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  Summer Wedding Weekends: Brunch at Shade in Houston

  Posted: Jul 30th, 2008, 10:56am MST by donnaaries

  I am solidly in the middle of that age range where I spend every other summer weekend at weddings.  And although they’re always a blast, weddings involve extensive, sometimes multi-meal, catering, and therefore equate to travelling without much chowhounding.  That is until the day after the celebration, when Sunday brunch provides an opportunity for some independent culinary exploration. First, off [...]
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  Exposition Park Cafe: A Late Night Establishment Deserving of Sober Tastebuds

  Posted: Jul 27th, 2008, 10:58pm MST by donnaaries

  Excluding the Denny’s and IHOPs of the world, how many dining establishments are open after 2:00am? How many of them actually serve decent food? Welcome to Exposition Park Café, where the only thing crazier than its “so late that it’s early again” hours is the Wednesday night karaoke. The café, housed in a casual corner spot [...]
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  Shrimp Two Ways: Shrimp with Tomatoes and Olives & Cajun Shrimp Sandwiches

  Posted: Jul 25th, 2008, 5:38am MST by donnaaries

  Central Market had some good looking gulf shrimp on special last weekend, thus, shrimp, it’s what’s for dinner (twice this week)! Shrimp with Tomatoes and Olives (based on recipe from August 2008 issue of Real Simple magazine) This simple dish is great over simple steamed white rice or sopped up with crusty French bread.  Or, for something that cooks [...]
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  Gooseberries

  Posted: Jul 21st, 2008, 6:49am MST by donnaaries

  I bought some fresh gooseberries (the sweet, maroon-skinned variety, not the hard green ones) from Central Market this weekend because I have never had them before.  What exactly is the proper procedure for eating these babies?  The flesh of the gooseberry is sweet and squishy while the skin is tart and bitter.  Am I suppose to remove the skin these [...]
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  Bold, Authentic, and Spicy Regional Chinese at Little Sichuan

  Posted: Jul 15th, 2008, 9:30pm MST by donnaaries

  The décor at Little Sichuan Cuisine is as bland as it gets. Beige tile, neutral walls, and fluorescent lighting. The food, however, is anything but boring. If you come to Little Sichuan for an order of your neighborhood Eggrolls R Us or Wok ‘N Roll’s General Tsao’s chicken, you’re in for a surprise. This no frills, [...]
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  Easy Summer Snack (Edamame Dip)

  Posted: Jul 14th, 2008, 8:19pm MST by donnaaries

  With the recent tomato salmonella scare, I had to find something else to eat with my tortilla chips.  This easy edamame dip (recipe based on July 2008 Shape magazine version with minor alterations) was a good temporary substitute. 6 oz frozen shelled edamame, thawed 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (use the good stuff, since the flavor [...]
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  Kelly’s Eastside, Quintessential Neighborhood Bar & Grill

  Posted: Jul 10th, 2008, 6:03pm MST by donnaaries

  I go to this place so much, I really do owe it a complete review… It’s easy to fall in love with the casual neighborhood ambiance at Kelly’s Eastside in downtown Plano, even if you don’t live in the neighborhood. At the front door, cheerful wait staff greet you with a welcoming smile. Out on the [...]
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  Windy Hill Winery (Brenham, Texas)

  Posted: Jul 8th, 2008, 10:52am MST by donnaaries

  Windy Hill Winery only sold three different types of wines when I first visited them three years ago.  Today, though the general look of the winery has stayed the same, that wine list has grown to almost a dozen offerings.  The growth is paralled by the general trend of Texas wine industry, which has doubled its number of wineries over [...]
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  Birthday Weekend in San Francisco - Day 3

  Posted: Jul 1st, 2008, 11:34am MST by donnaaries

    We started our last day in San Francisco with a brisk morning walk along the Embarcadero, starting from the grand San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and working our way through Rincon Park to arrive at our destination, the Ferry Building. The Ferry Building, in addition to being a transportation link in the Bay Area mass transit system, is [...]