Journey to Bethlehem Comes to Pflugerville December 3-4, 2010

On Friday, December 3rd and Saturday, December 4th, Pflugerville Community Church is excited to invite local families to join us on an unforgettable journey. The church grounds will be transformed into the road to Bethlehem at the time of Christ’s birth, and visitors will journey together to find the newborn child. Led by a Wiseman, the traveling audience [...]

Gilleland Creek Park (Pflugerville)

My daughter and I were driving out to Pflugerville, and we passed by Gilleland Creek Park.  This is one of the few Pville parks that I have not visited, having been to most to collect specimens for labs when I taught biology in PISD, so out of curiosity, we stopped.  We could see a pool [...]

Pei Wei Asian Diner

Since Pei Wei is offering a free bowl of Japanese chili beef ramen noodles to 30,000 of their Facebook Fans who sign up, I thought it apropos to review the restaurant. Just about every friend has made mention of Pei-Wei to me, all stated with glowing accolades of “fresh” and “nom-nom” being the two most [...]

Hoppin’ Hippo (closing July 2011)

There are only three indoor playgrounds in the metro area to which the children and I have not been, and when Hoppin’ Hippo came up a few times on our Facebook posting as the favorite place for several parents, of course we had to go check it out.  We live quite a distance from Hutto [...]

Freddy’s Frozen Custard

Not to be confused with Freddie’s Place on South 1st, Freddy’s Frozen Custard is like a chain-version of Sandy’s Hamburgers on Barton Springs, and it is a restaurant that I classify as glorified fast food, said with much affection.  Two Freddy’s Frozen Custard locations have opened in the Austin area within the past year, one in [...]

Freebirds Fill the Foil BOGO deal (Thursday 6/11/09)

From Freebird’s Facebook page… “Freebirds World Burrito  Get ready Austin & Houston….grab your friends this Thursday……it’s your chance to FILL THE FOIL. Buy one get on free.” You will need the coupon that will be printed in the Austin American Statesman newspaper, presumably Wednesday (and maybe Thursday).  This info was obtained from the Hancock Freebirds location [...]

Japanese cuisine scene with kids

Having had the good fortune of traveling to Japan and having grown up eating Japanese cuisine regularly, my sensibilities for what is good Japanese food versus less than stellar may be stricter or perhaps skewed as compared to the average diner.  Nowhere else have I had sushi as fresh as the renowned 築地市場 Tsukiji fish market in the [...]

Give5 Memorial Day Weekend Schedule of Events

Proceeds Weekend Shopping - Shop at the following stores & restaurants from May 23-25th and they will donate a portion of their proceeds to United Way Capital Area! (The information below was obtained from www.unitedwaycapitalarea.org.  Download coupons from the following participating businesses here.) 34th Street Café - 1005 W. 34th Street (www.34thstreetcafe.com) Dine at 34th Street Café [...]

Dot’s Place

  Dot’s Place is a southern home-cookin’ family restaurant tucked away in Pflugerville.  It has been reborn after a 2008 fire forced its closure.  Much like the style of its food, the restaurant is small and homely, feeling exactly as one would expect.  During busy hours, don’t expect there to be much room for kids [...]

Quest for the best chicken fried steak

Where have you found the best chicken fried steak in town?  Do your kids like it? If chicken fried steak shows up on a menu, I have to order it.  I have to.  It’s a Southern thing, and my chicken fried steak had better come with gravy and the option of mashed potatoes and green [...]

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