Venetian Hot Plate At Port Aransas

 I mean, you know a restaurant is fabulous when there is a sign like this on the front door:

However, they don't enforce it. There was a toddler screeching and racing around when we were there and nothing happened. Ah, well. 

But I still recommend Venetian Hot Plate if you're in Port Aransas. We've been going for years and the food is always scrumptious. 

We started off with garlic bread and it comes with oil to dip it in. 

Here's part of the menu. Seafood is a popular choice, but I'm weird and do not like seafood. So I get the pasta with steak bites. The meat is always tender. 

This was my delicious pasta:

My Mom loves her seafood, so she got the shrimp plate. We liked how the potatoes were in the shape of mushrooms:

Yes, everything was fresh. Since they are right by the gulf, everything is plucked right out of the water that day. 

Dessert is also a win, but we were all full this time. I have had the creme brûlée in the past, so order that. 

Venetian Hot Plate is open Tuesday-Saturday from 5PM-close and they are closed Sunday. Let me know if you stop in!

Alien Pizza Planet At Disneyland Review

 Who else loves Toy Story?

We do, so we had to stop in and eat at Alien Pizza Planet while at Disneyland. It's a quick service meal, so prices aren't horrible. Some people say the food isn't the greatest, but we wanted to see for ourselves.

The outside is neat.

There is outside and indoor seating. We wanted to eat inside so we could check out all the decor.

Oh, and another cool thing? All the soda you want! I love when they have self serve drinks. It's also a fabulous spot to fill up water bottles.

So what did we eat?

Well, I know it's called Pizza Planet and yes, there is pizza, but we wanted to try the pasta.

This is the Count Down Chicken Fusilli. It has grilled chicken and a parmesan pesto cream sauce. I thought it was scrumptious. It had enough flavor for me.

This is the Chicken Sesame-Ginger Vegetable Noodles. It's grilled chieken and stir fried veggies served over noodles and a sesame ginger sauce. Another winner!

This one is the Count Down Shrimp Fusilli. It's basically the same as the chicken, but with shrimp. Natalie said the shrimp tasted fresh and she was pleased. 

All the portions are generous, so honestly, two people could share. Unless you have a bottomless pit as a son. He gobbled his sesame noodles down and then ate most of our leftovers. 

Oh, and don't forget dessert. We had to get the Alien Macarooooooon. 

The food isn't fancy, but it does the trick, and we enjoyed everything we got, so I recommend stopping in during your next visit to Disneyland. They serve lunch & dinner. 

Hey, It's Okay

I got this idea from Glamour magazine. You can link up any day of the week. All you have to do is make a list of what you're okay about. Simple! Please do not link up a post that has nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. It's rude and I'll delete the link.

HEY, IT'S OKAY....

.....to have put on Beaches for my birthday since Natalie had never seen it. She said it was good, other than the dying and all. Next up? Fried Green Tomatoes. 

......to be watching The Good Place with Tommy. I know about the show but never watched it--neither has he, so it's been fun seeing it together. We like it! 

.....to be thinking of all the military families impacted from the strike on Iran. I know Iran retaliated and hit US bases there. Tom was once stationed at the one in Qatar.  He is retired now, but it'll always be terrifying. 

....to have had the best time at the beach in Port Aransas. If you're heading to the area, I have tips on what to do and where to go.

....to have enjoyed The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner. It's about Cassie & Zoe Grossberg, who become famous at a young age for being in a band called The Griffin Sister. It's the prodigy Cassie who is most of the talent, but Zoe has the looks and can shake a tambourine, so she's involved as well. Cassie is shy and hates being around people, so she struggles with the fame--meanwhile, Zoe loves it. But catastrophe happens and the band breaks up--Cassie goes off the grid and Zoe hits rock bottom. Will the sister even reunite again? This was a fantastic read and I won't give it away, but you will be hoping Zoe and Cassie make up before it's too late. It was also neat to read what it's truly like to be in a band on tour--it's not all flowers & money. 

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