Pete's Burger

On Friday night, we went to a small place on 494 called Pete's Burger Place. It turned out to be a small, clean place with delicious (but not so healthy!) food. Now we have a place for steak fingers nearby!

El Rey

On Tuesday, Josh finally took me to El Rey downtown, a place he had been telling me about for months!

It is a Cuban / Mexican restaurant. I got the Summer Special - three shrimp tacos with mango, avacado and tomato, with melon juice.

I can see why Josh eats there so frequently. Too bad my work location does not have such good places to eat!

Josh's 26th Birthday @ The Salt Lick

Josh's birthday is two days after Christmas. This was his first birthday with Ben, and it was the first time that Ben rolled over (from being on his tummy to his back)! Of course I was folding laundry and had to wait a few days to see it myself!

Benjamin enjoys looking around outside (in fact, the day before, Josh was even able to distract him from being hungry by walking around with him outside!).



The dogs enjoy time outside too!



Later in the day, Josh and I had to take Ben to the church for a pre-baptism meeting. Then, we met his family, my Dad and sister at The Salt Lick. I got the turkey platter again. Soooo good!

Mission Burrito

Better than Freebirds? I think so!

Josh and I were thrilled to see that a Mission Burrito opened up nearby this past week. Even though we've been out of town a lot, we've already managed to eat there twice!

Weekend in San Antonio

On Saturday morning, I drove up to San Antonio where Josh / Ben were staying with my in-laws. Ben seemed very happy - and we finally have a formula he can take if I am unable to nurse (e.g. unexpected business trip) - Nutrimigen.

That night, we went to the Riverwalk and Alamo. We first ate at Caaa Rio, where I had some fantastic crispy chicken tacos. While I was eating, Ben was having fun with his Oma Glenda.





It had been a very long time since Josh and I had eaten there.



We then walked over to the Alamo.







Josh and I then tried to get Ben to sleep after getting back. He was being a little grumpy - but a couple hours later was asleep in the crib!



Ben was back to his alert self this morning!



He even danced to Guitar Hero!

Restaurant to Try: Killen's Steakhouse

Tempted by the Christmas cookie recipes, I had Josh pick up the December 2008 issue of Food & Wine magazine. Included in that magazine was a listing of great restaurants. One located in Pearland is called Killen's Steakhouse. The article praised the dessert in particular, a Creme Brulee bread pudding.

Looking at the menu, this seems much more pricey that our normal eating out venue of Chick-fil-a! It will have to go on the list of places to try for special occasions...

Restaurant to Try: REEF

With an 8 week old baby, Josh and I aren't getting much alone time. However, when the day comes when we can make it out for a long, quiet evening, one of the restaurants to consider going to is REEF. REEF was rated the #1 seafood restaurant in the United States by Bon Appetit magazine, and it is in Houston!

Looking at the menu, the grilled scallops entree with truffled polenta and mushroom ragout caught my eye. I love spending time with Ben, and cannot wait for the busy holiday season - so I will hope we have a chance to eat there sometime next year!