Apparently on a trip to Europe, Thomas Jefferson sampled waffles while in Holland and brought back a taste for them to America along with Italian olive oil and French mustard. The earliest version of waffles began with a pancake type batter between two metal plates in Greece thousands of years ago. Waffles are made from […]
My Lil' Cube – Restaurant Review
On a previous drive through downtown Puyallup we had seen My Lil’ Cube, an Asian café on South Meridian. It looked interesting, so we decided to try it out. We parked in front about a quarter past noon. The parking lot is small . . . tiny, easy to get into, but difficult to get […]
Chicken Fried Steak or Country Fried Steak – What's the Difference?
Here’s a review of Chicken Fried Steak from the Brown’s Point Diner: I ordered chicken fried streak with eggs over easy, sourdough toast, and hash browns “burnt, burnt, burnt . . . with an onion cut up in them.” My breakfast was served just as I wanted. This doesn’t happen that often. The hash browns […]
Dave's of Milton – Restaurant Review
It was just before sunrise. My wife and I were staying at a nearby AirBNB in Edgewood. I was hoping my son Patrick could join me for breakfast, but he was up at four and went to the office early. I was up early, but not that early. I walked into Dave’s of Milton just […]
I Love Shirley Temples
A maraschino cherry is a Red Food Dye sweet cherry (Royal Ann, Rainier, or Gold). They are usually sweetened and contained in jars from simple pint sized jars to gallon jars. They are usually used as a garnish in cocktails as well as decorations for baked hams, cakes, pastries, and ice cream sodas. I was […]
An Adventure in Edgewood
Our adventure in Edgewood began with booking a reservation for an ABNB (Air Bed and Breakfast) hosted by Lanis. Edgewood is a fast-growing city (population of 9387 in the 2010 census.) tucked in-between Fife, Milton, Federal Way, Sumner, and Puyallup. Sometimes you can leave Edgewood on your way to a different location in Edgewood. Our […]
Johnson Candy and Mary Bridge a Sweet Confection Connection
At the February meeting of the Transportation Club of Tacoma our representative from Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital updated our membership about Mary Bridge. The latest news was that Johnson Candy is a partner in their latest fund drive. When Peg and I were first married, we rented an apartment from the owner of Johnson’s and […]
Best Hash Browns I've Ever Tasted – Pine Cone Restaurant Review
Sunday morning is an ideal time for breakfast with friends. Sometimes we travel together and sometimes we all meet at a particular restaurant. Texts and phone messages and had been relayed and conveyed. I set out slightly early and arrived at the Pine Cone in University Place about a quarter to nine . . . […]
Passionate Tosca and her lover Cavaradossi die because of their love – Tacoma Opera
Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca is a passionate and beautifully elegant opera, especially as presented by the Tacoma Opera Society. First mounted in January 1900, it was based on a fictitious events in Rome that happened during the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon’s conquest of Italian territories on June 17 and 18, 1800. Tosca is based on the […]