I'm a Recovering Vegetarian

Yes, those of you that know me read that right. After 25+ years of vegetarianism I have begun eating meat. Firstly, in my defense I'm just listening to my body. I started to crave meat out of the blue....the worst kinds of meat; beef jerky, sausage, pepperoni, salami, hamburgers. Just the thought would have me salivating. So, back in June I had one little bitty slice of bacon and as my Mom says, "Bacon is the gateway meat". I later found out I was severely anemic which might explain the cravings.

Now, I'm not even to the point of eating meat once a week, but I'm not repulsed by the thought anymore and am maybe even a little excited about learning to cook meat. I stopped eating meat before I learned to cook, so I feel like it is an adventure I'm embarking on. Of course, you know how picky I am....I've only bought and consumed organic, grass fed beef and organic bacon and I'm not quite ready to eat a chicken, 'cause I like them so much. I'm wanting barbeque, but will have to do it myself so I can use organic meat...that should be an adventure of epic proportions. I can't wait!

The pic is of our first ever bacon-weave....after the bacon was done we poured scrambled eggs with onion, red bell pepper, and spinach over it and made a "woven omelet". (and I've saved every bit of that bacon grease....milk gravy and biscuits, mmmm).

I feel so much better now that I'm officially "out" about my meat eating....someone is going to revoke my hippie-card soon!

Cranking

My mom got this hare-brained idea (though not as hare-brained as buying a donkey) a month or so ago to buy a hand-crank ice cream freezer...seems like she never has to do the cranking though. The ice cream sure is yummy, but I always eat too much and then am miserable. POO!

Let the Squashing Begin

Let's Eat: Bluff Dale, Texas

I never have reviewed a restaurant before and I don't expect to write an actual review here, but I have to rave a bit about Let's Eat in Bluff Dale. Seriously, Bluff Dale....known for the "Spinnin' Spur" and a three-legged dog that liked to chase cars.

We went out to dinner to celebrate Mother's Day and headed to Let's Eat. The place is very small (it is in the building that was formerly known as the "spinnin' spur") and seating is limited. We drove out early to stand in line so we could get a table when the doors opened at 6:00. And no, we weren't the only ones to do that....the place has a reputation and folks line up. When the tables are full they will turn you away or you can wait out on the porch for a table to open up. The food was good, exceptionally good (and I am now finally willing to admit I'm a food snob, so it was really good). But it isn't the good food that I feel like raving about, it is the eccentricity of it all. The whole thing is just quirky. A hole in the wall, in a wide-place-in-the-road town, with funny hours, and very limited seating, so much so that folks line up to get a table....quirky, strange and wonderful.