Today we had an ice storm…a beast of an ice storm in Oklahoma City and around the state. welcome to Oklahoma. It was 80º yesterday. No kidding. The trees are weeping and bending over under the weight of the glistening and almost eerily beautiful ice. Merciless ice. We had one bad casualty. A limb that…
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Continue ReadingOne of the places we visited on our Tulsa Tasting tour when I was writing my book was Hibiscus Carribbean Bar & Grill. Perched amongst one of our favorite areas in Tulsa, the Brookside District, Hibiscus is located on Peoria Avenue,and you’ll see it’s bright colored small patio as a sign of the Jamaican delight that…
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Continue ReadingLively. That’s the first word that comes to mind when you step inside of Sean Cumming’s Irish Pub for the first time. First off, you’re bound to walk right past some sort of Celtic band as you walk in the door playing in front of a backdrop of some sort of Irish flag. Then you’re…
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Continue ReadingA few weeks ago, I begged our friends Sandra and Noel to take us to this fantastic and authentic Mexican seafood restaurant they’d showed us pictures of on their phone – Mi Lindo Mazatlan Restaurante. You may remember Sandra and Noel from an earlier story about their addictive hotdogs and you’ll also know they are…
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Continue ReadingSliders are such a great inspiration to play with. First off, you can have a small appetite and have just one or be ravenous and have 4. The recipes can vary from Buffalo Chicken to Portabello Mushroom or you can offer your guests or family a choice and do several, including this latest one I…
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Continue ReadingSeveral folks have wondered where they could find my book, The Food Lovers’ Guide to Oklahoma sold locally in Oklahoma City. Today, my editor sent me a list to help. Sam Noble Museum of Natural History The Best of Books Hastings Music & Video stores Brace Books Miami Book Co. Full Circle Bookstore Books-A-Million Barnes…
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Continue ReadingGarbanzo Mediterranean Grill is located smack dab next door to Buffalo Wild Wings on NW Expressway. You might think that a little odd, that is, if you didn’t know that Ed Lynn owned both restaurants. The story goes that Ed visited Colorado one week on the hunt for an opportunity, dined at a Garbanzo there,…
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Continue ReadingThis is, hands down, my favorite thing to eat at a Thai Restaurant. Basil Chicken. It’s a mixture of chicken and vegetables with a dark and rich spicy sauce, infused with the delicious flavor of basil. I have played with this recipe and got it very close to the way I like it in restaurants, and…
