Have you heard of Tin Canteen? Well, Tin City here in Paso Robles finally got a brick and mortar restaurant after years of depending on food trucks. Now, you know us, we LOVE food trucks so we aren’t complaining about it. That said, we’ve thought for a long time that a restaurant … [Read more...]
Where to Eat: Ventana Grill in Pismo Beach
I feel like I haven’t done one of these in a while. We’ve been lagging at consistently blogging but here you go. We were recently on our way south and as we do so well, we have to stop for spontaneous fun along the way. On this road trip we ended up at Ventana Grill. I’ve heard a … [Read more...]
Tacos! Arguably the Perfect Food.
Yup, I said it. Tacos are arguably the perfect food on the planet. Sure, there are plenty of other amazing foods, but what better than meat, cheese, salsa, whatever, all perfectly nestled in a delightful vehicle of charred corn? We eat tacos at our house multiple times a … [Read more...]
Cooking with Annie: Chile Verde Enchilada Casserole
Let me just start by saying this; there are few things on the planet that are tastier than any form of enchiladas. They are one of my all-time favorite foods, right up there with tacos. I mixed this one up by doing a casserole instead of rolled enchiladas, but you still get all … [Read more...]
Where to Eat: Longbranch Saloon in Creston, CA.
When I thought about food in Creston I only knew about the Loading Chute. We’ve been there several times and always enjoyed it. That said, I recently saw someone on Facebook mention a spot called Longbranch Saloon. So, as Annie and I like to do, we wanted to check out the … [Read more...]
Where to Eat: Cubanissimo Food Truck
Although the Cubanissimo Food Truck has been around for a bit we hadn’t yet had the opportunity to check them out. Luckily, on a recent visit to Tin City Cider, they were there ready to start slinging food and we were ready to eat. Before we get to the food, here’s a little info … [Read more...]
Cooking with Annie: Elk Chili
We were recently, and very generously given some elk meat. A little background here, we’ve been making a conscious effort to eat “real” food from good sources, and that includes wild game from friends! It includes a lot of other things, but we’ll go into that another time. If … [Read more...]
Cooking with Annie: Christmas Shortbread Recipe – Better Late than Never!!!
I could come up with all kinds of excuses about why I didn't get this out before Christmas for your baking pleasure, but I'll just cut to the chase; I lagged. So, in all its glory, here's my family recipe for good old fashioned Scottish Shortbread Cookies. We've been baking and … [Read more...]
Flavors of Seen and Heard
This was an event we went to in October that was all about the women’s movement and highlighting women in general but a handful specifically. Rather than me give the low down on who was there, check out this short blurb that was on the Studios website: “Studios on the Park … [Read more...]
Cooking with Annie: Amazing Smoked Salsa
Okay, you guys...this salsa is GOOOOD!!! Not that I'm patting myself on the back, but I think I may have killed it this time! I've been making salsa for a long time, and have made some really good stuff, and some not-so-great stuff, but I'm chalking this up as one of the absolute … [Read more...]