The View from My Chair

Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on May 17th, 2008 in food critic

I read about this new French inspired bakery restaurant in Scottsdale called Scratch Pastries. After I read a newspaper article I knew we had to visit this place because it sounded really good.

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Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on May 3rd, 2008 in food critic

This past week Norm took me on a date to try out a new fast food eatery in Mesa.  It’s called Culver’s and they’ve been around for eons in places like Wisconsin and other Midwestern states.  It was really crowded at lunch time on a Wednesday afternoon so we had to wait for a table [...]

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Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on April 22nd, 2008 in family, food critic, life in Scottsdale

Growing up I was blessed with lots of cousins who I got to see every couple of years. As an adult in my 20s I spent a lot of time with a few of my cousins who lived near me in San Diego. One of them was my cousin Vony.

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Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on February 2nd, 2008 in favorite things, food critic

Oh it’s so delicious!  I just invented a really easy dessert or sweet snack.  Take chocolate graham crackers and spread ready-made cream cheese frosting on top.  Wow — so easy and so tasty!  Cream cheese frosting in a can is all you need, so don’t try making it yourself.  Unless of course you like to [...]

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Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on October 24th, 2007 in food critic, life in Scottsdale

Wienerschnitzel is one of my favorite fast food hangouts. We went there for lunch today to get my usual mustard dog, french fries and a Pepsi. Sometimes I mix it up and get relish on my hot dog. While we were sitting there enjoying our yummy lunch I noticed the paper liner [...]

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Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on August 19th, 2007 in food critic, life in Scottsdale, life with Norm

I have become a Red Robin junkie since they opened a new restaurant near us at the new Tempe Marketplace off of McClintock Road just south of Loop 202. I’m sure that tells all of you who live outside of Phoenix Metro exactly where I’m talking about. :wink: 

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Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 14th, 2007 in bird watching, food critic, life in Scottsdale

Update 03/18: I saw the birds again this morning right outside my bedroom window so I got a much better look since they were only a few feet away. They are either American Goldfinch or Lesser Goldfinch. The Lesser Goldfinch is more common in this area but the American Goldfinch can [...]

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Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on January 29th, 2007 in blogging, food critic, miscellaneous stuff

Is There a Conspiracy Going on Here? Over two years ago Norm and I discovered prepared meat dishes by Harris Ranch at our local Safeway. I enjoy their boneless beef short ribs and their beef stroganoff. Last week we went to go pick up some for dinner and lo and behold not [...]

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