You would think with the last name “Cook”, I would enjoy cooking to some degree. But alas, the joy of cooking is not one of the gifts I was given. Yes, I know how to cook. In grade school, I earned a cooking and baking badge when I was in Girl Scouts. I have a […]
“Now what starts with the letter C? Cookie starts with C. Let’s think of other things that starts with C. Oh, who cares about the other things? C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me. C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me. Oh, […]
“Waffles are just pancakes with abs.” – Quote on a drawing in the Royal Art Gallery at Waffle Spot, San Diego. In the heart of Mission Valley, Hotel Circle parallels the Interstate 8 Highway in the center of San Diego. The 8 Freeway, as the locals call it, runs west to east from Ocean Beach […]
Have you ever had a real-life experience where the phrase “You can’t judge a book by its cover” came true? I had one, actually two, recently here in San Diego involving my first taste of a California burrito and a local Mexican restaurant called Pokéz in downtown. It all started when I saw a link […]
“You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.” – Yogi Berra Pizza is a classic comfort food for many Americans and the latest trend for pizza pies is casual “create your own” pizzerias. In San Diego, where I live, there are several different build your own “artisan” […]