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Gratuitous Cheese Curd Shot

I Am NOT a Slacker… For the Most Part! ;-)

Gratuitous and completely unrelated shot of Laurie & me unable to control ourselves around fresh local cheese curds.
Taste cheese shop

Wordless Wednesday: Taste – The Best Cheese Shop EVER

Taste Artisan Cheese Shop
Pizza School Lunch

Healthy School Lunches. It Doesn’t Have to Be an Oxymoron!

Photo Courtesy of:Andrea's Blog
Baked fish, octopus, and shrimp

Good Mexican: Mariscos La Jolla

Shrimp, fish, and octopus steamed in a foil bundle
Eater rating: 4.5 / 5  4.5
Falafel sandwich

Village Kabob, Ocean Beach

Falafel sandwich w/ a salad
Eater rating: 3.2 / 5  3.15
Bleu Cheese Hors d'Oeuvres

Cheese, Glorious Cheese

Strawberry and Blackberry Cobbler

Strawberry and Blackberry Cobbler… with a Hint of Ginger

Dessert for breakfast
Eater rating: 4.0 / 5  4
closeup jalapeno

We’re Cooking Something Up…

ramen noodles

Ho! Ho! Ho! . . . Merry Christmas!

Christmas dinner of champions
Thai Chicken Soup

Spicy Thai Chicken Soup

Spicy, brothy, and immune-buildingly delicious
Eater rating: 4.3 / 5  4.325
Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Dinner… ouch.

The whole shebang
Eater rating: 4.8 / 5  4.75
Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict from Shades

Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict from Shades

Smoked Salmon Benedict
Eater rating: 3.7 / 5  3.675
Amanda battles a Cali Burrito

The Santana’s California Burrito

a Santana's California Burrito Innards
Eater rating: 3.0 / 5  3
Passion Fruit Ricotta Torte

Extraordinary Desserts

Passion Fruit Ricotta Torte
Eater rating: 4.6 / 5  4.625
Broccoli and Cheddar Soup

Broccoli and Cheddar Soup, Marinated Pork Tenderloin, and Baby Field Greens

Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
Eater rating: 4.0 / 5  3.98
moussaka

Blu Wave Mediterranean Kitchen

Moussaka
Eater rating: 2.5 / 5  2.45
roasted tilapia

Whole Roasted Tilapia w/ Red Wine Risotto and Lemon-Garlic Green Beans

Eater rating: 3.9 / 5  3.9495
blood orange

California Blood Orange

Citrically delicious!
pork tenderloin

Spice-rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Squash

Eater rating: 3.9 / 5  3.9166666666667

Stuffed Chicken, Roasted Asperagus, and Sweet Potato Faux Fries

Eater rating: 4.5 / 5  4.5

Lime, Chicken, and Vegetable soup

Herb Roasted Chicken with Broccoli Mac and Cheese

Aunt Virgie’s Pineapple, Marshmellow, and Cheddar Congealed Salad

Valdeon Bleu with Caraway String Cheese

Humboldt Fog