Modern Soapbox

For dinner tonight, M&I each enjoyed a super deluxe bacon cheeseburger that consisted of: King’s Hawaiian sweet rolls with two Angus beef patties seasoned with fresh ground black pepper and sea salt, three peppered slices of aged bacon, and a slice of provolone cheese sandwiched in-between and served with two Best Maid dill pickle spears.

On this day in 2006, the first post to Modern Soapbox was published. I was in a similar state of mind then, but the years have gone by fast. I was younger and had more energy to be more prolific. I posted more often compared to nowadays where I’m averaging around an update or two […]

We went to the Zilker Botanical Garden to see some bonsai trees on display. Here’s a couple pictures from the show: Later in the day, we stopped by a garden department and picked up some succulents and clay pots: E.T.’s Fingers (aka gollum jade) Split Rock (Pleiospilos) Here’s another succulent whose name I don’t remember […]

The pork loin chops turned out great. The boneless chops were sprinkled with Kick’n Chicken seasoning, wrapped in bacon, and seasoned again with fresh ground black pepper. The cutlets were fried in a pan for about about 10 minutes then roasted in the oven at 375°F for 15 minutes. They were plated with mashed potatoes […]

Taqueria Montenegro is a destination that M&I make an effort to visit on Saturday mornings. They make the best torta in the universe hands down. The breakfast tacos, barbacoa, and pastor are also delicious. Their green salsa has right amount of spicy heat and completes the signature flavor of the food. Lazy Saturdays are not […]