Cookin' In Arizona

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Dale and I are in Arizona staying at Dianne and John's place while they're away on vacation. For cocktail hour tonight I bought a pre-made Mai Tai and some pineapple chunks for garnish. Also, some limes and a little extra rum just in case. 

It turned out great. Didn't need to add anything else other than the pineapple and an orange slice. 

It was delicious. I took it out and sat poolside whilst Dale did a little swimming. 

Still hot out but it was comfortable at the shady end of the pool.

For dinner we decided to prepare a pasta dish we used to make a long time ago. Dale fried off some asparagus.

I boiled some bow tie pasta. 

Dale cut the tails off a pound of shrimp. 

Sauted the shrimp. 

Combined it all although we didn't quite use all the pasta.

Added some Caesar dressing. 

I made salad.

It all turned out quite smashingly. 

Cigar time after dinner. 

According to the 10 p.m. news we hit 119 today. Yikes.

Creekside Supper Club

Sunday, June 18, 2023

To celebrate the end of the school year Dale took me to Creekside Supper Club.

To drink I ordered an Old Fashioned. Dale ordered red wine.

We were given a relish tray with pickles, olives, and pickled beets. 

The soup of the day was tomato with coconut. The taste of coconut was noticeable but subtle. 

Dale ordered the risotto which he said was quite delicious. I got the fish fry.

For dessert I ordered a Pink Squirrel. Dale was pretty full so he got nothing. Even though they brought two straws Dale didn't want any. 

Fish taxidermy.

Chairs.

Deer head. 

Mural

Decor

Brandy bottles

Black lab

Lamp

Patrick Swayze shrine

Brunch at Jax

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Decided to head up to Jax for brunch on this nice spring day. 

I started with a Bloody Mary. I think they use a Polish vodka. 

We sat by the window overlooking the patio. Dale ordered and omelette and I had the prime rib hash. 

When finished we stepped out on to the patio check things out.

We checked out the trout stream for Captain Jack but didn't see him because he is very elusive. 

The daffodils on the patio looked great.

And so did the tulips in the parking lot.  So glad to see signs of spring. 

Fun to be back at Jax. It's been a while. 

Creekside - Always a Good Time

Saturday, April 27, 2023

Dale and I met Peter and Jenny at Creekside Supper Club tonight. When we checked in the hostess, dressed in a 50s era June Cleaver dress, was somehow able to tell from our online reservation that Dale and I have been to the restaurant more than just a few times. She told us she'd mark our status as regulars. We're so special. 

We all had a great time. Peter and Jenny had never been before and they loved it. Since there were four of us we ordered the humongous relish tray which was of course awesome. Dale and I haven't ordered it lately since it's a bit much for just the two of us to handle. 

The console TV in the waiting room now has a VCR hooked up to it. They were playing Footloose and it was a hoot. We saw the part where Ren is working in the warehouse and also the part where they play a game of chicken with the tractors. I saw the movie back in high school with my old buddy Josh Siegel and I don't think I've seen it since.  

The men's restroom is something of a shrine to Patrick Swayze. We gave Jenny the assignment of checking out the lady's room to see if there was something commensurate. She said there were a couple chairs but otherwise nothing of note. 

As I said, we all had a great time. Can't wait to go again.