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A week ago, Mr. Sandwich and I headed out for a long weekend in Chicago. As it turned out, getting there felt longer than the weekend. Why? Because there were tremendous thunderstorms in Chicago, leading to a series of ground… Read moreFeasting in Chicago
Tex-Mex is a much-maligned cuisine. All I hear are sneers. “It’s unhealthy.” “It’s inauthentic.” “It’s got too much cheese.” Well, get over yourselves, Californians. Seriously, “unhealthy”? Hate you taken a look at those deep-fried tacos you can’t stop wolfing down… Read moreI Miss Tex-Mex
Meh. But the shrimp tacos are teriyaki-delicious. The only downside? They’re so full of cabbage that they’re kind of hard to eat. Maybe next time I should get one of the bowls.
Normally I like the strange, cool, grey weather we get in June. I love it if it lasts into July. Why? Because then it isn’t scorchingly hot. But this year I’ve been longing for heat the way I did in… Read moreJune Gloom
Two of my friends–and one six-year-old–met for coffee on Sunday morning. (Not to worry. The six-year-old drank water. Her growth remains unstunted.) In an effort to find a location that was new, and was easily accessible from our three different… Read moreQuality Time
Who are they? They’re people who, when you invite them over for dinner, say, “Sure! We’ll bring the food! And cook it!” Courtesy of said friends, tonight we had grilled pork ribs with homemade BBQ sauce (mmm), grilled corn, and… Read moreGood Friends
It can only sit thawed in the refrigerator for so long. As far as I’m concerned, “so long” is two days. So the leg quarters must be cooked. We were going to grill them, but Mr. Sandwich cleaned the grill… Read moreEventually, You Have to Commit to Cooking the Chicken
I know you’re all wondering what it’s like to watch someone run a marathon. To begin with, you get up at 4:30 a.m., just like the runner does. Mr. Sandwich and I had prepared the night before; although we didn’t… Read moreSpectating
Horchata ice cream. We don’t have any, but that’s okay. We did have a couple of ribeyes, to celebrate Mr. Sandwich’s completion of the marathon. I do enjoy owning a grill.
Today was the L.A. Marathon, and Mr. Sandwich and his dad ran all 26.2 miles of it. By the way, Mr. Sandwich’s dad has run all of the L.A. Marathons ever. He is persistent. Here comes Mr. Sandwich, toward mile… Read moreL.A. Marathon 2009