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| I had to get a picture in front of The Alamo. The last picture I had taken in front of The Alamo was probably take 11 or 12 years ago. |
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| We went to Mi Tierra to try their food. I highly recommend it! |
Showing posts with label mexican food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mexican food. Show all posts
Saturday, June 23, 2012
trip to san antonio
I got back on Thursday from a short trip down to San Antonio. The reason for the trip was for a CSCOPE education conference. We drove down on Tuesday and checked in to our hotel right away and quickly went to the conference. Because it started at 1:30 and we arrived at about that time to the convention center, we missed the first session but we had a chance to plan our attack for our other sessions. The way it seemed as though it was going to work was that we were going to have to leave a few minutes early from sessions to make it to our next session or it would be full. Thankfully we never got turned away from a session and were able to attend some really good sessions and learn so good stuff. Our keynote speaker on Thursday was great! Her name was Marcia Tate and she was very energetic and a wonderful speaker. We ended up driving back midday on Thursday so we were only there for 2 nights. Overall it was a good trip. We ate some good food, saw some touristy sites and stayed in a nice hotel. Here are a few pictures from the trip.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
day 12: food
Yes I'm going to go ahead and say I'm thankful for food. I'm not just thankful for food in general. I'm thankful for my favorites....those being donuts, chick fil a, cookies, cake, brownies, strawberries, and basically anything delicious. Because I'm a foodie at heart I have a great appreciation for food of all kinds whether it is fast food, regular food prepared at home, fancy food from a fancy restaurant, baked yumminess, or cruise ship food.....I love it all. I'm thankful that I have the money to buy the food that I like and enjoy rather than settling for the very inexpensive ramen noodles. I'm thankful also that I'm adventurous enough to try a wide variety of interesting edible creations when I encounter them throughout my day to day adventures.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Day on the Top of the World Highway....Or Something Like That
1. Woke up early too early!
2. Ate breakfast and loaded up at 8:15am.
3. Went on a river cruise down the Yukon River.
4. Then after 3 hours, transferred back to the coach and began our journey from Dawson City to Tok, AK.
5. Stopped for border patrol at the US/Canadian border.
6. Stopped for tour group picture near the Welcome to Alaska sign.
7. Continued on towards Tok and stopped in Chicken for a "coffee" break. I bought a shirt while I was there.
8. Fell asleep a few times.
9. Finally arrived in Tok, AK.
10. Ate dinner.....we had some really good mexican food.
11. Ready to crash! I didn't sleep too good last night.
*Tomorrow we leave at 7:45am which is earlier than expected so that we can stop at North Pole, AK.
2. Ate breakfast and loaded up at 8:15am.
3. Went on a river cruise down the Yukon River.
4. Then after 3 hours, transferred back to the coach and began our journey from Dawson City to Tok, AK.
5. Stopped for border patrol at the US/Canadian border.
6. Stopped for tour group picture near the Welcome to Alaska sign.
7. Continued on towards Tok and stopped in Chicken for a "coffee" break. I bought a shirt while I was there.
8. Fell asleep a few times.
9. Finally arrived in Tok, AK.
10. Ate dinner.....we had some really good mexican food.
11. Ready to crash! I didn't sleep too good last night.
*Tomorrow we leave at 7:45am which is earlier than expected so that we can stop at North Pole, AK.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Seattle Restaurants
Palace Kitchen
Neighborhood: Belltown
2030 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98121-2505
(206) 448-2001
We had walked by Palace Kitchen several times on our way to and from Top Pot Doughnuts. We had noticed the ceramic rooster in the front window but didn't really think anything of it being a great restaurant. When we met with one of my friends that I grew up with 3rd-12th grade, she mentioned that it was a good place to eat, so we decided to try it out for our last meal in Seattle before heading back to Dallas the next morning. We both got burgers...the Palace Burger Royale to be exact..." palace burger royale~wood grilled oregon country beef, dahlia bakery bun, pickled green tomato and fries." It was heavenly! Oh and I forgot to mention the goat cheese and lavender fondue that we had before our meal. The cheese was some of We had thought about getting desert before we left but we picked up our desert before we even ate dinner...which brings me to my next restaurant OR doughnut shop.
Top Pot Doughnuts
DowntowN Seattle
2124 5th Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
206-728-1966
HOURS:
M-F 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
S-S 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
The only way I knew about Top Pot was because a few weeks early I was watching a show on Travel Channel about doughnuts. Top Pot just happened to be on there. When I saw that it was in Seattle, I made note of the name and looked it up online. I told Mom that we had to go there. We were going to wait until after the cruise because we didn't think we would have time to go before our cruise...BUT, we did! When you walk into Top Pot, it's like heaven, especially for the doughnut lover. There are so many options. It's better to go in the morning though, because the second and third time we went, it was later in the day and the options are limited. The doughnuts just melt in your mouth...they are that good. They are better than Krispy Kreme Donuts which I love. If you are ever in Seattle you must try Top Pot. There are several locations. The one we went to was right by the monorail line and right down the street from Palace Kitchen. We are planning to go back to Seattle at the end of our Alaska cruise in June and I will definitely be visiting Top Pot and I sure intend to bring some doughnuts back on the plane with me.
Mama's Mexican Kitchen
2234 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Downtown Belltown
The last restaurant I want to share with you is one that you would not expect to eat at in Seattle. I mean with Seattle being on the coast, you would think that we would have eaten seafood most of the time, but when you are from Texas, you can only go so long without Mexican food. Now all of us Texans know real mexican food. Most of the time when you eat mexican food in another state besides Texas, it's not that great. But I can assure you that if you want some good mexican food while you are in Seattle, try Mama's Mexican Kitchen. It was delicious! Mom has been there several times. That's the reason we went. She had been there before and remembered how good it was. From what I remember, I had enchiladas. When I go to a new mexican restaurant, I always order cheese enchiladas. In my opinion, you can tell a lot about a mexican restaurant from their cheese enchiladas. They were great and I was comletely stuffed at the end of my meal.
So if you are ever in Seattle and want doughnuts, mexican food, or a great burger and cheese fondue, I suggest you check out one or all of these restaurants.
Neighborhood: Belltown
2030 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98121-2505
(206) 448-2001
We had walked by Palace Kitchen several times on our way to and from Top Pot Doughnuts. We had noticed the ceramic rooster in the front window but didn't really think anything of it being a great restaurant. When we met with one of my friends that I grew up with 3rd-12th grade, she mentioned that it was a good place to eat, so we decided to try it out for our last meal in Seattle before heading back to Dallas the next morning. We both got burgers...the Palace Burger Royale to be exact..." palace burger royale~wood grilled oregon country beef, dahlia bakery bun, pickled green tomato and fries." It was heavenly! Oh and I forgot to mention the goat cheese and lavender fondue that we had before our meal. The cheese was some of We had thought about getting desert before we left but we picked up our desert before we even ate dinner...which brings me to my next restaurant OR doughnut shop.
Top Pot Doughnuts
DowntowN Seattle
2124 5th Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
206-728-1966
HOURS:
M-F 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
S-S 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
The only way I knew about Top Pot was because a few weeks early I was watching a show on Travel Channel about doughnuts. Top Pot just happened to be on there. When I saw that it was in Seattle, I made note of the name and looked it up online. I told Mom that we had to go there. We were going to wait until after the cruise because we didn't think we would have time to go before our cruise...BUT, we did! When you walk into Top Pot, it's like heaven, especially for the doughnut lover. There are so many options. It's better to go in the morning though, because the second and third time we went, it was later in the day and the options are limited. The doughnuts just melt in your mouth...they are that good. They are better than Krispy Kreme Donuts which I love. If you are ever in Seattle you must try Top Pot. There are several locations. The one we went to was right by the monorail line and right down the street from Palace Kitchen. We are planning to go back to Seattle at the end of our Alaska cruise in June and I will definitely be visiting Top Pot and I sure intend to bring some doughnuts back on the plane with me.
Mama's Mexican Kitchen
2234 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Downtown Belltown
The last restaurant I want to share with you is one that you would not expect to eat at in Seattle. I mean with Seattle being on the coast, you would think that we would have eaten seafood most of the time, but when you are from Texas, you can only go so long without Mexican food. Now all of us Texans know real mexican food. Most of the time when you eat mexican food in another state besides Texas, it's not that great. But I can assure you that if you want some good mexican food while you are in Seattle, try Mama's Mexican Kitchen. It was delicious! Mom has been there several times. That's the reason we went. She had been there before and remembered how good it was. From what I remember, I had enchiladas. When I go to a new mexican restaurant, I always order cheese enchiladas. In my opinion, you can tell a lot about a mexican restaurant from their cheese enchiladas. They were great and I was comletely stuffed at the end of my meal.
So if you are ever in Seattle and want doughnuts, mexican food, or a great burger and cheese fondue, I suggest you check out one or all of these restaurants.
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