Monthly Archives: January 2012
Stormy Weather . . .
Before Jan went to bed last night she put our brunch in the microwave. Not to cook, but to rise.
She was fixing some of the Galaxy Gourmet Croissants that our daughter Brandi gave us for Christmas. They were shipped to us frozen solid, and in plain and chocolate-filled favors. They come out of the box about the size of a Snicker bar, but after thawing and rising for about 9 hours, they look like this.
And boy, are they good! Flakey, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth good. They’ve been on Oprah’s Favorite Things List twice in the last few years.
About 11 am Jan and I headed over to Nick and Terry’s for croissants and coffee, and a bit of conversation and world-problem solving.
The other thing we did was watch the bad weather roll in. This photo was taken about 1 in the afternoon,
We kept getting warnings and watches for tornados in the area, but I guess they missed us.
I was supposed to go into a client’s office this afternoon, but when I called them to say I was going to stay home and be in tomorrow, they said that was fine because they were closing the office and going home. So that worked out well.
Later in the afternoon, it cleared up a little, but then around 4:30 the black clouds rolled back in and started spitting rain again. But on a brighter note, it’s supposed to be nicer tomorrow.
About 5 pm Nick and Terry came over and we all headed up the road to Stomp’s Burger Joint, our favorite local hamburger place. And I think it’s Nick and Terry’s favorite now too.
Pictured is my favorite burger, the Hog Wild. It has raw, unsliced bacon ground up and then cookded with the hamburger meat. It’s kind of an inside-out bacon cheeseburger.
And of course, you can’t forget their fabulous crispy, flakey, sweet onion rings.
After Stomp’s, we drove over to Lowell and Brandi’s to pick up Nick’s mail, and so he and Terry could meet Brandi, Lowell, and Landon. Lowell’s sister Sherry was also there, but she’ll be in Oklahoma when we all get together Friday night.
Our last stop before heading home was a quick Wal-Mart fix for a few things. Then it was home for the evening.
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Thought for the Day:
Remember, a chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
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Nick and Terry–Day Two . . .
Our busy day started about 11am when we picked up Nick and Terry at their rig and headed into Houston for the day of shopping and sightseeing.
But our first stop was Katz’s Deli in the Montrose area. Jan and I have eaten here several times and wanted to share it with Nick and Terry. Katz’s is an authentic New York deli that was transported to Texas in 1979 and it’s been booming ever since.
They have Reubens literally 6 inches high, that are delicious, and at that size, really hard to wrap your mouth around.
Along with the fantastic Broccoli/Cheese Soup, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, and Crunchy Kosher Dill Pickles, it was a meal made in Heaven. Well, maybe not, since the Jewish religion is somewhat ambivalent on the whole Heaven/Hell thing, but, anyway, it was really, really good.
Waddling out of Katz’s, we headed over to the Heights area to visit Penzeys Spices, a mecca of attraction for Jan and Terry. They have pretty much any spice or seasoning you can think of, in any size or variety.
Need 9 different kinds of cinnamon from 4 different countries? They’ve got it.
Need 6 different forms of vanilla? You’ve come to the right place.
Of course Nick and I just sat in the truck and read our Kindles while Jan and Terry spent our money.
Finally leaving Penzeys a few dollars poorer, we headed over to the Galleria area so we could introduce Terry to The Container Store.
Jan and I have been coming here for years, always fascinated by the many containers and gadgets they have. Pretty much any way to store any thing you can imagine.
We left The Container Store about 3:30, hoping to get ahead of the going-home traffic. And we made it, but just barely. As we came down off Beltway 8 onto I-45, we started seeing lights, police cars, and fire trucks.
Turns out, an SUV traveling at a high rate of speed on the feeder, had jumped the curb, flipped over, knocked over a light pole, and crashed into 4 or 5 new cars at a VW dealership, ending up upside down on top of the cars.
Bummer! I hate it when that happens.
Back in our area, we stopped off at Brandi’s to pick up Nick’s mail, and then drove over to Fry’s Electronics for what turned out to be a fruitful visit. Nick found a nice 1TB External Hard drive and Terry got her a Dyson Digital Vacuum.
Then Nick and I went across the street to Academy to look at some guns, but didn’t see anything we liked.
Since it was now about 5pm and everyone was finally hungry after our big lunch at Katz’s, we drove over to King Food, which was nearby. Jan and I were glad to see that Nick and Terry liked it as much as we do, and we had our usual great meal.
Finally, after a long, but fun, day, and a quick stop at a CVS, we were back home for the night.
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Thought for the Day:
All wiyht. Rho sritched mg kegtops awound?
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