Ala Carte choices for: Philosophy
February
1
2010

Controlled Chaos

I sit here at my keyboard eating pistachio nuts, casually throwing the empty shells into my over-flowing ashtray. I light up a Marlboro, take another swig of my Ballantine’s neat, and I wonder how the the hell did I end up here. It was not so long ago that I was in charge of a [read more...]

July
1
2009

La Conner WA – Day Trip

After our wonderful day in the mountains on Saturday, a trip to the coast was in order for Sunday so we decided to head up to La Conner. Sitting on the Swinomish channel, across from the Swinomish Reservation, La Conner is a typical coastal town, full of tourist type shops, antique stores and restaurants. During [read more...]

June
2
2009

Carolina Kitchen – Redmond, WA

Okay, before we even get started with the review, let’s all agree that we will all probably disagree on what makes good BBQ. In fact, we will probably disagree about what the hell BBQ is means. Let me tell you all how I define BBQ. Notice, I said how “I” define it, not how it [read more...]

May
20
2009

American Idol?

Okay, slight deviation from cooking and reviews. I’m going to admit here a guilty pleasure of mine. I love American Idol. Love it, love it, love it. I’m not a reality TV fan at all. Actually, I despise all of the other reality shows. To me though, AI is a throw back to the grand [read more...]

May
13
2009

Overboard On Organic

Okay, for those new to reading this blog, I am about to go off on a 100% certified rant. Stay with me, I may need help at the end. I was watching a recorded Diners Drive-ins and Dives last night. The chef at one of the places was explaining that they use the freshest ingredients [read more...]