Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Chicharon Pupusas. rice and beans in Fairfield

Enjoying Homemade Mexican Food, originally uploaded by queenkv.

My Medill buddy made us this tasty toastada with refried beans, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese and chilli sauce. Yum!

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This tasty goat meat, jalisco style. Juicy, hearty plus a bite from the fresh cilantro. Now El Tejeban is my favorite Mexican restaurant in Vacaville

It’s getting hotter in Topeka. i can hear air conditioners humming in other apartments downstairs.
Last weekend, Mark and I had a blast at Legends in Kansas City, Kansas. I loved sipping cocktails and beer on the rooftop bar at Dave & Busters. We also watched a fantastic display of fireworks over Hooters.

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The girls at day care said Daisy was quite cute today…my puppy plopped herself in front of the fan and let her floppy ears blow freely.
Last night, our photog brought back some burritos from Fiesta Mexicana. So yummy. Apparently, he’s never paid for food at the Fiesta — they like to give away the yummy [...]

SAN FRANCISCO — Blogging from the Hotel Monarch on Geary - near the AMC theaters and a bunch of cool restuarants. During our stay, we’ve hit on my cravings for yummy ethnic food, drinks and friends. Since Thursday - we’ve had so many different types of food - Peruvian, Indian, Diner, Fine Dining, Mexican, Afghan [...]

Today….Topeka weather inched up to the 70s. this weekend was my first one without a heavy jacket. That felt lovely. I had the windows open and I tried out the air conditioner.

Warm weather reminded me of slower days…lounging on the beach with coronas and yummy Mexican food. Damn, I miss our honeymoon in Ixtapa and [...]

We eat out a lot. It’s a great way to learn more about our new home state. If possible, I try to avoid corporate chains since we’ve already had a chance to sample their dishes back in California or somewhere along I-70. I’m not knocking chains since their entrees are basically the same and you [...]

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We drove out to Kansas City last Saturday. Part of the city is in Kansas and the other part is in Missouri. It was like driving from Covina to Vegas….but faster. It took us about [...]

Well, our little weather adventure lasted about an hour. It looked like dusk at about 3:00 pm - yesterday. Then the rains died down and the sun popped out. We saw a rainbow over I-70.
On Thanksgiving - we spent part of the afternoon on the phone with our families in Cali and NY. Folks [...]