Driving for Food

Sometimes it’s worth it when a friend says, “I’ll feed you if you give me a ride”. Why would I turn that down?

Mama’s Kitchen – Vancouver, WA.

My good friend Scott and me have found a secret. Do you like fried catfish, cheesy grits, smothered in butter, topped with two eggs anyway you like ’em, with a fried biscuit with jelly and dark coffee? I know I do.

If you like ’em too, then go to Mama’s Kitchen and have Joseph fix you up. Joseph got displaced by Katrina and ended up in a mixed jumble of vintage mishmash in a restaurant/bar in downtown Vancouver, WA.

Joseph cooks his mama’s recipes and if you miss Nola, go see him. But don’t blink or you’ll miss his place. Use your GPS… it’ll help… just a little.

Don’t go lookin’ for low fat, low sugar, vegetarian, vegan, gourmet coffee, ’cause he ain’t got nothin’ like it.

Then later in the day——-

Split single, just how I like it, in a big, chewy waffle cone. With all the great and wonderous, and multitudinous concoctions at Salt and Straw, I always go for the creamy smooth and herby, Honey and Lavender.

In this photo I’ve  already devoured it’s medicinal goodness. This was stacked on Xocolatle de David’s Chocolate with Hibiscus Flower sorbet. Once I licked my way through the flowery, sweet lavender and honey, I thought to snap a photo. Why not? This is my life, living slow and easy.

The combo of dark delicious, slightly bitter chocolate shards, with deep merlot colored hibiscus flower sorbet, bright with tartness , virtually comandeered my tastbuds and throat, swirling up into a heady sensation in my nose ascending to shock my third eye. What a flavor treat.

I was dizzy when I woke this morning lingering thoughtfully on my fortune that was yesterday.

For those of you enjoying the teachings of Sadhguru, Eckart Tolle, Alan Watts, Barry Long, Deepak Chopra, Lars Tobias, Thich Nacht Han, the Dalai Lama, the ascended Lao Tsu, Buddha, Jesus, Krishna and so many more, I know… but the pleasure lingers to this present moment and I’m oh, so grateful.