Just Good Food: Tacos

 Big Day Ahead

The impetus for this post is that National Taco Day is now the first Tuesday in October. 

The top photo was taken in an old fashion California style Mexican restaurant that I frequent on a nearly monthly basis for lunch with friends. The remainder are of tacos that I made myself at home.

Taco Bell

It seems that Taco Bell is behind the move of this holiday from October 4 to the first Tuesday of the month. While it is seldom, if ever my first choice in dining, I have been known to utter the phrase - "¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!". On one of these visits, probably in 1998, I picked up two of the toy figures that were being offered as a promotion at the time. 

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Just Good Food: Seafood

 Seafood (and Fish)

The word seafood is a generic term describing any edible animal obtained from the sea–be it fish, crustacean, or mollusk.

I cooked all of these meals, save for the last one of the fish and chips. That was taken at Ye Olde King's Head in Santa Monica, California. The lead photo is of Shrimp Creole, which my family and friends consider to be my signature dish. 

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Just Good Food: Soup

 Winter is coming!

And, I am thinking about soup.

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Reading Log: August 2024

 The books that I finished reading in the month of August 2024:

August 2024 Books: photo by Cliff Hutson

"The Bogey Man," George Plimpton

    Arguably one of the funniest books on golf ever written. I am certain that all of the stories are true; give or take a lie or two.

"Golf in the Kingdom," Michael Murphy

    A lot of people really like this book; I am not one of them.  I will say that it is better than the movie, but that bar is set pretty low.

"Golf Dreams," John Updike

    I really enjoyed the essays in this book. I had not read any of Updike's work prior to this and my dissatisfaction with the excerpts from his "Rabbit" novels may explain that.

"Up on the Woof Top," Spencer Quinn

    For my money, this is by far the weakest entry in the Chet and Bernie mysteries.

"A Farewell to Arfs," Spencer Quinn

    Having finished this book, which is the latest in the series, I feel assured about my assessment of "Woof Top". But, do note that I believe that all are worth reading. 

Labor Day (USA & Canada) 2024

 The End of Summer

Scovil Hoe: photo by Cliff Hutson

The three day Labor Day weekend marks the end of a magical time of the year for many people. However as I retired almost fifteen years ago it is much the same to me; and cooler weather is still weeks away. But, I need little excuse to party and will indulge my long weekend by referring you to this previous Labor Day entry.

I hope that you all had a good Summer and will enjoy this weekend as much as you can.