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I’ve never been a big believer in fate, but I’ll go so far as to admit that occasionally it seems that the Universe is really trying to tell you something.  I believe that the purest purpose any of us can serve during our short time on this planet is to experience, learn, and grow as […]

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One thing I’m learning about eating in Nampa is that the further you get away from the historic downtown area, not a lot of attention is paid to how a business looks on the outside.  I have stepped across the thresholds of several eateries that were a little sketchy-looking, only to find myself in a […]

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I’ve been hearing a lot of noise (primarily through Groupon) about Skippers promoting the sustainability of their seafood.  I’m unsure if it’s just the Nampa location or a company-wide thing, but recently I found myself in that area of town and shrimp sounded pretty good.  I guess you know what happens next…Whatever may (or may […]

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So a reader recommended Golden Wok to me just over two years ago now.  I know, aren’t I just the worst?  To be honest, I find it hard to get excited about Americanized Chinese food.  There’s no shortage of those types of eateries around here, and let’s call a spade a spade: most of them […]

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Before we headed out from Cascade (more about that in my previous blog entry), the roommate and I decided to grab a soda at what is basically the town’s “last chance” gas station, Howdy’s Gas & Grub.  We didn’t grab any food there but, believe me, we could have.I’ve never tried a chicken gizzard before, […]

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My roomie is a very spontaneous person.  Here’s a perfect example:  last week when I was griping about wanting to get out of town, even if only for a day, she said that her kids were on spring break the following week, so if I wanted to take Monday off we could drive up to […]

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A while back, I posted a list of restaurants that had failed to impress me over on my Facebook page, some of which I’d written up, and a few that I hadn’t bothered with.  I asked which of them was worthy of a second chance.  El Gallo Giro (my review is here) was the overwhelming winner, but […]

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I like sandwiches.  A lot.  The convenience factor is nice of course (assuming it’s a sane sandwich, if I need a knife and fork it’s hard to think of it as a sandwich…I’m looking at you, open-faced “sandwiches”), but it’s the sheer versatility that is the best thing about them.  The possibilities are basically endless. […]