The Coffee Shop: A place to relax and hang out.
Gary shall continue his monologue, but he sure hopes others will join him with a bit of a chat. It is 50F presently in SoCal, it is projected to hit a pleasant 73F by the early afternoon. Gary takes a sip of his coffee. Gary mixed some beans this morning, Colombian Supremo with Peruvian Approcassi ... tastes the same as if they were not mixed.
But it is all delish. Gary likes coffee. Time to take Miss Maggie for her morning constitutional. More when we come back.iPhone image
Miss Maggie
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Yesterday, Gary cooked up some bread.
It is delish. Gary tossed in herbs and peppers from the garden. Friends came over for wine and some dinner. It was quite a pleasant afternoon, hanging around the patio, jazz on the stereo, chatting about old times and sipping wine. We went through two Zins, David Marchesi from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and the other Zin from The Russian River Vineyard up in Sonoma. After dinner, a veggie pizza, we all relaxed in the hot tub. All-in-all a very enjoyable afternoon and evening.
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Studio Queen wrote: Ummmm yummy, any cooks here?
Gary cooks a lot and fortunately most of the people that have consumed Gary's food seemed to have enjoy the meal(s) and none have died or become violently ill.
A Sous Vide Tri-Tip.
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GaryA wrote:
Studio Queen wrote: Ummmm yummy, any cooks here?
Gary cooks a lot and fortunately most of the people that have consumed Gary's food seemed to have enjoy the meal(s) and none have died or become violently ill.
A Sous Vide Tri-Tip.
Oh yeah, dip that into some nice horse radish sauce!
Chris Briggs wrote:
GaryA wrote:
Studio Queen wrote: Ummmm yummy, any cooks here?
Gary cooks a lot and fortunately most of the people that have consumed Gary's food seemed to have enjoy the meal(s) and none have died or become violently ill.
A Sous Vide Tri-Tip.
Oh yeah, dip that into some nice horse radish sauce!
Gary's Sous Vide kit.
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@ DeBoove: Last night Gary and Mary Lou finished up the last of the Beef-Barley soup. It was soooo good. Gary used the crock pot and dumped in veggies herbs and peppers from the yard.
8:20 a.m. and 55F, overcast and looks like rain, but should hit the mid 60's today. Gary and Mike are arguing about who makes the best tacos, Ortega's Fish and Grill or Tacos Baja. Yesterday, was Taco Tuesday at Ortega's ... a buck ana half per taco. Gary had a crispy fish, carnitas and adobada tacos. Soooooo delish. Today is Taco Wednesday at Tacos Baja. Gary has never been to Taco Baja ... so watch this space for a report. Off on the morning walk.
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Two Fish and a Carnitas Taco at Ortega's
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The verdict:
Mike and Gary vote for Ortega's Fish and Grill fish tacos.
Mary Lou votes for Tacos Baja fish tacos.
Firstly- Both places serve up very very good food. Tacos Baja is more fast foodie, limited seating, lineup to order, et cetera. Ortega's is a sit down restaurant with servers and beer.
Ortega's battered fish pieces are slightly more crispy and that extra bit of crispness is enough for Ortega to beat Tacos Baja. Both places double wrap the tacos in a soft, corn tortilla with a slight advantage going again to Ortega's due to slightly better tasting tortillas.
Mary Lou went for Tacos Baja because she felt there was more taco stuffing in Taco's Baja and a better crema sauce with cilantro.
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