Daily Archives: January 26, 2013
Jasper’s & More . . .
After a nice, quiet morning with our coffee, a little before 3 Jan and I headed up to Brandi and Lowell’s to meet up for a 50 mile drive up to the Woodlands area to have dinner at one of Lowell’s favorite places, Jasper’s – The Woodlands.
Jasper’s is the brainchild of Kent Rathburn, an award-winning chef, with 4 other highly-regarded restaurants in Texas. He trained in Paris at the famous Le Cordon Bleu Institute. But even more important to our tastes, in 2008 he beat out famed chef Bobby Flay to take the Iron Chef America crown.
We started off with a really delicious Shiner Bock Beer Cheese Soup, maybe the best soup I’ve ever eaten.
And yes, that’s popcorn in the soup, and it adds a nice crunchy texture to the dish. A novel touch.
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For our entrées Brandi and I had their award-winning Ribs, Jan had the Crab Cakes, and Lowell had the Prime Rib. And we all agreed how good it was
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For a light dessert, we tried out their “mini’s”, small, about the size of a shot glass, but just the right amount.
Jan and I split the Caramel Bread Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream. Brandi also had the Bread Pudding, while Lowell had the Butterfinger Creme Brulee.
The perfect end to a fantastic meal.
After dinner we had planned to take in a nearby movie, but realized that we were so full that we’d probably all just fall asleep.
So instead we just walked around the Market Street area and took in the many high-end shops and stores. Jan and Brandi made a stop at the Baby Gap store for some new jammies.
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Jan’s sister, Debbie, sent over these shots of her granddaughters (our great-nieces). Below is Ella, new addition, Annisten, and Avery Jane. Really cute kids.
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And this little beauty is Gwen.
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Thought for the Day:
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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