The answer: YES.
We eat at home quite a lot but also eat out quite a lot! Part of the fun of eating out, other than not having to cook, is experiencing the food of a particular area of the country.
Monterey Peninsula in California is our home base and also where most of the country’s artichokes are grown. Our favorite place for artichokes is Pezzini’s Farm Stand and the adjacent Choke Coach in Castroville.
Upon arrival at the farm stand which sits in the midst of artichoke fields, we eat “out” with an order of deep fried dusted with parmesan cheese and a side of home-made ranch dressing.
Our view while eating is artichokes growing in the field.
Before leaving Pezzini’s we always grab a $10 bag to take home. Eating at home, yum.
My preferred (quick and easy) preparation method:
- Trim the top and some of the side leaves, rinse under running water, drain excess, but not all, water off.
- Place in a baking dish, cover tightly and steam in the microwave for about 8-9 minutes, depending on the size of the artichokes.
- When done leaves should easily be pulled off. We eat them dipped in melted butter.
Definitely eating out at the Big Texan in Amarillo! We didn’t even attempt to down the 72oz steak to receive it for free but the food from the menu, GET’s ribeye in the photo, is great!
Eating out at the Bonsai Food Truck in Santa Fe. Asian shrimp tacos? YES!
We eat tacos out but they are also one of our regular at home meals. I must admit that I love my home made build-your-own tacos! GET’s build-your-own-doesn’t seem to include much lettuce, does it?
Eating in…is there any better way than a family BBQ? My brother Don grilling those burgers and dogs! How about a perfect strawberry from the Farmer’s Market in Bellingham, Washington?
When we spent the summer hosting at Lemoine State Park in Maine I ordered lobster rolls almost every time we ate out! The park rangers treated us to a lobster boil!
But we ate in when we tried our hand at a lobster boil. How‘s that for home cooking?
I think everyone has a eat out pizza night! We loved eating in with the grandkids (they are now teenagers)…they told their Dad that only Grammie knows how to make the best English muffin pizzas!
Salmon, rice and roasted green beans at home.
After having a gallette at Sandy and Rick’s home I thought I would try one at home!
I guess we do eat out a lot…I don’t take photos everywhere and found these in my files really quickly!
I think we’ll eat in tonight. What looks good? I see eggs…breakfast for dinner tonight, it is!
But tomorrow…who knows? In or out?
