Pioneer Woman Texas Braised Beef Recipe
Well, this post was supposed to go up on Saturday except that I ran into all kinds of issues with uploading photos and comment notifications. Things finally seems straightened out today. And perhaps there's a silver lining on this one....read below:
Da Kine's Opening in La Mesa:
KerriK has been a wonderful "FOY", keeping me updated on what's happening with Da Kine's reopening in La Mesa.
Anyway, last Friday Kerri emailed me, letting me know that "Uncle Nelson" had updated his Facebook page informing folks that Da Kine's was (finally) (re) opening sometime this week.
That's a screenshot on the right.
So, this was all ready to go...and then I suddenly couldn't upload photos! Sheesh.....
But I guess it was fate; because Kerri, via our good old "Coconut Wireless" shot me an email this afternoon with the simple line:
"Nelson has declared tomorrow, June 7th, at 11:00am, as the opening."
So perhaps the delay was meant to be?
Thanks so much Kerri, for always thinking of us, and for all the support over the years! We appreciate it so much!
Da Kine's
7436 University Ave.
La Mesa, CA 91942
Paris Sandwiches Coming to Mira Mesa:
After picking up lunch recently at R&B, I saw the sign for Paris Sandwiches while driving back to the office. I needed to run some errands on Saturday so I went to check things out. Located next to Luong Hai Ky, now known as LHK.
The place really looked like it was open already; but a quick glance as I was passing by revealed that work is still going on.
I was wondering about the place and the name; so I followed the URL posted on the sign out front and guess what? The other address listed is for Paris Bakery on El Cajon Blvd!
I guess we know where the bread is coming from, right?
10606 Camino Ruiz
San Diego, CA 92126
Sau Voi Deli Closes:
I guess I haven't been to the Clairemont Mesa location of 99 Ranch Market for a while. On a recent shopping trip, I was shocked to see that Sau Voi Deli had closed!
And from what I could gather, they've been closed since the end of February!
Even though SVD was never a favorite of mine, it's sad to see such a long standing business shut down.
7330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Ste 109
San Diego, CA 92111
Anyway, hope everyone is in good health.
Take care and have a great week!
mmm-yoso!!! continues as a food blog. Cathy is writing this post while Kirk continues with a busy work week.
Since 1982, this family owned and operated restaurant has been in the same location, offering a Cantonese menu. It is not an ABCDE (American Born Chinese Dining Establishment) type of restaurant, even though no chopsticks are offered and hot tea is not free.
You may have noticed the signage and just kept driving.
The simple menu includes a page of lunch specials.
Lunch specials include this home made soup, filled with chicken and lo mein noodles. The broth is very rich and deep flavored- and not in a 'MSG' way. Every table receives a plate of fried noodles after ordering. You can ask for some sweet and sour sauce (made here) as well as Chinese hot mustard.
Chicken Chop Suey (when have you seen that on a restaurant menu?) ($9.75) is simply delicious! Fresh sautéed sprouts and snow peas in a tasty white sauce with canned water chestnuts and a lot of chicken is quite a meal. You can have white rice or cantonese pork fried rice with lunch. The pork fried rice is a meal in itself, with plenty of flavorful bits of chopped barbecue pork...notice, no egg, no pea and carrot mix with the rice.
The Sweet and Sour Chicken lunch special ($10.75) emphasizes the frying expertise of the chef. Light, crispy, crunchy batter covered in an in-house prepared orange sauce which has a honey consistency. So good.
From the regular menu: Pork Lo Mein ($14.75). The wok hei- a cornerstone of Cantonese cooking- and my latest craving. The smoky/charred aroma-flavor, is perfected here in all the lo mein menu choices. The BBQ pork pieces are sweet, tender and plentiful in this dish.
Of course, I must mention the Egg Foo Young (chicken, $12.75). The patties are topped with the gravy and meat choice.
The eggy patty does contain sprouts but no onion. Crispy edges and the light center add texture to each bite with the meat. Quite a nice version.
In summary: no chopsticks, no egg drop soup, no egg or pea and carrot mix stretching out the fried rice, no MSG, no free hot tea; only quality without shortcuts. Also, there are Fortune cookies, but no photo.
Arizona Chinese Restaurant 2650 Main Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 (619)575-1513 Open Tue-Sat 11-9, Sun 12-9 Closed Monday Website
mmm-yoso!!! is being written by Cathy today, while Kirk is busy with work.
Almost every post I have written has been part of some other errand or event, even before the crazy surge in fuel prices. Usually, the 'other part' of the trip is a separate post or remains unwritten. The second part of this post will reveal a long time favorite stop. Kirk wrote about Brodard in 2013 and I wrote about a visit to the original location in 2014 and the new location in 2019.
Since Covid-19, we had driven here a few times, during the week to avoid crowds.
The menu has condensed, is easily wiped down and has no prices.
Nem Nuong with pork (3 rolls, $7.50) is an automatic order here. Brodard is known for these rolls.
Pretty much made to order (the rolls are constantly being prepared (because they are constantly being ordered) in an 'open kitchen' area), the flavorful grilled pork sausage with lettuce, cucumber, carrot, cilantro, daikon and chive wrapped with rice paper bundles with the crisp wonton in the center makes the rolls unique. The warm, pork based sauce accompanying the rolls is just the perfect bit of savory.
The Banh Khot Tom- Moon Cake shrimp ($12.95) are mini crisp rice cakes flavored with coconut milk and turmeric.
Each is filled with one shrimp, mung beans and scallion. Served with a variety of greens and a lime-chili-fish sauce for dipping, every delicate bite is filled with flavor.
We were here on a Saturday, around 8 a.m. and noticed this placard on the table-
It looks like the breakfast menu has been available on weekends since the end of March. We hope to go back soon to try the other items available on the special menu.
Brodard Restaurant 16105 Brookhurst Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (657) 247-4401 Website Open daily 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
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We leave Brodard and know that the Interstate will eventually be found and we can head home. The new location of Cream Pan is only about a mile from Brodard. One signal light South of Brodard is Warner. We took that street one day in 2018 and found this business. Now it is a destination. This small, nondescript storefront houses quality. Family owned, Ochoa's has been selling fresh made, perfectly spiced chorizo for more than 35 years.
There are two refrigerator display cases. Pork, chicken and soy chorizo with various spice levels are the primary choices.
The pricing? The plain and spicy pork chorizo is available in bulk. All are available by the meter (scroll back up and look at that photo again). There are a few other meats available.
A meter of green pork chorizo, (medium spice/heat level) ($9) is simply placed in a paper bag for the trip home. We also purchase a pound of bulk mild spice pork chorizo ($4.25). Once home, the green is cut into three inch chunks and frozen, while the mild is divided into three ounce small flat shapes and frozen, ready for breakfast cooking.
Ochoas Chorizo 220 West Warner Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92707 (714) 850-0052 Open Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
mmm-yoso!!!, food blog. Today Cathy is writing while Kirk is busy at work.
Kirk has written a few posts about The Market at HFS and and some of their offerings, but not since 2021 and this brief mention the other day. The Mister and I have discovered the joy of proper poke and kitchen offerings at this centrally located fish market and kitchen. The 'primary' location is on a cul de sac in an office park near the Qualcomm campus. There is a location at Liberty Station and also a food truck. (Liberty Station does not have a kitchen or fish market).
Walk in, follow the signs.
Here is the complete poke menu. Daily offerings vary. There is also a display case with fresh fish available. If you have Instagram, the offerings are posted early.
This is the list for today.
On this visit, we chose a two scoop/medium bowl with lettuce ($17) shoyu ahi and garlic salmon. The shoyu ahi is simply prepared, with green and mild/sweet onion and sesame oil. The garlic salmon similarly relies on the fish and is prepared with minced garlic.
Another day, we chose a Poke Plate ($19) with three scoops and half lettuce, one brown rice (it usually has three scoops of rice). In front is tako- Japanese octopus with onion and seaweed and sesame oil; tender, thin cut, pleasant. Top left is "California" -with sweet and green onions, imitation krab and a sesame mayo (kind of a California roll, but better). Bottom right is the "Pearl Harbor"-poke, made with oyster sauce and sesame seeds; not an overly sweet oyster sauce; you can still taste the ahi.
Half order fish and chips ($6). (Full order is $12)
This is wonderful, well fried, quality ahi, craveable.
The furikake ahi ($17) is another great kitchen choice. Mac salad (excellent), white rice and freshness, flavor, quality.
All the flavors you need.
If you see the HFS canned albacore at the counter, try one ($3.50). It's great, just like everything here.
The Market at HFS 6491 Weathers Place San Diego 92121 Open daily 10-4 (kitchen opens at 11) website (858) 282-0591
We had really enjoyed our tour of Mystery and Monument Valley. After returning to the hotel we went back to the gift shop and then went for a walk around the hotel a bit.
There were some really great views from the patio of the closed (because of Covid) restaurant.
Man, it was pretty......
I noticed a sign and well, wouldn't you know it.....
Not wanting to drive, we just had packaged food for dinner.
And of course we awoke very early for the "show".......
Man, this never gets old.....
We had some nuts and bars for breakfast before heading out. Our next stop was Sedona; but instead of heading South, I headed Northeast on the 163. Why? Well, this was going to be my "fun day". There were a couple of novel, perhaps obscure, and just plain fun stops. A couple of miles south of Mexican Hat is this little stop.
Beautiful scenery isn't it? But I had a reason for stopping here. This is Forrest Gump Point. Recognize it from the movie? This is where Forrest Gump, after 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours decided it was time to stop running.
Heck, I just "needed" to stop here......
Cue up Running on Empty by Jackson Browne!
It's a pretty popular stop.
After a couple of photos we turned around and headed back to Kayenta for one more stop....this time at the Burger King. No, it wasn't to eat, though I did get a Diet Coke. This Burger King was established in 1986 by Richard Mike, whose father was a Navajo Code Talker in World War II. This BK features a Navajo Code Talker Exhibit.
An important part of our history that wasn't even revealed until 1968!
If you're ever in the area please stop by.
Burger King
Highway 160
Kayenta, AZ 86033
From here I headed down the 160 to the 89. Driving thru Flagstaff I went East on I-40. Not the way to Sedona you say? Well, you'd be right. There were a couple of places I had on my "list" and thought this short detour would be fun.
The first I'd read about and thought that perhaps it might be a tourist trap of sorts.
I think folks often mistake this for a state or national type. Depending on your interests, you may or may not enjoy it here. And it's $25 a pop for admission.
There's some nice displays, a movie, and also a 40 minute rim tour if you're so inclined.
For us...well, it was about the giant crater......
A big hole in the ground. More about the crater here.
Meteor Crater & Barringer Space Museum
Interstate 40 Exit 233
Winslow, AZ 86047
Now the next stop got me quite excited. Depending on your age....well, I'm in the demographic that remembers a certain song. And of course that line:
"Well, I'm a-standing on a corner
In Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord
In a flat-bed Ford
Slowin' down to take a look at me"
Speaking of Jackson Browne and all that.
So our next stop?
Yep, we drove into Winslow, Arizona, parked and strolled to Standin' on the Corner Park. And it was indeed a fine sight to see....heck there was even a mural of a girl in a Flat Bed Ford!
And a Flat Bed Ford parked at the corner as well.
Yes, it's corny, cheesy, cliché, but if you're of a certain age, you'll remember that. And I'm of that age and even the Missus enjoyed this stop.
We saw folks taking photos and selfies. I even went and took a photo of this woman and her pooch....on the corner....in Winslow, Arizona. A fine sight indeed.
Unlike most of the other folks; who just got back into their vehicle after taking their photo, we strolled around town a bit; after all, this is part of historic Route 66.
There was a place I'd read about in Winslow; a hotel that was once a prize jewel and destination during the golden age of train travel, when Fred Harvey and the architect Mary Colter, whom I've mentioned before built a hotel named La Posada which has been restored to it's former grandeur.
We walked on over, strolled around a bit and decided to have lunch in the hotel's restaurant, the Turquoise Room.
It's a beautiful space.
We were quickly seated, the folks working were warm, friendly, and still very professional.
We placed our order and soon some complimentary cornbread arrived.
I ordered the Arizona Grown Vegas Salad Bowl....yes, you read that right. All that National Park Food and "stuffs" had me craving veggies.......yes, it doesn't happen often....
Lovely quinoa (when do you recall me typing that out before?), corn, crisp kale, refreshing jicama.....this really hit the spot.
The Missus really got a winner with the Lamb Posole.
Man, this was so good! Just gamy enough, wonderful lamb flavors; the hominy was cooked perfectly, a hint of spice, a wonderful comforting dish!
One of our favorite meals of the trip. If we're ever back in the area, we'll definitely return here.
Who knew...Winslow....
Turquoise Room (in the La Posada Hotel)
303 E 2nd St.
Winslow, AZ 86047
It was just enough food for lunch.
As we headed out of town, the Missus started up Spotify......and you knew which song She started with, right?
All together now:
"Well, I'm a-running down the road
Tryin' to loosen my load......"
Take it easy everyone!
On our full day in Monument Valley we had gotten a private tour. Since Monument Valley is on Navajo land, the only "real" way to visit is to hire a Navajo Guide. I had also wanted to see Mystery Valley as well. So, I booked a private all day tour with 3 Sister Navajo Guided Tours. Based on our short hike the day before and the amazing sunrise; I just knew it would be money well spent. And it was. Our guide Amory was raised in Mystery Valley, he clarified a lot of things for us, one thing we learned quickly is that the Navajo call themselves Dine', which means "the People". Amory also passed on things he learned from his grandmother and was a great guide.
There was just so much information, so much to learn, that if I ever return, I'm going to take notes. As it is; I'll mostly share photos with you all.
There were two reasons I really wanted to visit Mystery Valley, which is still inhabited....we passed farms raising livestock along the way. I really wanted to see the various arches and the Anasazi ruins.
We were taken in a four wheel ; a must for a tour like this.
That's the Square House Arch above, which was the first stop. Which then led to one of the places I really wanted to see; the vehicle maneuvers along some fairly slick rocks, we stop and Amory walks us into a small valley and points up.
This is known as the Square House Ruins.
A closer look.
During the tour Amory told us what he learned from elders and his grandmother. Seeing these ruins high up, we are often told that the Anasazi used ladders to get to these dwellings.
Amory was quick to point out the walls of the canyon.
He told us that that over time floods had eroded the soil away and pointed out former soil levels. So ladders weren't necessary at that time.
He also asked us to take a look around to see if we noticed anything.......and then pointed out the petroglyphs.....
And then pottery shards.....
Which we had totally missed! We'd be paying more careful attention for the rest of the trip!
It seemed that every turn yielded another arch - this is called the Honeymoon Arch - see how it meets in the middle?
This is the Stout Arch.
This is the Baby House Ruins.
The House of Many Hands.
See the hand prints?
It was just plain amazing.
Soon, it was time for a lunch break. Amory took us back to the hotel.
And we got in the car and drove into Utah and over to Goulding's Lodge, which was once upon a time really the only place to stay near Monument Valley. Since the restaurant in the View Hotel was closed due to Covid, the only other real option for us was Goulding's Stagecoach Dining Room.
It pretty much a diner.....and service was a such
The Missus got the Turkey Soup with Fry Bread.
Fairly bland and dry turkey meat.
I got the Navajo Taco.
This fry bread was kinda "doughy" and not as crisp as the version at Amigo Cafe. Sour cream and generic salsa, shredded lettuce, diced tomato, and chili con carne.......
Very generic, simple food for the masses.
Goulding's Stagecoach Dining Room
1000 Gouldings Trading Post Rd.
Oljato-Monument Valley, UT 84536
Walking out of the restaurant we ran into this friendly fella'.
I went to the car and got him a treat; which he quickly gobbled up. We had finished lunch fairly quickly, so we went to check out the gift shop. Guess who was waiting by our car when we got out of the shop? It was great "valet service"!
Goulding's has quite a history and Harry Goulding is credited with bringing Hollywood to Monument Valley.
The original Trading Post is now a museum.
And of course the star of many of those movies needs no introduction....
And when She Wore a Yellow Ribbon was filmed in Monument Valley, structures on the grounds of Goulding's were used in the movie.
We headed back to the View and met back up with Amory and then headed into Monument Valley.
First stop was John Ford Point.
Which was one of Director John Ford's favorite filming points.
It's got quite a view!
Because we had a guide, we were able to get off the main road and thru various gates; getting some wonderful views.
That's the "3 Sisters" above.
And there are arches here as well. That's the Mocassin Arch above.
While looking at my photos, I noticed that they really don't do scalar justice to the arches. So, take a look at the photo of the Big Hogan Arch above and then for a reference point take a look at the photo to the right.
And all of the arches and rock formations have names!
It can be quite overwhelming!
The last two stops where mainly for taking photos!
And it was so easy to compose some pretty nice photos......
Which made this an unforgettable day!
Thanks for stopping by!
I haven't done one of these in a while; so here are a few things I saw during my wanderings.
Diamond Palace Coming to Rolando:
I saw this when I went to Northgate Market to get some ingredients to make pozole for the Missus.
In the former location of Lucky Star. A quick check when I got home yielded this post by Eater San Diego. Apparently a new Dim Sum/Chinese BBQ place run by the folks behind Golden Island. Hmmmm, based on my last couple of revisits to the place...albeit of the takeout category, I'm just not overly excited. Hopefully, I'm way off base on this.
3893 54th St
San Diego, CA 92105
Chef Chin Has Closed:
I noticed that most of the windows on Chef Chin were covered when I drove past so I pulled into the parking lot.
And yep, they are apparently closed......
Haven't heard anything about what this location is going to be yet......
4433 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111
EE Nami Closed for Plumbing Repairs, set to Reopen on June 1st , now June 8th - Supposedly:
*** Update - thanks to "FOY" Derric; it now seems that June8th is the date! Thanks Derric!
After returning from Paris and Scotland I was craving some Tonkatsu. I hadn't done takeout from EE Nami in a while, so I thought I'd do a takeout order. I checked online and found that they were "temporarily closed", which is sometimes a bad sign. So I drove on by on the way home and saw this posted on the door.
Apparently there's some plumbing work going on and according to this, they should reopen on June 1st....which is like next week! Great. Except that the multiple UPS notices on the door kinda worries me a bit?
Hopefully I'll get my tonkatsu next week.
EE Nami
4706 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117
Hope everyone is having a restful Memorial Day weekend!
As we headed into fall of 2021, things were looking pretty good. The Missus and I, fully vaccinated were looking to take care of the vacancy that not being able to travel internationally had created. So, we decided to "dip our toes" into the pool so to speak and not go too crazy......and go to one of our favorite destinations; Mexico City. The Missus also had another destination in mind and I worked out the logistics. Of course, along came Omicron, but by that time we both had gotten our boosters and when it was time for our trip, we decided to go ahead with it.
In some ways, it was good to start things off with CDMX as we had felt welcome and comfortable there from the first time we set foot in the city. We'd be staying at the same accommodations as our previous trips and was familiar with the area. It would also be interesting to see if things had changed over time.
We did the CBX thing and flew out of TJ.....
We had a morning flight and were served breakfast. I quickly noticed the new "required accessory" that came along with breakfast.
We landed and found our transport to Condesa and checked into our hotel.
Things initially felt a bit strange, but once in the comfortable and familiar confines of the area, things started feeling normal....just like in the "old days".
Having arrived late in the afternoon, I had made reservations at a place I've posted on twice, so I'm mainly just putting up photos. We had decided to have dinner at Pasillo de Humo because we've always enjoyed the food, atmosphere, and service.
There was one interesting Covid precaution when entering the restaurant which is on the second floor of a food hall. You went thru a device that misted vinegar on you! You smelled pickled before you even had your first cocktail!
And that Memelitas de Cerdo, the pork cheek memelitas were so good, we had a second order!
Then the Missus had Her dessert....while I had, ahem, mine.
This was of course, the place where I first had Ojo de Tigre....from the modified hand truck with like 30 bottles of Mezcal on it. These days everything is based on QR codes. I spoke to our wonderful Server about Ojo de Tigre and was told they don't serve that here anymore. The reason?
"Too many Ojo de Tigre!"
I'm guessing that Ojo de Tigre production is hitting mainstream and is now easily available. So I had him pick something "mui fumar" (smoky) for me, which he did.
It was really good!
Pasillo de Humo
Av Nuevo León 107
06100 Cuauhtémoc, CDMX, Mexico
After dinner we took a short walk to another regular stop, Tout Chocolate. We've been here on every visit to CDMX; but strangely, I couldn't find a post on the place. This place has been a stop for us since our good friend "Alle" recommended it to us several years back.
Part cafe, part chocolate/confection shop....you know what the Missus was after, right?
She acquired a nice variety of chocolates.
Tout Chocolat
Amsterdam 154
6100 Cuauhtémoc, CDMX, Mexico
Then we decided to call it a night. It had been a wonderful evening for us....it just seemed so comforting.
The next morning we had tickets and reservations for Museo Frida Kahlo and decided to get there before our 10 am entrance time and grab some coffee. Uber is amazing in Mexico, very affordable and very safe since all cars are tracked. We got to Coyoacan an hour before our designated time. So we headed off to get our caffeine fix. I had initially planned on getting some coffee from Café El Jarocho a pioneer in the CDMX coffee scene, established back in 1953 eventually spawning 8 other locations in CDMX.
But the lines were long and even though everyone (just like elsewhere in Mexico during our visit) wore masks, it was just too crowded with little seating.
We decided on the shop across the street named La Catrina.
The young lady working was very sweet. And they had al fresco tables and seating.....
And here we came across one of those "memorable" moments. A sweet young lady came up to the window. She seemed a regular customer as the folks working knew her. Her companion and "bodyguard" was a tiny, three legged Chihuahua. I say bodyguard because this little one had some personality and was quite protective of the young lady! The pooch would ignore the smaller poodles and such that walked by.....but oh, when the larger dogs passed by, be it a Rottweiler or Pit Bull, the little fellow would start growling! Which is probably how he ended up with three legs! We started calling him "Tripod".....and no one messes with Tripod, no one! I regret not taking a photo of this Bada$$!
As often happens when enjoying oneself, time flew by. Soon it was time to head on over to Museo Frida Kahlo. I went and took our cups back to the counter which brought a smile and a "gracias" from the young lady working. Meanwhile, Tripod let me pet him and scratch his ears and his owner smiled and told us "have a fun vacation!" I guess it was obvious that we were tourists.
Such nice folks.......though you don't mess with Tripod!
La Catrina
Ignacio Allende 45
04000 Coyoacán, CDMX, Mexico
Up next Museo Frida Kahlo
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