Reading Time: 3 minutes Ranch Chicken Kabobs for Carnivores This is a great way to serve chicken in a new way. I had been looking for a chicken recipe for kabobs. I purchased some baskets that would let me produce kabobs without fear of the meat or veggies dropping into the barbecue flames. This recipe was going to be… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Chipotle Chicken and Veggies Panini This is how I developed the chipotle chicken and veggie panini sandwich. I had some sauteed veggie leftovers and was looking for some way to use them. I had some Chipotle chicken lunch meat and sourdough French bread too.  It got me to thinking that maybe I could make some panini sandwiches.… Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Panini Press Chicken with barbecue steak topping Panini Press Chicken with steak topping. One of the most important things with making boneless skinless chicken breast on a Panini press is to use thin even cuts of meat. If your cuts of chicken breast are too thick they can be butterflied or you can always slice it in half… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutes Review Cracker Barrel Restaurant This review is about our recent experience at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Sacramento. It seems that we needed to attend a quilt show in March and after the show, we needed to fuel up before returning home. So my wife chose the Cracker Barrel Restaurant as our stop for this… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes Review La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant This is a review of La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant at McHenry Ave, Modesto CA. The wife and I had a few errands to run on a weekday and like most times she decided to add lunch to our itinerary. I asked her what she wanted to eat and all I got… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes How CBD Oil Saved My Dog This is how CBD oil saved my dog, Duke. But first, watch this one minute video to learn about CBD oil. His name is Duke and he’s a rescue My Dog Duke Duke is a male Dachshund. He is a rescue. His is a history of sadness. He was… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Review Golden Bowl Recently I had dinner at the Golden Bowl. I consider it to be the only Chinese restaurant to consider when Chinese food comes to mind. My wife and my granddaughter filled out those at the table. Please note that they(Golden Bowl of Hughson, Ca.) have moved from their original location. The new place is… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Texas Roadhouse Experience The Texas Roadhouse was on our radar. My wife had an appointment. We needed to travel for that appointment. We live in the central valley and she needed to be in Palo Alto for the appointment. That’s in the south bay area. And as usual, we needed to stop somewhere for a… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pancreatitis and Choosing a Dog Food Having a dog with pancreatitis and choosing a dog food for her is something I had to do recently. We rescued a senior dog last year. Her name is Rexy. She is a sweet dog with a small problem. She is prone to bouts of pancreatitis. Compounded by the fact… Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Barbecue Steak topping Barbecue steak topping is something extra special. This is not a barbecue sauce and it’s not a basting sauce. This is a recipe for a topping that takes equal footing with the meat that it goes on. This topping is perfect when your steak or chicken needs a little extra to push… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Top Ten Quilts Sacramento Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival Top ten quilts. This post is, in my opinion, of the top ten quilts from this March’s Quilt Craft & Sewing Festival. I’m not a quilter but I know what I like. So in no particular order I present the top ten quilts from the show… Read More »