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Time to Stock Up
Posted on June 8, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink, Things to Do.
We picked up several bottles of wine from Grove’s the other day. Hopefully Brian will be in a sharing mood this weekend.
We drank one of them at the outdoor jazz concert the other night. This was our first bottle of Apothic Rose. We decided to give it a try because Brian loves Apothic Red. I actually think he likes it more than House Wine.
Anyway, we found Apothic White at my coworker’s liquor store in Derby a couple of months ago and liked it so when we saw this limited release Apothic Rose at Grove’s the other day, we naturally had to try it.
We had a nice little picnic across the lake from the stage.
Guess who won?
Brian doesn’t like the sun. Can you tell?
Speaking of Apothic White, they’re on sale right now at Extremo Vino. We may need to stop by there tomorrow after racquetball.
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Dinner by Chef Jay Dill
Posted on June 2, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Jay made us dinner last night. Dinner came with free cooking lessons.
Here he is demonstrating how to slice a pineapple.
He is such a show off! LOL.
Here he is slicing bell peppers…
..and chicken…
Brian was his helper.
The finished dish is a chicken stir fry consisting of bell peppers, a little bit of jalapeño, onions, garlic, and pineapple. It was actually pretty good.
Here’s another photo. (BTW, I contributed by making rice. Becca made us some guacamole which isn’t pictured. It was really good also.)
I was quite impressed. When I asked Jay where he learned how to cook, he explained that he was trained at the culinary school of “short order.” I guess he’s picked up some tricks of the trade from working in various kitchens over the past 30 years. Just kidding. He’s not that old. He’s worked in quite a few kitchens, though. He knows how to handle a knife, that’s for sure.
Thanks for making us dinner on Saturday night, Jay and Becca! We look forward to your next culinary creation.
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This is How We Do Breakfast
Posted on June 1, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Mom couldn’t make it this morning but we had a good breakfast with dad, Jay, Becca, and Chad. Brian made hash browns and scrambled eggs…
..and pancakes…
..and Nutella croissants.
I helped by frying the bacon.
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Grand Central Hotel and Grill
Posted on May 31, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
We had a nice celebration lunch at Grand Central today in Cottonwood Falls. I had only dined there once before, about six years ago, with some Diversity Champions teammates. I didn’t really remember much from that previous experience other than I recognized the place when Darcy and I arrived there.
The food was actually pretty good. I had a salad before my meal, which I inhaled. I was either really hungry or it was really good. I think it’s both. I thought the raspberry vinaigrette dressing was yummy.
I had grilled chicken and beans and rice for my meal. The chicken was nice and juicy but was lacking in flavor somewhat. The rice and beans were good. Despite my slight disappointment with the chicken, the meal was not bad overall.
Darcy had the reuben.
This is Susan’s salad.
I’m not sure how everyone else felt about the place, but I actually liked it. I liked it enough that I’m considering taking Brian on a road trip that way. Now to just figure out what kind of sights we can see in Cottonwood Falls. LOL.
Anyone know what kind of attractions and points of interest we can see over in those parts? Suggestions of places to see and things to do would be most welcome. Please post your recommendations in the comments.
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The People of FourSquare Let Me Down
Posted on May 27, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Whenever I try a new place, I can usually rely on the recommendations and tips of FourSquare users. Not so much this time, though.
Brian and I decided to try Doo-Dah Diner after church yesterday. I’d heard so many good things about the restaurant that I had such high expectations.
Brian got what he usually orders at most breakfast places: biscuits and gravy, hash browns, and two eggs fried hard. He was disappointed that his biscuits were hard as hockey pucks. He said they weren’t fresh by any means. The sausage gravy was okay but bland as with the hash browns and eggs.
I ordered the country fried steak dinner which came highly recommended on FourSquare but, like Brian’s meal, everything on my plate was under seasoned. It’s like they ran out of salt in the kitchen or something.
I’ve had some friends who have had wonderful dining experiences at Doo-Dah and some who haven’t, but the general consensus is this place serves great food is awesome overall. Our server was definitely friendly. Although, I wish the quality of the food lived up to the restaurant’s reputation. Perhaps we didn’t order the right things. This just goes to show you can’t always believe what you read on FourSquare.
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