Saturday, 7/10/2010

We got home from our vacation around 4:30 tonight. Since the fridge was pretty empty and the house was hot, we decided to go out for dinner. Ben and I both wanted to go to Cactus on Alki beach. There were so many people at the beach today for the West Seattle Summer Fest and the Seafair Pirates Landing. I was shocked that we didn't have to wait more than 20 minutes for a table. The garage doors on the front of the restaurant were open and we had a great breeze throughout our meal.

I ate a 1/2 order of nachos. I am pretty sure that was the best plate of nachos I have ever had. I had roasted corn, jalapeños, pico de gallo, charred tomato salsa, buttermilk crema, chicken, and chorizo on my chips. Oh, and I know there was some kind of cheese on them too. I ordered the black olives on the side so that I could give them to Katie. She dumped them all out of the bowl in front of her and then put almost all of them back in. Wow, each bite was soo full of flavor. I would DEFINITELY order that again!

Ben had the House Chimichchanga: crisp flour tortilla, chorizo, jack cheese and green chile sauce. We both love the rice they serve at Cactus. It has small pumpkin seeds in it, which give a little crunch. Katie had a pretty big lunch, so she only ate some of Ben's rice and my olives for dinner. She was far more interested in people watching and coloring on her placemat than eating.

Monday, 7/5/2010

We left Redmond, Oregon, around 10:30 this morning, heading for Spokane, Washington. It took us 11.5 hours to get to Spokane, but it was pretty uneventful. We drove in a two-car caravan, stopping in Biggs, Oregon, for lunch, Condon, Oregon, to visit our friend Ernie, and in the Tri-Cities, Washington, for dinner. We ate at an Azteca. Historically, Ben and I have not been big fans of Azteca. Thankfully, tonight was our best experience so far.

I ordered two enchiladas--one with chicken and one with ground beef. Ben enjoyed his plate of carne asada and a chicken chimichanga. My dad had a chicken sandwich, and my mom had a fajita salad. Katie ate some rice, beans, chicken, and black olives. What a mess she made! Other than a couple weak margaritas, our food was pretty tasty.