Living in Oklahoma, we are lucky that cold weather rarely hits before late November. When it does though, it’s always a rude awakening. That happened a couple weeks ago, and it was a combination of cold, wind, rain and just all around dreary weather when the day before it had been at least 25 degrees …
A couple of weeks ago I went to Dallas for the weekend since we had an away football game and I didn’t go to the game. It ended up being a great blog weekend, as we ate at 4 brand new restaurants. My original plan Sunday morning had been to get up early, go running, …
There are thousands of restaurants in Dallas. Make sure The Rustic is on your list. Great atmosphere, fantastic food, and a killer backyard for weekend fun. During my first seven years of working at Oklahoma State, I traveled with the football team to every away game. Long story short, that abruptly ended 2 years ago. At home games …
The Garage in Stillwater OK is just steps from the OSU campus. You’ll enjoy delicious food, a full bar, and arcade games in a fun atmosphere. One of my favorite new restaurant finds in Stillwater is The Garage. It’s located across the street from campus, and just a couple of blocks from the football stadium. …
Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in OKC is the oldest restaurant in Oklahoma. You can’t go wrong with dry-aged, hand cut steaks, and lamb fries. Yes, lamb fries. When I began this blog 3 1/2 years ago, I was such a creature of habit. I ate at the same restaurants, always ordered my favorite dishes, and cooked the …
Green Chickpea Chicken Coconut Curry is bursting with spice, and the flavors of curry, kale, chicken and chickpeas are a wonderful combination. My parents are from Trinidad, so growing up I ate a lot of curry. Most of the time it was curry chicken, one of my mom’s staple dishes. It was one of the first things …
I’m very blessed that cancer does not run in my family. One of my cousins lost her battle with breast cancer about 20 years ago, but fortunately that is it. Last year I had a mammogram scare when they saw “something”, and had to go for a follow-up. Of course I went into panic mode, …
Spicy New Orleans Shrimp has an incredibly flavorful marinade that is spicy, but not overpowering. You will want to savor every drop of it! Serve shrimp on its own, over rice, or with crusty bread for dipping
It’s no secret, especially when you look at my blog, that I’m not the healthiest eater. It’s hard to have self-control at a restaurant, especially if whoever I’m with is eating something really good. And it’s become so easy to say “its for food blog research”. When I cook at home, on the other hand, …
Looking for delicious sushi in Tulsa OK? Look no further than Yokozuna. At the original location in downtown, or the new spot in South Tulsa, you won’t be disappointed. I’ve been very lucky while working at OSU that I’ve never had a home football game on my birthday, or even during my birthday week. We’re …
Boba Fusion Cafe is one of my favorite restaurants in Stillwater. Family owned, serving up homemade, outstanding Asian Fusion cuisine. My first visit to Boba Fusion Cafe was in August when my dad was in town. It’s on the east side of town in a strip mall next to the older Wal Mart. For a long time …
There are lots of things I love about living in a small town: light traffic; I can get to work in 8 minutes or to the other side of town within 20; family atmosphere; very friendly people; local businesses. But on the flip side, there’s quite a few things we don’t have. When I came on my …
When I got home from Wisconsin-palooza, a 4-day cheese and beer binge, it was high time to eat something healthy. I was kind of afraid that my body would go into shock at the first bite of vegetable, but it was a risk I had to take. Of course, Pinterest to the rescue. I wanted …
Wisconsin-Palooza Day 4 was the last day of our trip. And honestly, really the bucket list of the weekend, since we were going to a Packers game at Lambeau. And it was Monday Night Football. I’ve only ever been to one other MNF game, and it was Redskins/Cowboys, but I had to work the game. …
Wisconsin-palooza Day 3 was going to be a pretty slow day overall, since the only thing on our schedule was the Shania Twain concert that night. Saturday was such a gorgeous day that our plan was to do something fun outside on Sunday. We had discussed hanging out by the lake, or even renting a …