by Ericka | Oct 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
My boyfriend, Rick, is from Arizona and so his favorite things to make are Mexican dishes. He grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and frequently hopped the border to get the really, truly awesome Mexican food.Therefore, when he offers to make me some Mexican food,...
by Ericka | Oct 6, 2011 | restaurant, The Light Horse
As a part of “Take a Bite out of Breast Cancer,” Rick and I dined at The Light Horse restaurant in Alexandria on Monday night. Though it’s right on King Street, I’ve somehow never noticed it before. Immediately upon walking in, I loved the...
by Ericka | Oct 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Almost hree whole days without blogging? Yeah, that’s a record lately. I’ll tell you what, I’ve had some major food mishaps in the past week. Number one is the photos of these stuffed peppers. They are delicious and I’m going to tell you how to...
by Ericka | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
I had just come from Indiana, raving about my Dad’s awesome chili. He just sort of throws random stuff in a big pot and it always turns out amazing. This got us on a chili kick and Rick decided he could make the BEST pot of chili so I put him up to he...
by Ericka | Sep 23, 2011 | dinner, Fogo de chao, meat, restaurant
For five years I’ve heard people RAVE about Fogo De Chao. I heard you shouldn’t eat all day and that the piles of meat are neverending. Of course all day I was focused on not eating much and keeping my stomach empty for this meat fest that was...