Kolache!!

Today, I discovered the amazingness of kolaches!

My part time job had a board meeting today. When they finished, my boss came up to inform me that there were kolaches in the break room, in case I got hungry. Up until then, I had never heard of that word before. So of course, with a very confused look on my face, I said, "kolaches?" She thought my confusion was due to a curiosity of why there were kolaches available to be eaten and began to explain the breakfast meeting. However, still confused after her explanation, I sheepishly asked, "Umm... but, what are kolaches?"

It was explained that they are apparently a tex mex type of pastry, which is why I had never heard of them before. And I'm pretty sure many of my friends back home have no idea. At first when she described them, I thought they were more of a danish. But when I said this out loud, she said, "Well, sort of like a danish," but not very convincingly.

So, being very curious and hungry, I went over and heated one of these mysterious pastries.

They were amazing! Of course, I didn't have breakfast. But I got one with ham, cheese and jalapeno and I  loved it! If you are into yummy bread and savory meat... or even if you're into yummy bread and sweet fillings, you'll love it too (since it comes in that form as well)!  Too bad I didn't take a picture, but here's one I found on google image search.

Okay. The end.

Dos Batos

Who knew an evening froyo run could lead to finding a yummy taco place?

I know this is a random post dedicated to a taco joint. But I thought the taco was good enough to deserve a shout out. Also, for some reason, I've just been craving tacos! That night in particular, I was especially susceptible since in my attempt to eat less junk, I didn't eat nearly enough to satisfy.

Anyway, the place is called Dos Batos.  I thought it was closed at first since it was a large space that was empty of customers. Inside was cool mural with a ninja in a desert filled with cacti and a guy with a "Mexican hombre"look in front of pretty pink sakura trees.  This guy has a picture of it on his flickr. On the other side was this giant blackboard that spanned the width of the wall. It had some amusing drawings describing what was on the menu, including a very well blackboard drawn bottle of "Mexicoke". Haha! On top of all their sterile white tables were vases with REAL flowers in orange and yellows. This was the most awesome part because there were a lot of tables, yet they thought it was important enough to spend for real flowers! :)

But enough of that, I should describe their food!  Well, the tacos are all wood-fired, which definitely added this delicious smokiness to the food. I ordered the pirata, and just the thought of it right now is making me crave the uber-juicy sirloin steak.  Hmm... I think this probably means that it's time to find a legitimate dinner.