Reading Time: 6 minutesReview Cracker Barrel Restaurant This review is about our recent experience at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Sacramento. It seems that we needed to attend a quilt show in March and after the show, we needed to fuel up before returning home. So my wife chose the Cracker Barrel Restaurant as our stop for this… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesReview La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant This is a review of La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant at McHenry Ave, Modesto CA. The wife and I had a few errands to run on a weekday and like most times she decided to add lunch to our itinerary. I asked her what she wanted to eat and all I got… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesA DIY Wire Clamp Tool A DIY wire clamp tool. Eureka! I always thought that there has to be a way to make wire work as a clamp. I recently saw a tool that does just that. What I really like about it is that no matter what size hose or object you need to… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesReview Armadillo Willy’s BBQ This is a review of Armadillo Willy’s BBQ in Dublin, CA. My wife and I take turns choosing the restaurant for lunch any time we are in the area. This time it was my turn to pick the restaurant and being a self-described carnivore I usually pick places where I get lots… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesReview Golden Bowl Recently I had dinner at the Golden Bowl. I consider it to be the only Chinese restaurant to consider when Chinese food comes to mind. My wife and my granddaughter filled out those at the table. Please note that they(Golden Bowl of Hughson, Ca.) have moved from their original location. The new place is… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew No sugar added Yogurt There’s a new no sugar added yogurt on the market shelves. I love yogurt and as a diabetic when I had a supply of no sugar added yogurt there was always yogurt in my basket each time I went to the grocery store. Somewhere along the way, the manufacturer of the yogurt… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesReview John’s Char Burger Lunch at John’s Char Burger I had late lunch at John’s Char Burgers recently. The wife and I were in Livermore and wanted to expand our lunch places. I had been looking at places that were ranking high for Livermore lunch hot spots. John’s Char Burger came up several times and… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesReview The Breakfast Club at Midtown(San Jose, CA.) Front door emblem of The Breakfast Club My wife wanted to go to an outdoor event in the Bay Area. It was all about glass pumpkins. Since we were going to be near our grandson we gave him a call and invited him to join us… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Ravioli House Review The Ravioli House is a little place tucked into a San Mateo, CA. the nondescript building where if you blink you could pass it by.  Boy am I glad I didn’t pass on this deli. My wife and my sister decided they needed to attend a quilt and sewing show at the… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Sugar-Free Bread I got this new sugar free bread the other day when I went to the bread store. Actually, I wasn’t looking for it. I found it purely thru accident. I asked the bread store employee if they had whole wheat bread. The Brand That question started a conversation about different bread. Eventually, it got… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Best Free Anti-Virus software The best free anti-virus software is not always the one that is best known. I have been using this software for over ten years. It’s called Avast. I have found them to be always up to date. So up to date that I have seen them update their software several times within… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesLunch at the Riata Diner and Tavern I recently had lunch at the Riata Diner and Tavern. I had some business in Livermore and as usual, after business, my wife and I have lunch somewhere nearby. This time, my wife picked the spot and it was the Riata Diner and Tavern. Parking This diner is… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Texas Roadhouse Experience The Texas Roadhouse was on our radar. My wife had an appointment. We needed to travel for that appointment. We live in the central valley and she needed to be in Palo Alto for the appointment. That’s in the south bay area. And as usual, we needed to stop somewhere for a… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesMy trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino 08/05/16 This is a review of my trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino near Coarse Gold, CA.. My wife and my sister and my brother in law and I took a trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino. We had been to the casino many times in the past but this trip was… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesLow Carb Faux Brown Sugar Today, I made my first low carb faux brown sugar. I can no longer find my brown sugar substitute. I don’t want to spend twenty bucks for a pound of sugar-free brown sugar substitute(next best option). This is the next best thing for me. Unfortunately, this not sugar-free or no… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesReview: Jim’s Country Style Restaurant This is a review of Jim’s Country Style Restaurant in Pleasanton, Ca. Every so often I need to go to Livermore, Ca. to take care of business. And as is often the case my wife is along for the ride. So after we’ve taken care of business it’s time for some… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesReview Red Tractor Cafe-CLOSED Review Red Tractor Cafe. I have been to the red tractor café many times. I have come to know this place as my place for a meatloaf sandwich. If I’m in the area and the craving wins out this is my go-to place. The Red Tractor Café is at 4920 Dublin… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy Lunch In Fresno Mike’s Grill Prior to this last trip, I had been looking thru Yelp for places to have lunch in Fresno. I consider myself a carnivore plain and simple, so I was especially interested in a couple of places that specialized in barbecue. The two places were The Dog House and Mike’s… Read More »