants.  I like to discover new spaces, find unusual culinary delights, and support local economies and small businesses.  Every once in a while, though, I make exceptions.  Sometimes my exceptions involve cravings for specific items at certain familiar…

The day of Ben’s book signing we decided to go out to breakfast. I suggested O’Brady’s. We have not been there in a very long time. I bet we only go out to breakfast about 3 or 4 times a year. I wish I would have taken a picture of the outside of the restaurant…