Mid Summer Stuffs and a 24 oz dry aged steak.
We were at Trader Joe's when I saw the container of apricots. "can you make a tart?" I asked my wife...
and she did.
and we appreciated her effort and made it known by devouring it.
the vast majority of our lot is un-landscaped. But I greatly enjoy this small and healthy succulent garden we have near the front door. It requires no additional water, and has so many different textures and methods of poking you if you don't respect it.
Schlitterbahn trip #4 ($25 per trip)
snagged our favorite cabana.
Daughter and Nana on the "Con-Vader belt" as #2 son calls it. As we rode up he said to me, "you can be the avocado and I will be the onion". This is part of "The Falls". This tube ride is nearly 20 minutes and loops so you can ride all day w/o getting out of your tube if you wish. Video sample posted at the end of this entry.
He ALWAYS orders the "soup of the day." Mom had a groupon for Flour & Vine to redeem. We all enjoyed the dinner.
The Humboldt Fog cheese and spicy sausage are discounted during Happy Hour, it's worth going and having.
Grandson and Grandmother did a napkin dance.
THAT, is Kouign-Amann. It was on my list of "must eat" things while in Montreal. But it didn't happen. ; BUT, I did find frozen ones from Trader Joe's. You have to thaw them the night before. They were good.
Truluck's downtown Austin has reopened. We ducked in to sample their Happy Hour (4:30-7PM on Saturday). The Oysters Rockefeller were also good.
The GM of Capital Grille sent me an offer to come enjoy a meal, he bought the food and we bought the wine using their Generous Pour offer. I'd read about their "dry aged" steaks and was ready to try it. We also had oysters, and steak tartare (a generous portion). We shared a 24 oz dry aged porterhouse steak. That was a BIG chunk of meat. Even split two ways, now way the two of us could finish it.
It's really dark in there, but that is my half of the steak, smothered under fried onions. If you like steak house style dining, Capital Grille is worth the dining experience. Our waiter Gene was really good to us.
CHEERS!