June, 2008Archives

Willie Nelson in Concert

Willie Nelson is Amy’s favorite, and she’d never seen him in person. I’d looked last year at a few concerts when he was doing the Last of a Breed tour, but couldn’t find anything that worked with our schedules. However, I took a flyer and checked to see if he was playing anywhere near where […]

Rube’s Meat - Iowa Beef Steakhouse

Iowa - how’s the beef? What’s the best steak in the state of Iowa? Well I searched for steak, steakhouses, etc… and I quickly found the best steak house in Iowa - Rube’s Meat.
A quick call to the tire shop in Davis County confirmed, Rube’s is worth the 2 hour drive from Ottumwa. Even […]

Never Get Steak at a Seafood Place

I’ve been to Jimmy Wilson’s AKA Denis’ Wilson’s (but actually named Jimmy Wilson’s Seafood & Chop House) several times. I’ve had some great seafood there - lovely crab cakes, tasty spinach-artichoke dip, etc. Saturday night we headed out for dinner, and my girlfriend wanted some Shrimp Etoufee. I wanted a bit of steak - but […]

Organic Beef Burgers

Organic grass-fed beef patties, infused with garlic, grilled over natural charcoal - what a nice way to wait for dinner and have a chat on the patio. My honey has a new way of cooking garlic, in a bowl of water in the oven, “makes it soft like butta!” or so she says. She mixed […]