When is Dinner

In Oklahoma, when someone refers to Indian food, more often than not, they are referring to Native American Food. There are middle eastern restaurants, and maybe it’s just the circles we run in, but that’s what they mean. However, when we lived in Memphis, we had middle eastern co-workers, and they often prepared native foods and invited people out to dinner, to eat food from their native area. When I visited Las Vegas and Los Angeles earlier this year, I noticed that there were significantly more Indian and Middle Eastern restaurants than what I have ever seen before.

I have a sensitive tummy that tolerates bland foods better than the spicy foods offered at Indian Restaurant Los Angeles, so I did not venture out to test any of the cuisine, though I have heard that it is delightful. If your tummy will allow it. We have friends here that like to cook with Indian seasonings and spices, and if we are eating at their home, I have to tell them to cook mine plain so I don’t get a tummy ache. I wish that I could tolerate more vibrant flavors, I feel like I am missing out on some tasty foods. What about you, have you tried Middle Eastern cuisine? What did you think?

I miss the days when we had direct tv. We thought long and hard before we changed services when our contract was up, and thought we were making the right choice. It wasn’t. Fortunately, the company we went with had no contracts, so we could cancel, and we did. We then went with the tried and true local company because they too have no contracts, but we just got the basics. For the same price with directtv we got many more features and channels. We still may go back, using a site such as www.dx3.net  , but right now we’re just so hesitant to make the 2 year commitment again.

When we had the service, I LOVED watching the FOOD Network and all the cooking shows. I can still watch some online and via our subscription service, but not all of them when they are new. I visit a friend that gets all the channels and she DVR’s our favorite show Diners, Drive-in’s and Dives. I really need to start making a list of the places I’d like to visit when we are able to travel. Right now I visit and bookmark the recipes I’d like to try. I’m trying to rationalize how buying the ingredients to cook these new recipes at home will save enough money to pay for the satellite service, but so far my efforts haven’t convinced the man who pays for it