(887,1,'2010-08-02 16:00:00','2010-08-02 21:00:00','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. Don\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest and Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we wouldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of the bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness, it was so tasty. I have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about a thick crust of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWith my tongue and my teeth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler with with vanilla ice cream.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such an unmistakable sign of deliciousness.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices to be found), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat all on their own, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - a lunch at this little diner is a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-5','','','2010-08-02 16:00:00','2010-08-02 21:00:00','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(888,1,'2010-08-02 16:00:35','2010-08-02 21:00:35','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest and Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we wouldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of the bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness, it was so tasty. I have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about a thick crust of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWith my tongue and my teeth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler with with vanilla ice cream.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such an unmistakable sign of deliciousness.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices to be found), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat all on their own, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - a lunch at this little diner is a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-6','','','2010-08-02 16:00:35','2010-08-02 21:00:35','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(889,1,'2010-08-02 16:01:17','2010-08-02 21:01:17','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest and Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we wouldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of the bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness, it was so tasty. I have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about a thick crust of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWith my tongue and my teeth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler with with vanilla ice cream.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such an unmistakable sign of deliciousness.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices to be found), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat all on their own, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - a lunch at this little diner is a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-7','','','2010-08-02 16:01:17','2010-08-02 21:01:17','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(890,1,'2010-08-02 16:02:50','2010-08-02 21:02:50','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we wouldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of the bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness, it was so tasty. I have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about a thick crust of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWith my tongue and my teeth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler with with vanilla ice cream.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such an unmistakable sign of deliciousness.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices to be found), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat all on their own, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - a lunch at this little diner is a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-8','','','2010-08-02 16:02:50','2010-08-02 21:02:50','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(893,1,'2010-08-02 16:19:39','2010-08-02 21:19:39','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness. \r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast-y version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn my mouth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler with with vanilla ice cream.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such an unmistakable sign of deliciousness.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices to be found), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat all on their own, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - a lunch at this little diner is a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-11','','','2010-08-02 16:19:39','2010-08-02 21:19:39','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(891,1,'2010-08-02 16:04:02','2010-08-02 21:04:02','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness. \r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about a thick crust of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWith my tongue and my teeth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler with with vanilla ice cream.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such an unmistakable sign of deliciousness.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices to be found), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat all on their own, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - a lunch at this little diner is a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-9','','','2010-08-02 16:04:02','2010-08-02 21:04:02','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(892,1,'2010-08-02 16:18:58','2010-08-02 21:18:58','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness. \r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWith my tongue and my teeth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler with with vanilla ice cream.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such an unmistakable sign of deliciousness.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices to be found), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat all on their own, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - a lunch at this little diner is a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-10','','','2010-08-02 16:18:58','2010-08-02 21:18:58','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(895,1,'2010-08-02 16:23:24','2010-08-02 21:23:24','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness. \r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast-y version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn my mouth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler, served with vanilla ice cream...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n...and sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such a tell-tale sign.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices here), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough out of a giant bowl with a serving spoon, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - it\'s a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-13','','','2010-08-02 16:23:24','2010-08-02 21:23:24','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(894,1,'2010-08-02 16:20:43','2010-08-02 21:20:43','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness. \r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast-y version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn my mouth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler, served with vanilla ice cream...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n...and sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such an unmistakable sign of deliciousness.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices to be found), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat all on their own, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - a lunch at this little diner is a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-12','','','2010-08-02 16:20:43','2010-08-02 21:20:43','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(896,1,'2010-08-02 16:24:27','2010-08-02 21:24:27','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better. \r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness. \r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast-y version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn my mouth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler, served with vanilla ice cream...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n...and sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such a tell-tale sign.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices here), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough out of a giant bowl with a serving spoon, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - it\'s a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again. It\'s a tough wait, but you get through it - you get through it.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-14','','','2010-08-02 16:24:27','2010-08-02 21:24:27','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(897,1,'2010-08-02 16:26:00','2010-08-02 21:26:00','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better.\r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness.\r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast-y version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn my mouth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler, served with vanilla ice cream...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n...and sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such a tell-tale sign.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices here), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough out of a giant bowl with a serving spoon, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - it\'s a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again. It\'s a tough wait, but you get through it - you get through it.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-15','','','2010-08-02 16:26:00','2010-08-02 21:26:00','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(2809,1,'2010-10-09 13:09:37','2010-10-09 18:09:37','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1678/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2775\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBirthday parties in my family have always been a big deal.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nAs a kid my birthday parties were <em>events</em>. More often than not, they were held at home. The dining room was covered in balloons and streamers, and the table was loaded with snacks, party favors and gifts. In the living room were party games, including one where kids would send a clothesline on the end of a fishing pole and line over a blue sheet covered in construction paper fish to catch a prize (the same game that I recently learned doubled as fishing game with naughty gag gifts as the catch once the kids went upstairs for naptime, but I digress).\r\n\r\nAt the center of these parties was always the cake. I\'ve had my fair share of amazing cakes over the years - Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Sesame Street - basically, all the \'80s classics a little girl could ask for. But the cake I remember most was the cake at my fourth birthday party - the one that looked like a Barbie doll dressed in a purple ball gown.\r\n\r\nYou know the ones. The dress is made of a few layers of cake and frosting, and a Barbie stands in the middle, her boobs covered in frosting styled to look like a bodice. The Barbie dress cake is the most exciting birthday cake ever, especially for prissy little girls, and I most certainly was one.\r\n\r\nI celebrated my 27th birthday this week. Maybe it\'s because I\'m regretful that I\'ve officially entered into my late twenties, maybe it\'s because I still feel as young as ever (with a few minor, saggier exceptions), but when my mom and my Meme asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I told them that I wanted another Barbie dress cake, just like the one I had for my fourth birthday.\r\n\r\nTo keep things extra-consistent, I requested that the cake be ordered from the bakery that made the last cake.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2776\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1665/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2776\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1665-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">Ann\'s Bakery</a>, just north of I-244 at 7 N. Harvard Avenue, has been in business here in Tulsa since 1938. The business has lasted through four generations of the family of founder Ann Bay who, with her husband, operated the bakery out of the ground floor of her home.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1678/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2775\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/goodies.html\">There\'s more available at Ann\'s than just Barbie dress cakes</a>, of course. There\'s a variety of pastry, cookies and breakfast goodies at the shop, and Ann\'s is also a top choice amongst Tulsa\'s discriminating brides for wedding cakes. There\'s <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/cupping/\">Topeca coffee</a> , too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2777\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1654/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2777\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1654-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1662/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2778\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1662-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAre you seeing how beautiful those fall leaf cookies are? Wow. The color is incredible. They\'re almost too pretty to eat, really.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2779\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1606/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2779\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1606-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son and I met my mom at Ann\'s yesterday to help her pick up the cake and to have breakfast together.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2780\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1607/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2780\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1607-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy mom chose a cream horn, I had a cheese danish. My son preferred the chocolate donut topped with Halloween sprinkles.\r\n\r\nBut of course.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2781\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1603/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2781\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1603-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to his style, though, he saw my breakfast...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2782\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1601-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2782\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16011-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKnew I was busy taking photos...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2783\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1605/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2783\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1605-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd, well, I think we know what happened there.\r\n\r\nBut who could blame him when something like this is staring him in the face?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2784\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1631-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2784\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16311-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2785\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1624/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2785\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1624.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis lovely lady is Shannon Harris, and she represents the third generation at Ann\'s. I met Shannon at the <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/oklahoma-blogging-week-tulsa-meetup/\">Oklahoma Blogging Week Meetup</a> here in Tulsa Thursday night, and on Friday morning I met her mom, Sharon, and her daughter, Jordan.\r\n\r\nMy son is a sixth-generation Tulsan on both sides of my family, so it\'s rare that I meet someone else who has roots in Tulsa that are as deep as my family\'s. But I love it when I do.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2786\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1646/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2786\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1646-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2787\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1666/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2787\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1666-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2788\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1698/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2788\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1698-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo, about that Barbie dress cake.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2789\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1718/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2789\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1718.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEvery time I look at this picture, the little girl in me jumps up and down and makes a sound that\'s a bit like...\r\n\r\nSQUEEEE!!!!!!\r\n\r\nI mean, just look at the level of detail:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2790\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1694/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2790\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1694-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2791\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2791\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1702.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nUnbelievable.\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s the best part: The cake looks exactly like the one I had at my fourth birthday party. I mean, to a T.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2792\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1722/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2792\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd yes, I\'m wearing a princess crown. Don\'t knock it \'til you\'ve tried it at your own birthday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2793\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1722-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2793\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_17221-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanks goes to everyone at Ann\'s Bakery for continuing to be part of a family tradition that I hold so dear, even when it means taking a special order for a 27-year-old woman\'s Barbie dress cake that was ordered to be made according to a photo from 1987, and on a weekend when you have more than 20 wedding cakes to make and deliver.\r\n\r\nReally. From the bottom of my heart.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ann\'s Bakery</strong>\r\nWhere: 7 N. Harvard Avenue\r\nCall: (918) 834-2345\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">AnnsBakery.com</a>','Ann\'s Bakery: The 23-Year Tale of the Barbie Dress Cake','It\'s not every day that a hometown bakery has to take a special order for a 27-year-old woman\'s Barbie dress cake, to be made according to a photo from 1987. ','inherit','open','open','','2605-revision-15','','','2010-10-09 13:09:37','2010-10-09 18:09:37','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2605-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(2810,1,'2010-10-09 13:10:19','2010-10-09 18:10:19','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1678/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2775\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBirthday parties in my family have always been a big deal.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nAs a kid my birthday parties were <em>events</em>. More often than not, they were held at home. The dining room was covered in balloons and streamers, and the table was loaded with snacks, party favors and gifts. In the living room were party games, including one where kids would send a clothesline on the end of a fishing pole and line over a blue sheet covered in construction paper fish to catch a prize (the same game that I recently learned doubled as fishing game with naughty gag gifts as the catch once the kids went upstairs for naptime, but I digress).\r\n\r\nAt the center of these parties was always the cake. I\'ve had my fair share of amazing cakes over the years - Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Sesame Street - basically, all the \'80s classics a little girl could ask for. But the cake I remember most was the cake at my fourth birthday party - the one that looked like a Barbie doll dressed in a purple ball gown.\r\n\r\nYou know the ones. The dress is made of a few layers of cake and frosting, and a Barbie stands in the middle, her torso covered in frosting styled to look like a bodice. The Barbie dress cake is the most exciting birthday cake ever, especially for prissy little girls, and I most certainly was one.\r\n\r\nI celebrated my 27th birthday this week. Maybe it\'s because I\'m regretful that I\'ve officially entered into my late twenties, maybe it\'s because I still feel as young as ever (with a few minor, saggier exceptions), but when my mom and my Meme asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I told them that I wanted another Barbie dress cake, just like the one I had for my fourth birthday.\r\n\r\nTo keep things extra-consistent, I requested that the cake be ordered from the bakery that made the last cake.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2776\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1665/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2776\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1665-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">Ann\'s Bakery</a>, just north of I-244 at 7 N. Harvard Avenue, has been in business here in Tulsa since 1938. The business has lasted through four generations of the family of founder Ann Bay who, with her husband, operated the bakery out of the ground floor of her home.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1678/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2775\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/goodies.html\">There\'s more available at Ann\'s than just Barbie dress cakes</a>, of course. There\'s a variety of pastry, cookies and breakfast goodies at the shop, and Ann\'s is also a top choice amongst Tulsa\'s discriminating brides for wedding cakes. There\'s <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/cupping/\">Topeca coffee</a> , too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2777\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1654/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2777\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1654-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1662/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2778\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1662-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAre you seeing how beautiful those fall leaf cookies are? Wow. The color is incredible. They\'re almost too pretty to eat, really.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2779\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1606/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2779\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1606-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son and I met my mom at Ann\'s yesterday to help her pick up the cake and to have breakfast together.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2780\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1607/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2780\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1607-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy mom chose a cream horn, I had a cheese danish. My son preferred the chocolate donut topped with Halloween sprinkles.\r\n\r\nBut of course.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2781\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1603/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2781\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1603-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to his style, though, he saw my breakfast...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2782\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1601-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2782\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16011-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKnew I was busy taking photos...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2783\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1605/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2783\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1605-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd, well, I think we know what happened there.\r\n\r\nBut who could blame him when something like this is staring him in the face?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2784\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1631-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2784\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16311-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2785\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1624/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2785\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1624.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis lovely lady is Shannon Harris, and she represents the third generation at Ann\'s. I met Shannon at the <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/oklahoma-blogging-week-tulsa-meetup/\">Oklahoma Blogging Week Meetup</a> here in Tulsa Thursday night, and on Friday morning I met her mom, Sharon, and her daughter, Jordan.\r\n\r\nMy son is a sixth-generation Tulsan on both sides of my family, so it\'s rare that I meet someone else who has roots in Tulsa that are as deep as my family\'s. But I love it when I do.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2786\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1646/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2786\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1646-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2787\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1666/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2787\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1666-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2788\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1698/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2788\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1698-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo, about that Barbie dress cake.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2789\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1718/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2789\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1718.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEvery time I look at this picture, the little girl in me jumps up and down and makes a sound that\'s a bit like...\r\n\r\nSQUEEEE!!!!!!\r\n\r\nI mean, just look at the level of detail:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2790\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1694/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2790\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1694-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2791\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2791\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1702.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nUnbelievable.\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s the best part: The cake looks exactly like the one I had at my fourth birthday party. I mean, to a T.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2792\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1722/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2792\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd yes, I\'m wearing a princess crown. Don\'t knock it \'til you\'ve tried it at your own birthday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2793\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1722-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2793\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_17221-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanks goes to everyone at Ann\'s Bakery for continuing to be part of a family tradition that I hold so dear, even when it means taking a special order for a 27-year-old woman\'s Barbie dress cake that was ordered to be made according to a photo from 1987, and on a weekend when you have more than 20 wedding cakes to make and deliver.\r\n\r\nReally. From the bottom of my heart.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ann\'s Bakery</strong>\r\nWhere: 7 N. Harvard Avenue\r\nCall: (918) 834-2345\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">AnnsBakery.com</a>','Ann\'s Bakery: The 23-Year Tale of the Barbie Dress Cake','It\'s not every day that a hometown bakery has to take a special order for a 27-year-old woman\'s Barbie dress cake, to be made according to a photo from 1987. ','inherit','open','open','','2605-revision-16','','','2010-10-09 13:10:19','2010-10-09 18:10:19','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2605-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(1807,1,'2010-09-03 15:20:12','2010-09-03 20:20:12','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photos:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter.</strong>\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two times include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.','Admiral Twin Drive-In Burns','Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1796-revision-9','','','2010-09-03 15:20:12','2010-09-03 20:20:12','',1796,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1796-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(1808,1,'2010-09-03 15:22:43','2010-09-03 20:22:43','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photos:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter</strong>, where news stations as well as individuals will continue to post updates and links to continued coverage.\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two times include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.','Admiral Twin Drive-In Burns','Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1796-revision-10','','','2010-09-03 15:22:43','2010-09-03 20:22:43','',1796,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1796-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(1809,1,'2010-09-03 15:22:43','2010-09-03 20:22:43','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photos:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter</strong>, where news stations as well as individuals will continue to post updates and links to continued coverage.\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two times include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.','Admiral Twin Drive-In Burns','Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1796-revision-11','','','2010-09-03 15:22:43','2010-09-03 20:22:43','',1796,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1796-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(900,1,'2010-08-03 08:58:38','2010-08-03 13:58:38','','Tulsa Shock','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_0731-2','','','2010-08-03 08:58:38','2010-08-03 13:58:38','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_07311.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1804,1,'2010-09-03 15:19:42','2010-09-03 20:19:42','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photo:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter.</strong>\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two times include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.','Admiral Twin Drive-In Burns','Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1796-revision-6','','','2010-09-03 15:19:42','2010-09-03 20:19:42','',1796,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1796-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(1805,1,'2010-09-03 15:19:42','2010-09-03 20:19:42','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photo:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter.</strong>\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two times include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.','Admiral Twin Drive-In Burns','Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1796-revision-7','','','2010-09-03 15:19:42','2010-09-03 20:19:42','',1796,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1796-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(1806,1,'2010-09-03 15:20:12','2010-09-03 20:20:12','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photos:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter.</strong>\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two times include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.','Admiral Twin Drive-In Burns','Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1796-revision-8','','','2010-09-03 15:20:12','2010-09-03 20:20:12','',1796,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1796-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(1803,1,'2010-09-03 15:15:59','2010-09-03 20:15:59','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the norm.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photo:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter.</strong>\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two times include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.','Admiral Twin Drive-In Burns','Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1796-revision-5','','','2010-09-03 15:15:59','2010-09-03 20:15:59','',1796,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1796-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(903,1,'2010-08-03 17:21:24','2010-08-03 22:21:24','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the local news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new - scratch that - retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nWhen the heat is this extreme, folks, it might be best to leave the pooch at home.\r\n\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have silly reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour to Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re of the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? 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Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone. Here\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more--><strong>Double DOH!</strong>\n\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\n\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\n\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\n\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\n\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\n\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\n\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\n\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\n\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\n\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\n\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\n\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\n\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so  cool and romantic and...grassy.\n\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\n\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have a totally crappy reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\n\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\n\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\n\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\n\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\n\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\n\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\n\nRight?\n\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\n\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\n\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\n\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\n\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour in Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\n\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\n\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\n\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\n\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\n\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\n\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\n\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\n\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','','inherit','open','open','','903-revision','','','2010-08-03 17:19:40','2010-08-03 22:19:40','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(906,1,'2010-08-03 17:21:24','2010-08-03 22:21:24','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more--><strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so  cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have a totally crappy reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour in Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','For anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.','inherit','open','open','','903-revision-2','','','2010-08-03 17:21:24','2010-08-03 22:21:24','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(907,1,'2010-08-03 17:22:06','2010-08-03 22:22:06','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so  cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have a totally crappy reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour in Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','For anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.','inherit','open','open','','903-revision-3','','','2010-08-03 17:22:06','2010-08-03 22:22:06','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(908,1,'2010-08-03 17:23:15','2010-08-03 22:23:15','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so  cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have a totally crappy reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour in Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','For anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.','inherit','open','open','','903-revision-4','','','2010-08-03 17:23:15','2010-08-03 22:23:15','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(909,1,'2010-08-03 17:26:43','2010-08-03 22:26:43','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\n\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\n\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\n\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\n\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\n\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\n\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new - scratch that - retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\n\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\n\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\n\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\n\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\n\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\n\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\n\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\n\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\nWhen the heat is this extreme, folks, it might be best to leave the pooch at home.\n\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\n\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\n\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so cool and romantic and...grassy.\n\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\n\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have a totally crappy reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\n\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\n\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\n\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\n\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\n\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\n\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\n\nRight?\n\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\n\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\n\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\n\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\n\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour in Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\n\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\n\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\n\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\n\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\n\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\n\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\n\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\n\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','For anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.','inherit','open','open','','903-autosave','','','2010-08-03 17:26:43','2010-08-03 22:26:43','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(910,1,'2010-08-03 17:23:44','2010-08-03 22:23:44','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new - scratch that - retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so  cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have a totally crappy reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour in Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','For anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.','inherit','open','open','','903-revision-5','','','2010-08-03 17:23:44','2010-08-03 22:23:44','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(911,1,'2010-08-03 17:26:49','2010-08-03 22:26:49','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new - scratch that - retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nWhen the heat is this extreme, folks, it might be best to leave the pooch at home.\r\n\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have a totally crappy reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour in Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? 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INSERT INTO `wptdt_posts` VALUES (912,1,'2010-08-03 17:27:56','2010-08-03 22:27:56','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new - scratch that - retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nWhen the heat is this extreme, folks, it might be best to leave the pooch at home.\r\n\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have silly reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour in Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','For anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.','inherit','open','open','','903-revision-7','','','2010-08-03 17:27:56','2010-08-03 22:27:56','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(913,1,'2010-08-03 17:30:17','2010-08-03 22:30:17','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new - scratch that - retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nWhen the heat is this extreme, folks, it might be best to leave the pooch at home.\r\n\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have silly reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour to Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','For anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.','inherit','open','open','','903-revision-8','','','2010-08-03 17:30:17','2010-08-03 22:30:17','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(914,1,'2010-08-02 16:30:45','2010-08-02 21:30:45','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better.\r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house corned beef and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness.\r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast-y version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn my mouth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler, served with vanilla ice cream...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n...and sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such a tell-tale sign.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices here), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat out of a giant bowl with a serving spoon, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - it\'s a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again. It\'s a tough wait, but you get through it - you get through it.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-16','','','2010-08-02 16:30:45','2010-08-02 21:30:45','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(915,1,'2010-08-03 17:31:19','2010-08-03 22:31:19','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Snow Storm 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09501.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Storm 2010\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.\r\n\r\nAt last count, Tulsa was home to more than 100 blogs, and those are just the ones to which I\'ve been alerted and subscribe. Needless to say, then, in the pages of Tulsa blogs, there\'s something for everyone.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s been going on in our local blogs lately.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Double DOH!</strong>\r\n\r\nAs you may have heard, <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/\">Brian Franklin of Doubleshot Coffee Company, based here in Tulsa at 18th and Boston</a>, made the news last night and <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/08/coffee-shop-owner-uses-twitter-to-bans-breastfeeding-in-his-store-seems-surprised-by-reaction.html\">The Consumerist today</a> using nothing but his thumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd by that I mean, his brain was obviously in no way involved.\r\n\r\nMandy Vavrinak has coverage on Franklin\'s Twitter faux pas involving his new - scratch that - retracted policy that disallowed breastfeeding in his shop (posted on the first day of Worldwide Breastfeeding Week, no less) on <a href=\"http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/03/coffee-breasts-tacos-and-oklahoma-one-day-in-pr/\">her public relations and social media blog over at The Journal Record</a>.\r\n\r\nMy favorite tweet on the issue? \"But I thought men LIKED staring at women\'s breasts.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>FreeTulsa! in Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nColleen over at Independent Cause has a pictorial wrap-up of Free Tulsa, a two-day music festival that took place in downtown Tulsa last weekend. <a href=\"http://music.tulsaproject.com/2010/08/free-tulsa-in-photos/\">Check it out</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doing Fine in the 539</strong>\r\n\r\nThis week brings a little something called a \"Permissive Calling Period\" to Tulsa, during which we\'re slightly sorta kinda encouraged to start getting used to dialing local lines using ten numbers. In the spring of next year, all new lines, unless 918 is specifically requested, will be designated with a 539 area code. <a href=\"http://www.roemermanonrecord.com/2010/08/918-area-code-change-starting-this-week.html\">Thanks goes to Steven at Roemerman on Record for the heads up</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trog Whores</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2010/08/03/petsmart/\">Irritated Tulsan has a post over at The Lost Ogle</a> about people who leave their pets in their cars on days like today, when the forecasted temperature reaches into the low 100s - a fact about which the photo above is intended to taunt you.\r\n<blockquote>Maybe I’m being overly sensitive.  Maybe I came off like a prick when I walked up to you and said, “by the way, your dog’s dying.”  It could be my fault.  If I was more considerate, I would’ve offered to sit in your car and fan Fido.  Is it me?\r\n\r\nNo, it’s not me.  You’re an uncaring self-centered trog whore.\r\n\r\nIf police don’t start flogging these people who leave their dogs in cars on summer days … I will.</blockquote>\r\nWhen the heat is this extreme, folks, it might be best to leave the pooch at home.\r\n\r\nIT has a \"report\" at his own site this week on <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/statement/\">the crossfire going on at City Hall</a>. The sad part is, it all sounds just about right.\r\n\r\n<strong>Another Way to Beat the Heat</strong>\r\n\r\nMowing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during August is like descending into the seventh circle of hell. The solution? Simple: <a href=\"http://crustygasguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/mowing-by-moonlight.html\">Mow by moonlight</a>. Thanks for the permission, Yogi. I admit, the idea has crossed my mind. It all sounds so cool and romantic and...grassy.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Mexican Bakery How-To</strong>\r\n\r\nThough I could have minored in Spanish in college, I\'ve always been a little nervous to pop in to one of the Mexican bakeries on the east side of town, the ones about which I\'m oh-so-curious. To make things worse, I have silly reason for why: I don\'t want to trouble anyone with my crap-ified Spanish-like speaking/comprehension abilities.\r\n\r\nBut now, thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/tres-leches-cake-pancho-anaya\">a Mexican bakery how-to posted over at Tulsa Food Blog by Jeff, along with a review of the tres leches cake at Pancho Anaya</a>, I am so there.\r\n\r\n<strong>File Under: How Did I Not Know This Place Existed?</strong>\r\n\r\nSometimes I get foolish and start to think that I know pretty darn near close to everything there is to do in this town. That\'s precisely when the universe reprimands me for my pride and ignorance. <a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/persimmon-hollow.html\">Thanks for the heads up on Persimmon Hollow, Holly of Hollyrocks</a>. I\'m gonna visit just as soon as my outdoor thermometer stops begging to be let in so it can hang out above the air conditioning vent.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hollyrocksjewelry.blogspot.com/2010/07/clouds-and-caterpillars.html\">Holly also has some freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and a couple of pissed off, stinky caterpillars to show you</a>. And Lord knows we\'re all curious as we can be about freaky Oklahoma cloud photos and pissed off, stinky caterpillars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dottie</strong>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/WnaQP08UZlQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat\'s really the only thing you can name <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/08/meet-dottie.html\">a pig of this size and that can push out a litter of 15 piglets in the midst of this Oklahoma heat</a>. It all happened at the farm where the Cherry Street Farmers Market favorite Pork &amp; Greens grows their veggies and raises their herd.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m gonna go ahead and follow that pastoral scene up with <a href=\"http://thehaywire.typepad.com/hot-off-the-haywire/2010/07/muffaletta-mi-piace.html\">a Muffaletta recipe made with both the salami and the shaved deli ham available from Pork &amp; Greens</a>. Because we were all thinking about it anyway, right?\r\n\r\nRight?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tombstone</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/2010/08/death-and-office.html\">I loved this recent post on NapkinDad.com</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YqQZMGzS8No/TFbjMmzZCBI/AAAAAAAABB8/AiAc4-PEZoE/s400/death1_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI think I love it because this is sort of my own yardstick for keeping life in balance. As in, if I\'m doing something that\'s starting to wear on me, I ask myself, is this something that\'s really going to matter when I\'m on my deathbed? If not, I quit. Because life, people, is too short for BS.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re new to Napkin Dad, <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/p/beginnings.html\">check out his story</a>. Because you know you want to know more about someone who got famous on napkin art.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where in the World is Burkina Faso</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you don\'t know, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/03/travel-tuesday-burkina-faso/\">the Tulsans at Global Table tell you in this post</a>. Before that, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/08/02/monday-meal-review-bulgaria/\">they take you on a tour to Bulgaria that starts with a cold cucumber soup</a> (which would be perfect in all of this hellish Oklahoma weather, by the way) and ends with a video of a beautiful baby girl, U.S.-born, trying Bulgarian food.\r\n\r\nIn two words? Hilarity ensues. While I like that video, I particularly love the one in which she tries food from Bhutan:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6ms23kezqhc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nIf you love food, if you love to travel or if you\'re of the experimental type, Global Table, a project by Tulsans Keith and Sasha that takes on 195 countries, one meal at a time, <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">needs to be in your reader</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Calling All Electrolytes</strong>\r\n\r\nBecause there\'s nothing like 100-degree weather to make a person want to run her ass off. But, if you\'re training for the caboodle of races coming up this fall, you don\'t really have much of a choice. <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/training-zzzzzz.html\">Fran from Fran\'s Findings tips us off to a free training program right here in Tulsa, complete with nutritional information and a customized training schedule</a>.\r\n\r\nThis training does not, unfortunately, come with a free <a href=\"http://www.camelbak.com/\">CamelBak</a>.\r\n\r\nFran follows this post on training with <a href=\"http://fransfindings.blogspot.com/2010/07/cake.html\">one featuring an amazing recipe for Italian Cream Cake</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd all I can say is: Dammit, Fran.\r\n\r\n<strong>Look at Those Low Rates</strong>\r\n\r\nRest assured that the following commercial has nothing to do with blogging or Tulsa. It\'s just, I am so floored by its awfulness that I couldn\'t help but repost it here. Thanks for the diversion, <a href=\"http://daveshort.tumblr.com/post/733081935/worst-commercial-ever\">Dave at Accidentally Albino</a>.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPzV0YgqtRY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you have a favorite Tulsa blog? Leave a link to it in the comments.','Trogs, Piglets, Bulgaria and Boobs: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','For anyone looking for a variety of interesting online reading, Tulsa\'s blogosphere provides.','inherit','open','open','','903-revision-9','','','2010-08-03 17:31:19','2010-08-03 22:31:19','',903,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/903-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(1810,1,'2010-09-03 15:27:53','2010-09-03 20:27:53','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photos:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter</strong>, where news stations as well as individuals will continue to post updates and links to continued coverage.\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two trips include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. 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The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photos:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter</strong>, where news stations as well as individuals will continue to post updates and links to continued coverage.\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two trips include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. 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I hadn\'t eaten since the day before, but I was still too full of food to move.\r\n\r\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1821\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1047/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1821\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1047-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'d been about 24 hours since I\'d participated in the first-annual taco eating contest at <a href=\"http://compadresgrill.com/\">Compadres Mexican Grill</a>, a local chain of restaurants specializing in food inspired by south-of-the-border noms.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1830\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/46040_437668732912_85786297912_5060847_1634741_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1830\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/46040_437668732912_85786297912_5060847_1634741_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA group of 15 Tulsans, myself included, took the challenge: To eat as many beef-and-cheese tacos as possible within five minutes. It was all part of an effort to raise money and awareness for <a href=\"http://www.pepcooftulsa.org/\">PEPCO, or People Empowering People Community Outreach</a>, a north Tulsa community center that closed earlier this year due to budget cuts.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1828\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/45161_437668842912_85786297912_5060862_3781698_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1828\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/45161_437668842912_85786297912_5060862_3781698_n.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook how ready we were! The fight was on.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1831\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/46684_437668912912_85786297912_5060870_2114167_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1831\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/46684_437668912912_85786297912_5060870_2114167_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1830\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/46040_437668732912_85786297912_5060847_1634741_n/\"></a>\r\n\r\nI was a proud competitor, but I admit, I didn\'t last long. Though I chewed and stuffed until my jaw muscles burned like a fire, I could only down five of the 10 tacos set in front of me within the time limit.\r\n\r\nWhich doesn\'t seem like much, does it? But it really is. Try it yourselves and you\'ll see.\r\n\r\nPlus, it was more than my fellow competitor Mary Ann Dutcher, Miss Oklahoma\'s Outstanding Teen 2010, could do. She ate one taco.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1829\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/45166_437669177912_85786297912_5060911_5734905_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1829\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/45166_437669177912_85786297912_5060911_5734905_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOne taco, y\'all. But hey, she\'s got a figure to maintain. We bloggers, we don\'t need figures. As long as we have a head for Twitter and Facebook profile photos, we\'re solid.\r\n\r\nAnother thing? I want a tiara. If I had a tiara, I would wear it all the time, every day - probably even in the shower and while mowing the lawn.\r\n\r\nBy the way, five tacos was the same amount eaten by <a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=7460592\">News on 6 reporter Chris Wright</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1833\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/picture-7-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1833\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest on KOTV\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest on KOTV\" width=\"470\" height=\"394\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/category.asp?C=121535&amp;clipId=5066605&amp;autostart=true\">Click here to see the video</a>)\r\n\r\nWhich made me feel a little better. But wow, some of those competitors had some serious strategy. Next to me was <a href=\"http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20100721/ai_n54586443/\">Geoffrey Simpson</a>, whose strategy was to take tiny sips of water as he took tiny bites of the tacos in an effort to be able to, you guessed it,  bypass the chewing process altogether.\r\n\r\nHardcore, Geoffrey. Hardcore.\r\n\r\nAnother strategy used by a few competitors in the contest was to dip the tacos in large glasses of water before chowing down, thus lubricating the whole thing for more efficient mastication.\r\n\r\nThese guys had obviously put a lot of thought into this tacoeating contest thing. Winning was paramount. They were intent on having their stomach capacity publicly lauded...a desire I totally understand, actually.\r\n\r\nIn the end, Manny Groll, Steven St. John and Greg Deardorff tied and advanced to a round of sudden death.\r\n\r\nThe term \"sudden death\" is not ironic here. No, not at all.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1826\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1090/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1826\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1090-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nUltimately, Manny emerged as the winner. The potentate de taco, if you will.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1825\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1089/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1825\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1089.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat fancy trophy wasn\'t all Manny took home as his prize. He also won a $250 gift certificate to Compadres.\r\n\r\nWhich, as I found out this week when I visited the restaurant again with the aim of trying anything but their beef-and-cheese tacos, is a really big deal. The portion sizes at Compadres are huge. The real bonus? The food is really, really good, from the beef chile relleno and the fajita chimichanga all the way down to the salsa and chips on the table. If for some reason you haven\'t tried this place, you must. <a href=\"http://compadresgrill.com/\">Choose your favorite special</a> (we hear that the Thursday special of fajitas for two, a bowl of queso and two house margaritas for $20 is pretty rockin\') and plan your trip to Compadres accordingly.\r\n\r\nThe taco eating contest at Compadres started last Saturday at 3pm. The hilarious thing was that I was due downtown for the <a href=\"http://oksteakcookoff.com/\">Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff</a> with my family by 5:30pm.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1094/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1832\" title=\"Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1094-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOkay, okay. You can stop laughing at any time. I get it, and so do my arteries, hard and crusty though they are these days.\r\n\r\nThe second-annual Oklahoma Championship Steak Cook-off was a huge success, by the way. Though I didn\'t get there in time to try any, I heard from <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/\">Brian at Tulsa Food Blog</a> and <a href=\"http://www.joesburgersearch.com/\">Joe with Joe\'s Burger Search</a> that the variety of appetizers was mouth-watering. More than 50 teams cooked for upwards of 2,000 attendees throughout the day, where the main course was a 16-ounce Certified Angus beef ribeye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1094/\"></a>\r\n\r\nWhich is why, by Sunday, I was a useless, beef-filled lump, good for nothing but holding down my living room sofa.\r\n\r\nI\'m pretty sure my eyes went milky. And my husband said that for three days the back of my neck smelled like steak sweat, and not in a sexy way.\r\n\r\nSounds to me like I need to invest more of my time in the perfection of my Xtreme eating skills. I mean, I can\'t have anyone thinking that I eat like a girl. Five tacos and a 16-ounce ribeye in the space of two hours just ain\'t cuttin\' it.\r\n\r\nMan up, TDT. Man up.\r\n\r\nSo, have you ever participated in an eating contest before? If so, what was your strategy for the win? I must know. I must unlock the sacred secrets of the order of the belly busters.\r\n\r\n<strong>Compadres Mexican Grill</strong>\r\nWhere: In Tulsa at 7104 S. Sheridan; in Broken Arrow at 2200 W. 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11:44:01','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0617.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2832,1,'2010-10-10 21:14:14','2010-10-11 02:14:14','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2251\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-24/dsc00457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC00457.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAre you ready to rock? Because here comes this week\'s rundown of Tulsa blog posts worth ignoring the laundry, the dishes and/or your personal hygiene routine for another 30 minutes or so.\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>That\'s Baloney!</strong> I want to start today with <a href=\"http://www.thatsbaloney.com/2010/10/riding-in-cars-with-boys.html\">this little tidbit from a blogger known around town as Jonni Baloney</a>. Because I\'m sure she\'s not the only person who has had to explain to someone else, child or otherwise, why exactly a vehicle is sporting decor from its hitch made to look like male underparts. Welcome to Oklahoma, baby.\r\n\r\nAnd yes, someone please get to work on Jonni\'s car boob idea.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa State Fair wrap-ups</strong>. Relive the 2010 fair with <a href=\"http://cindysclipboard.blogspot.com/2010/10/sugar-arts-show.html\">Cindy\'s Clipboard</a>, <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/tulsa-fried-food/deep-fried-butter-at-the-tulsa-state-fair\">Tulsa Food Blog</a> and <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/10/09/2010/the-tulsa-state-fair-a-photo-essay/\">Michael Cooper with This Land Press</a>. The Real Housewives of Oklahoma has a post about the fair, too, <a href=\"http://www.therhok.com/2010/10/how-to-rhok-state-fair.html\">complete with a fair sighting bingo card</a>. Oh, and Dana and her four children (<em>four!</em> Including a set of red-headed twins!) made it through the fair, too, <a href=\"http://surviving4kids.blogspot.com/2010/10/tulsa-state-fair-2010.html\">though some pantslessness was involved</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food Blog</strong>. Speaking of TFB, check out the awesomeness that was going on there this week:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/compadres-mexican-grill-south-tulsa\">Getting Fresh at Compadres Mexican Grill</a> (one of my new favorite restaurants, too);</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/mexican-food/compadres-mexican-grill-south-tulsa\">Tulsa\'s restaurant week continues at five Tulsa restaurants</a>;</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/south-tulsa/sage-culinary-studio-cooking-class-south-tulsa-brookside\">Learning to make pasta with Chef Bowen at Sage Culinary Studio</a> (pasta, Chef Bowen and Sage Culinary Studio? Amazing overload!);</li>\r\n	<li>The review you\'ve been waiting for: <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/south-tulsa/rexs-chicken-just-great-chicken-and-fry-bread\">Rex\'s Chicken</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>This Land Press</strong>. And speaking also of This Land Press, check out these posts from Oklahoma\'s newest journal:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/10/10/2010/running-tulsa/\">Running Tulsa, by Jessica Baxter</a>. I love what Jessica says about how running can be an organic method for urban exploration.\r\n<a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/10/03/2010/the-end-of-circulars/\">The End of Circulars, by Lindsey Neal</a>. Lindsey talks to Gerald Buckley about Grocio.com, a Tulsa-based company that distributes grocery circulars. Could the proliferation of smartphones mean the end of paper coupons? <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/10/03/2010/the-end-of-circulars/\">Read on</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>And So She Blogs</strong>. <a href=\"http://andsosheblogs.com/tulsa/?p=257\">Carrisa makes it through an interesting moment in the bathroom at Mimi\'s Cafe</a>. My thought? I am totally going to do stuff like that when I\'m 80.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Gal</strong>. Nancy hatches yet another Tulsa history mystery, <a href=\"http://www.tulsagal.net/2010/10/tulsas-war-memorial-history.html\">this time about Tulsa\'s war memorials</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa SPCA</strong>. Am I the only one who oooos and awws over <a href=\"http://tulsaspca.blogspot.com/\">the animals featured on the Tulsa SPCA blog</a>? Makes me want to buy a giant farm and adopt and feed and love them all.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Noshery</strong>. Meseidy gave a fall table dinner party that got her to the next round in the foodbuzz Project Food Blog contest (<a href=\"http://www.foodbuzz.com/project_food_blog\">which is a big damn deal, by the way</a>). It\'s no wonder - practically everything she made was from scratch, including the ricotta cheese. Seriously. If you love food, you absolutely must be reading this blog.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Art of Manliness</strong>. Brett and Kate serve up <a href=\"http://artofmanliness.com/2010/10/06/surviving-in-the-wild-19-common-edible-plants/\">a list of 19 common edible plants</a>. Which is always good to know, if you ask me.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crash Test Mommy</strong>. <a href=\"http://surviving4kids.blogspot.com/2010/10/tulsa-state-fair-2010.html\">Jenny acknowledged in a post last week that starting to write is hard</a>. But, start we must, and Jenny has the encouraging words to get you going.\r\n\r\n<strong>Global Table Adventure</strong>. <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Food from Chile and China</a> - that\'s what\'s on tap at Sasha\'s Global Table Adventure, a blog that charts a Tulsa family\'s journey through 195 countries, one meal at a time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Vegging Out in T-Town</strong>. Hear ye, hear ye, vegans of Tulsa: <a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/vegan-crepes-at-mods/\">Brigid at Vegging Out at T-Town has found vegan, gluten-free crepes at, where else, Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes</a>.  Now you can feast your eyes <em>and</em> your face.','Truck nuts, edible plants and going pantsless at the fair: Tulsa Blog Round-Up','Here comes this week\'s rundown of Tulsa blog posts worth ignoring the laundry, the dishes and/or your personal hygiene routine for another 30 minutes or so.','inherit','open','open','','2468-revision-4','','','2010-10-10 21:14:14','2010-10-11 02:14:14','',2468,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2468-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(921,1,'2010-08-04 15:10:30','2010-08-04 20:10:30','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>The following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. </em><a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\"><em>She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</em></a><em>.</em>\r\n\r\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\r\n\r\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\r\n\r\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\r\n\r\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\r\n\r\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\r\n\r\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\r\n\r\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\r\n\r\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\r\n\r\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBefore you is:\r\n\r\nLettuce, $3\r\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\r\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\r\nPurple hull peas, $5\r\nBlueberries, $5\r\nElephant garlic, $3.50\r\nCherry tomatoes, $3\r\nOnions, 3 for $2\r\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\r\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\r\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\r\n\r\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\r\n<em>Serves two</em>\r\n\r\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\r\n1 small onion, finely chopped\r\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\r\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\r\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\r\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\r\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\r\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\r\n1 medium tomato, chopped\r\n\r\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\r\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\r\n\r\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\r\n\r\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\r\n\r\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\r\n\r\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\r\n\r\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\r\n\r\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\r\n\r\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner','Tulsan Brigid Vance takes us on a trip through the famous Cherry Street Farmers Market. Then, she shows how to make a healthful, nutritious meal with our finds. ','publish','open','open','','make-your-own-farm-table-dinner','','','2010-08-30 14:44:52','2010-08-30 19:44:52','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=921',0,'post','',2),(922,1,'2010-08-04 08:32:57','2010-08-04 13:32:57','I\'m Brigid, and I’m a Cherry Street Farmers Market-aholic. From the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like a genuine Saturday without a trip. Even more than the waltz through each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99% of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo. Each week, I try to plan as many of my meals around my purchases as I can, so this week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\n\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying farmers-market produce will empty your wallet faster. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper. And anyway, the tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trustme: you will\nnever regret the extra dollar. A fresh, local tomato hardly even\nresembles the reddish things that line produce bins. Plus, have you\never seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store?\n\nHere is my most recent haul:\n\n<insert first photo>\n\nBefore you is: lettuce ($3), corn on the cob (4 for $1), patty pan\nsquashes (2 for $1), purple hull peas ($5), blueberries ($5), elephant\ngarlic ($3.50), cherry tomatoes ($3), onions (3 for $2), jalapenos (2\nfor $1), maitake mushrooms (1/4 pound for $4), and tomatoes (4 for\n$5). That\'s a grand total of $33.50, and let me tell you, it was worth\nevery penny.\n\nTo be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured):\ngorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite\ncoffee for $1.75, sadly not sold to me by my favorite hot Coffee House\non Cherry Street barista. Oh why can’t you be there every week?\n\nAnyway, now that you have this haul of delicious, fresh, local,\nbeautiful produce, what do you do with it? Well, here\'s what I did\nthis week with several of the items . . .\n\nPurple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash\n\nServes two (or one – twice). :)\n\n<b>Ingredients</b>\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil,\nor water, or a combination)\n1 small onion, finely chopped\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves\nof regular garlic)\n1 baggy (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\n1 medium tomato, chopped\n\n1. First thing is, of course, to prepare your ingredients (chop, dice,\netc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. <insert photo> Then\npreheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\n2. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes\nof veggie broth. Throw in about half the chopped onion and half the\ngarlic and cook for two to three minutes.<insert photo> Then add in\nall the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your\nspices. <insert photo> I don’t measure these – I just throw in what\nsounds good. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence,\nbut if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or\nanything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar,\nreduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and\nset aside.\n3. Meanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan\nover medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and\ncook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty thing with\nlittle resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a\nmelon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very\ncarefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside. <insert photo>\n3. Meanwhile once again, fill a small or medium saucepan with the\nrinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. <insert photo> If you\ncook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but\nthat’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer\nfor 10-15 or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in\nadvance to save stove space.\n4. Heat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the\nrest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the\ngarlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash\ninnards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½\nand a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until everything is\nheated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if\nthe pan gets too dry. <insert photos>\n5. Scoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full\nas you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle\nnutritional yeast (or actual cheese, if you aren’t on my crazy eating\nplan) on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15\nminutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\n<insert photo>\n6. Put one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and\nenjoy! <insert photo>\n\nThis is a tasty, incredibly local meal. The onion, garlic, purple hull\npeas, squash, jalapeno and tomato were all part of my Saturday haul.\nYou could even use locally grown herbs to add flavor. I bet the squash\nstuffing would be great with basil and oregano instead of the\njalapeno.\n\nThese foods are all heart-healthy and help protect against cancer.\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma if she lived\ncloser and wouldn’t slap me back.\n','','','inherit','open','open','','921-revision','','','2010-08-04 08:32:57','2010-08-04 13:32:57','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(923,1,'2010-08-04 14:40:38','2010-08-04 19:40:38','','Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance','','inherit','open','open','','dsc02657','','','2010-08-04 14:40:38','2010-08-04 19:40:38','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(924,1,'2010-08-04 15:09:10','2010-08-04 20:09:10','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nThe following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. <a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\">She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</a>.\n\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\n\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\n\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\n\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\n\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\n\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\n\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\n\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\n\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nBefore you is:\n\nLettuce, $3\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\nPurple hull peas, $5\nBlueberries, $5\nElephant garlic, $3.50\nCherry tomatoes, $3\nOnions, 3 for $2\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\n\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\n\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\n\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\n\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\n<em>Serves two</em>\n\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\n1 small onion, finely chopped\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\n1 medium tomato, chopped\n\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\n\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\n\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\n\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\n\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\n\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\n\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\n\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\n\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner: Guest Post','','inherit','open','open','','921-revision-2','','','2010-08-04 15:09:10','2010-08-04 20:09:10','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(925,1,'2010-08-04 15:10:30','2010-08-04 20:10:30','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. <a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\">She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\r\n\r\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\r\n\r\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\r\n\r\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\r\n\r\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\r\n\r\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\r\n\r\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\r\n\r\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\r\n\r\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBefore you is:\r\n\r\nLettuce, $3\r\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\r\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\r\nPurple hull peas, $5\r\nBlueberries, $5\r\nElephant garlic, $3.50\r\nCherry tomatoes, $3\r\nOnions, 3 for $2\r\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\r\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\r\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\r\n\r\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\r\n<em>Serves two</em>\r\n\r\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\r\n1 small onion, finely chopped\r\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\r\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\r\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\r\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\r\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\r\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\r\n1 medium tomato, chopped\r\n\r\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\r\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\r\n\r\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\r\n\r\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\r\n\r\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\r\n\r\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\r\n\r\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\r\n\r\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\r\n\r\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner: Guest Post','Tulsan Brigid Vance takes us on a trip through the famous Cherry Street Farmers Market. Then, she shows how to make a healthful, nutritious meal with our finds. ','inherit','open','open','','921-revision-3','','','2010-08-04 15:10:30','2010-08-04 20:10:30','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(926,1,'2010-08-04 15:11:24','2010-08-04 20:11:24','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. <a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\">She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\r\n\r\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\r\n\r\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\r\n\r\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\r\n\r\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\r\n\r\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\r\n\r\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\r\n\r\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\r\n\r\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBefore you is:\r\n\r\nLettuce, $3\r\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\r\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\r\nPurple hull peas, $5\r\nBlueberries, $5\r\nElephant garlic, $3.50\r\nCherry tomatoes, $3\r\nOnions, 3 for $2\r\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\r\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\r\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\r\n\r\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\r\n<em>Serves two</em>\r\n\r\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\r\n1 small onion, finely chopped\r\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\r\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\r\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\r\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\r\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\r\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\r\n1 medium tomato, chopped\r\n\r\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\r\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\r\n\r\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\r\n\r\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\r\n\r\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\r\n\r\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\r\n\r\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\r\n\r\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\r\n\r\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner','Tulsan Brigid Vance takes us on a trip through the famous Cherry Street Farmers Market. Then, she shows how to make a healthful, nutritious meal with our finds. ','inherit','open','open','','921-revision-4','','','2010-08-04 15:11:24','2010-08-04 20:11:24','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(927,1,'2010-08-04 15:12:21','2010-08-04 20:12:21','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. <a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\">She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\r\n\r\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\r\n\r\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\r\n\r\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\r\n\r\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\r\n\r\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\r\n\r\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\r\n\r\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\r\n\r\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBefore you is:\r\n\r\nLettuce, $3\r\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\r\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\r\nPurple hull peas, $5\r\nBlueberries, $5\r\nElephant garlic, $3.50\r\nCherry tomatoes, $3\r\nOnions, 3 for $2\r\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\r\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\r\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\r\n\r\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\r\n<em>Serves two</em>\r\n\r\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\r\n1 small onion, finely chopped\r\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\r\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\r\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\r\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\r\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\r\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\r\n1 medium tomato, chopped\r\n\r\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\r\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\r\n\r\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\r\n\r\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\r\n\r\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\r\n\r\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\r\n\r\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\r\n\r\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\r\n\r\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner','Tulsan Brigid Vance takes us on a trip through the famous Cherry Street Farmers Market. Then, she shows how to make a healthful, nutritious meal with our finds. ','inherit','open','open','','921-revision-5','','','2010-08-04 15:12:21','2010-08-04 20:12:21','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(928,1,'2010-08-04 15:13:18','2010-08-04 20:13:18','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>The following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. </em><a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\"><em>She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</em></a><em>.</em>\r\n\r\n\r\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\r\n\r\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\r\n\r\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\r\n\r\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\r\n\r\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\r\n\r\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\r\n\r\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\r\n\r\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\r\n\r\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBefore you is:\r\n\r\nLettuce, $3\r\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\r\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\r\nPurple hull peas, $5\r\nBlueberries, $5\r\nElephant garlic, $3.50\r\nCherry tomatoes, $3\r\nOnions, 3 for $2\r\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\r\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\r\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\r\n\r\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\r\n<em>Serves two</em>\r\n\r\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\r\n1 small onion, finely chopped\r\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\r\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\r\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\r\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\r\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\r\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\r\n1 medium tomato, chopped\r\n\r\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\r\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\r\n\r\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\r\n\r\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\r\n\r\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\r\n\r\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\r\n\r\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\r\n\r\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\r\n\r\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner','Tulsan Brigid Vance takes us on a trip through the famous Cherry Street Farmers Market. Then, she shows how to make a healthful, nutritious meal with our finds. ','inherit','open','open','','921-revision-6','','','2010-08-04 15:13:18','2010-08-04 20:13:18','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(930,1,'2010-08-04 15:44:30','2010-08-04 20:44:30','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-931\" title=\"Linnaeus Teaching Garden\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg\" alt=\"Linnaeus Teaching Garden\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGardening is a popular hobby - more than 75 percent of Americans enjoy it, according to the <a href=\"http://www.garden.org/\">National Gardening Association</a> - and a quick look around our state shows that it\'s big in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\nMeet gardeners Anne Griswold, Todd Hudspeth, Barry Fugat of <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/linnaeus-teaching-gardens-from-unsung/\">Tulsa\'s Linnaeus Teaching Gardens</a> and Fred Hill starting on page 76 of <a href=\"http://www.okmag.com/\">the August 2010 edition of Oklahoma Magazine</a>.','Garden Masters: Meet four Oklahomans with a passion for planting','Gardening is a popular hobby - more than 75 percent of Americans enjoy it, according to the National Gardening Association - and a quick look around our state shows that it\'s big in Oklahoma.\r\n','publish','open','open','','garden-masters-oklahomans-with-passion-for-planting','','\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/linnaeus-teaching-gardens-from-unsung/','2010-08-30 18:20:59','2010-08-30 23:20:59','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=930',0,'post','',0),(929,1,'2010-08-04 15:13:45','2010-08-04 20:13:45','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>The following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. </em><a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\"><em>She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</em></a><em>.</em>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\r\n\r\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\r\n\r\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\r\n\r\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\r\n\r\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\r\n\r\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\r\n\r\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\r\n\r\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\r\n\r\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBefore you is:\r\n\r\nLettuce, $3\r\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\r\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\r\nPurple hull peas, $5\r\nBlueberries, $5\r\nElephant garlic, $3.50\r\nCherry tomatoes, $3\r\nOnions, 3 for $2\r\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\r\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\r\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\r\n\r\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\r\n<em>Serves two</em>\r\n\r\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\r\n1 small onion, finely chopped\r\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\r\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\r\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\r\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\r\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\r\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\r\n1 medium tomato, chopped\r\n\r\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\r\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\r\n\r\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\r\n\r\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\r\n\r\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\r\n\r\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\r\n\r\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\r\n\r\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\r\n\r\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner','Tulsan Brigid Vance takes us on a trip through the famous Cherry Street Farmers Market. Then, she shows how to make a healthful, nutritious meal with our finds. ','inherit','open','open','','921-revision-7','','','2010-08-04 15:13:45','2010-08-04 20:13:45','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(931,1,'2010-08-04 15:39:08','2010-08-04 20:39:08','','Linnaeus Teaching Garden Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_0833','','','2010-08-04 15:39:08','2010-08-04 20:39:08','',930,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(932,1,'2010-08-04 15:44:18','2010-08-04 20:44:18','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-931\" title=\"Linnaeus Teaching Garden\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg\" alt=\"Linnaeus Teaching Garden\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nGardening is a popular hobby - more than 75 percent of Americans enjoy it, according to the <a href=\"http://www.garden.org/\">National Gardening Association</a> - and a quick look around our state shows that it\'s big in Oklahoma.\n\nMeet gardeners Anne Griswold, Todd Hudspeth, Barry Fugat of Tulsa\'s Linnaeus Teaching Gardens and Fred Hill starting on page 76 of <a href=\"http://www.okmag.com/\">the August 2010 edition of Oklahoma Magazine</a>.','Garden Masters: Meet four Oklahomans with a passion for planting','','inherit','open','open','','930-revision','','','2010-08-04 15:44:18','2010-08-04 20:44:18','',930,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/930-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(933,1,'2010-08-04 15:45:58','2010-08-04 20:45:58','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-931\" title=\"Linnaeus Teaching Garden\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg\" alt=\"Linnaeus Teaching Garden\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nGardening is a popular hobby - more than 75 percent of Americans enjoy it, according to the <a href=\"http://www.garden.org/\">National Gardening Association</a> - and a quick look around our state shows that it\'s big in Oklahoma.\n\nMeet gardeners Anne Griswold, Todd Hudspeth, Barry Fugat of <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/linnaeus-teaching-gardens-from-unsung/\">Tulsa\'s Linnaeus Teaching Gardens</a> and Fred Hill starting on page 76 of <a href=\"http://www.okmag.com/\">the August 2010 edition of Oklahoma Magazine</a>.','Garden Masters: Meet four Oklahomans with a passion for planting','','inherit','open','open','','930-autosave','','','2010-08-04 15:45:58','2010-08-04 20:45:58','',930,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/930-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1839,1,'2010-09-03 15:51:08','2010-09-03 20:51:08','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/dsc_0752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1797\" title=\"Admiral Twin\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Admiral Twin\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTDT isn\'t in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.\r\n\r\nToday the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n\r\nFrom <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/\">KRMG</a>:\r\n<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>\r\nTulsa\'s  local news stations have video and photos:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236\">KOTV Channel 6</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286\">KTUL Channel 8</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire\">KJRH Channel 2</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx\">FOX 23</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960\">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.\r\n\r\nFrom a TW quote from Smith:\r\n<blockquote>\"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>\r\n<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin\"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter</strong>, where news stations as well as individuals will continue to post updates and links to continued coverage.\r\n\r\nAFTERMATH//\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-Admiral-Twin-Drive-in/152452301439952\">Save the Admiral Twin page on Facebook gains hundreds of \"likes\" in just over an hour</a>...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.boomtowntees.com/products/admiral-twin\">A portion of the proceeds of the sale of Admiral Twin t-shirts from Boomtown Tees benefit Select Cinemas, which operated Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. Right now the t-shirt shop\'s website reports that the shirt is unavailable, but there might still be shirts in the store, at 114 S. Elgin Ave. Get \'em while they\'re hot.\r\n\r\nOur last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the \'90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two trips include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin\'s giant projectors.\r\n\r\nThis is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.','Admiral Twin Drive-In Burns','Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa\'s prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1796-revision-15','','','2010-09-03 15:51:08','2010-09-03 20:51:08','',1796,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1796-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(1836,1,'2010-09-05 15:47:57','2010-09-05 20:47:57','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1822\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1050-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1822\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_10501-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nLast week at about this time I was...on the couch. I hadn\'t eaten since the day before, but I was still too full of food to move.\n\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1821\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1047/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1821\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1047-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nIt\'d been about 24 hours since I\'d participated in the first-annual taco eating contest at <a href=\"http://compadresgrill.com/\">Compadres Mexican Grill</a>, a local chain of restaurants specializing in food inspired by south-of-the-border noms.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1830\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/46040_437668732912_85786297912_5060847_1634741_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1830\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/46040_437668732912_85786297912_5060847_1634741_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nA group of 15 Tulsans, myself included, took the challenge: To eat as many beef-and-cheese tacos as possible within five minutes. It was all part of an effort to raise money and awareness for <a href=\"http://www.pepcooftulsa.org/\">PEPCO, or People Empowering People Community Outreach</a>, a north Tulsa community center that closed earlier this year due to budget cuts.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1828\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/45161_437668842912_85786297912_5060862_3781698_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1828\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/45161_437668842912_85786297912_5060862_3781698_n.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" /></a>\n\nLook how ready we were! The fight was on.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1831\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/46684_437668912912_85786297912_5060870_2114167_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1831\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/46684_437668912912_85786297912_5060870_2114167_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1830\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/46040_437668732912_85786297912_5060847_1634741_n/\"></a>\n\nI was a proud competitor, but I admit, I didn\'t last long. Though I chewed and stuffed until my jaw muscles burned like a fire, I could only down five of the 10 tacos set in front of me within the time limit.\n\nWhich doesn\'t seem like much, does it? But it really is. Try it yourselves and you\'ll see.\n\nPlus, it was more than my fellow competitor Mary Ann Dutcher, Miss Oklahoma\'s Outstanding Teen 2010, could do. She ate one taco.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1829\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/45166_437669177912_85786297912_5060911_5734905_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1829\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/45166_437669177912_85786297912_5060911_5734905_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nOne taco, y\'all. But hey, she\'s got a figure to maintain. We bloggers, we don\'t need figures. As long as we have a head for Twitter and Facebook profile photos, we\'re solid.\n\nAnother thing? I want a tiara. If I had a tiara, I would wear it all the time, every day.\n\nAnd five tacos was the same amount eaten by <a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=7460592\">News on 6 reporter Chris Wright</a>.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1833\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/picture-7-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1833\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest on KOTV\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest on KOTV\" width=\"470\" height=\"394\" /></a>\n\n(Click the photo to see the video)\n\nWhich made me feel a little better. But wow, some of those competitors had some serious strategy. Next to me was <a href=\"http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20100721/ai_n54586443/\">Geoffrey Simpson</a>, whose strategy was to take tiny sips of water as he took tiny bites of the tacos in an effort to be able to, you guessed it,  bypass the chewing process altogether.\n\nHardcore, Geoffrey. Hardcore.\n\nAnother strategy used by a few competitors in the contest was to dip the tacos in large glasses of water before chowing down, thus lubricating the whole thing for more efficient mastication.\n\nThese guys had obviously put a lot of thought into this tacoeating contest thing. Winning was paramount. They were intent on having their stomach capacity publicly lauded...a desire I totally understand, actually.\n\nIn the end, Manny Groll, Steven St. John and Greg Deardorff tied and advanced to a round of sudden death.\n\nThe term \"sudden death\" is not ironic here. No, not at all.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1826\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1090/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1826\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1090-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nUltimately, Manny emerged as the winner. The potentate de taco, if you will.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1825\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1089/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1825\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1089.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nThat fancy trophy wasn\'t all Manny took home as his prize. He also won a $250 gift certificate to Compadres.\n\nWhich, as I found out this week when I visited the restaurant again with the aim of trying anything but their beef-and-cheese tacos, is a really big deal. The portion sizes at Compadres are huge. The real bonus? The food is really, really good, from the beef chile relleno and the fajita chimichanga all the way down to the salsa and chips on the table. If for some reason you haven\'t tried this place, you must. <a href=\"http://compadresgrill.com/\">Choose your favorite special</a> (we hear that the Thursday special of fajitas for two, a bowl of queso and two house margaritas for $20 is pretty rockin\') and plan your trip to Compadres accordingly.\n\nThe taco eating contest at Compadres started last Saturday at 3pm. The hilarious thing was that I was due downtown for the <a href=\"http://oksteakcookoff.com/\">Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff</a> with my family by 5:30pm.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1094/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1832\" title=\"Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1094-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nOkay, okay. You can stop laughing at any time. I get it, and so do my arteries, hard and crusty though they are these days.\n\nThe second-annual Oklahoma Championship Steak Cook-off was a huge success, by the way. Though I didn\'t get there in time to try any, I heard from <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/\">Brian at Tulsa Food Blog</a> and <a href=\"http://www.joesburgersearch.com/\">Joe with Joe\'s Burger Search</a> that the variety of appetizers was mouth-watering. More than 50 teams cooked for upwards of 2,000 attendees throughout the day, where the main course was a 16-ounce Certified Angus beef ribeye.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/compadres-taco-eating-contest/dsc_1094/\"></a>\n\nWhich is why, by Sunday, I was a useless, beef-filled lump, good for nothing but holding down my living room sofa.\n\nI\'m pretty sure my eyes went milky. And my husband said that for three days the back of my neck smelled like steak sweat, and not in a sexy way.\n\nSounds to me like I need to invest more of my time in the perfection of my Xtreme eating skills. I mean, I can\'t have anyone thinking that I eat like a girl. Five tacos and a 16-ounce ribeye in the space of two hours just ain\'t cuttin\' it.\n\nMan up, TDT. Man up.\n\nSo, have you ever participated in an eating contest before? If so, what was your strategy for the win? I must know. I must unlock the sacred secrets of the order of the belly busters.\n\n<strong>Compadres Mexican Grill</strong>\nWhere: In Tulsa at 7104 S. Sheridan; in Broken Arrow at 2200 W. New Orleans; in Owasso at 12551 E. 86th Street North\nCall: (918) 451-8970 (Broken Arrow); (918) 274-8970 (Owasso)\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.CompadresGrill.com\">CompadresGrill.com</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1530356/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Compadres-Mexican-Grill-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1530356/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Compadres Mexican Grill on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=198413&amp;id=85786297912&amp;ref=mf\"><em>Select photos courtesy of Compadres on Facebook</em></a><em>.</em>','Compadres, Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff: Beef (lots of it), it\'s what\'s for dinner.','It\'d been about 24 hours since I\'d participated in the first-annual taco eating contest at Compadres Mexican Grill, a local chain of restaurants specializing in food inspired by south-of-the-border noms.','inherit','open','open','','1820-autosave','','','2010-09-05 15:47:57','2010-09-05 20:47:57','',1820,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1820-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(936,1,'2010-08-05 10:35:27','2010-08-05 15:35:27','','Harwelden Mansion','','inherit','open','open','','harwelden_mansion-_red','','','2010-08-05 10:35:27','2010-08-05 15:35:27','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Harwelden_Mansion-_red.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1835,1,'2010-09-05 15:46:36','2010-09-05 20:46:36','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1822\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1822\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1822\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_10501-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week at about this time I was...on the couch. I hadn\'t eaten since the day before, but I was still too full of food to move.\r\n\r\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1821\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1821\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1821\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1047-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'d been about 24 hours since I\'d participated in the first-annual taco eating contest at <a href=\"http://compadresgrill.com/\">Compadres Mexican Grill</a>, a local chain of restaurants specializing in food inspired by south-of-the-border noms.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1830\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1830\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1830\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/46040_437668732912_85786297912_5060847_1634741_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA group of 15 Tulsans, myself included, took the challenge: To eat as many beef-and-cheese tacos as possible within five minutes. It was all part of an effort to raise money and awareness for <a href=\"http://www.pepcooftulsa.org/\">PEPCO, or People Empowering People Community Outreach</a>, a north Tulsa community center that closed earlier this year due to budget cuts.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1828\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1828\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1828\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/45161_437668842912_85786297912_5060862_3781698_n.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook how ready we were! The fight was on.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1831\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1831\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1831\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/46684_437668912912_85786297912_5060870_2114167_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1830\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1830\"></a>\r\n\r\nI was a proud competitor, but I admit, I didn\'t last long. Though I chewed and stuffed until my jaw muscles burned like a fire, I could only down five of the 10 tacos set in front of me within the time limit.\r\n\r\nWhich doesn\'t seem like much, does it? But it really is. Try it yourselves and you\'ll see.\r\n\r\nPlus, it was more than my fellow competitor Mary Ann Dutcher, Miss Oklahoma\'s Outstanding Teen 2010, could do. She ate one taco.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1829\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1829\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1829\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/45166_437669177912_85786297912_5060911_5734905_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOne taco, y\'all. But hey, she\'s got a figure to maintain. We bloggers, we don\'t need figures. As long as we have a head for Twitter and Facebook profile photos, we\'re solid.\r\n\r\nAnd five tacos was the same amount eaten by <a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=7460592\">News on 6 reporter Chris Wright</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1833\" href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/category.asp?C=121535&amp;clipId=5066605&amp;autostart=true\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1833\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest on KOTV\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest on KOTV\" width=\"470\" height=\"394\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(Click the photo to see the video)\r\n\r\nWhich made me feel a little better. But wow, some of those competitors had some serious strategy. Next to me was <a href=\"http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20100721/ai_n54586443/\">Geoffrey Simpson</a>, whose strategy was to take tiny sips of water as he took tiny bites of the tacos in an effort to be able to, you guessed it,  bypass the chewing process altogether.\r\n\r\nHardcore, Geoffrey. Hardcore.\r\n\r\nAnother strategy used by a few competitors in the contest was to dip the tacos in large glasses of water before chowing down, thus lubricating the whole thing for more efficient mastication.\r\n\r\nThese guys had obviously put a lot of thought into this tacoeating contest thing. Winning was paramount. They were intent on having their stomach capacity publicly lauded...a desire I totally understand, actually.\r\n\r\nIn the end, Manny Groll, Steven St. John and Greg Deardorff tied and advanced to a round of sudden death.\r\n\r\nThe term \"sudden death\" is not ironic here. No, not at all.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1826\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1826\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1826\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1090-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nUltimately, Manny emerged as the winner. The potentate de taco, if you will.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1825\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1825\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1825\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1089.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat fancy trophy wasn\'t all Manny took home as his prize. He also won a $250 gift certificate to Compadres.\r\n\r\nWhich, as I found out this week when I visited the restaurant again with the aim of trying anything but their beef-and-cheese tacos, is a really big deal. The portion sizes at Compadres are huge. The real bonus? The food is really, really good, from the beef chile relleno and the fajita chimichanga all the way down to the salsa and chips on the table. If for some reason you haven\'t tried this place, you must. <a href=\"http://compadresgrill.com/\">Choose your favorite special</a> (we hear that the Thursday special of fajitas for two, a bowl of queso and two house margaritas for $20 is pretty rockin\') and plan your trip to Compadres accordingly.\r\n\r\nThe taco eating contest at Compadres started last Saturday at 3pm. The hilarious thing was that I was due downtown for the <a href=\"http://oksteakcookoff.com/\">Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff</a> with my family by 5:30pm.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1832\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1832\" title=\"Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1094-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOkay, okay. You can stop laughing at any time. I get it, and so do my arteries, hard and crusty though they are these days.\r\n\r\nThe second-annual Oklahoma Championship Steak Cook-off was a huge success, by the way. Though I didn\'t get there in time to try any, I heard from <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/\">Brian at Tulsa Food Blog</a> and <a href=\"http://www.joesburgersearch.com/\">Joe with Joe\'s Burger Search</a> that the variety of appetizers was mouth-watering. More than 50 teams cooked for upwards of 2,000 attendees throughout the day, where the main course was a 16-ounce Certified Angus beef ribeye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1832\"></a>\r\n\r\nWhich is why, by Sunday, I was a useless, beef-filled lump, good for nothing but holding down my living room sofa.\r\n\r\nI\'m pretty sure my eyes went milky. And my husband said that for three days the back of my neck smelled like steak sweat, and not in a sexy way.\r\n\r\nSounds to me like I need to invest more of my time in the perfection of my Xtreme eating skills. I mean, I can\'t have anyone thinking that I eat like a girl. Five tacos and a 16-ounce ribeye in the space of two hours just ain\'t cuttin\' it.\r\n\r\nMan up, TDT. Man up.\r\n\r\nSo, have you ever participated in an eating contest before? If so, what was your strategy for the win? I must know. I must unlock the sacred secrets of the order of the belly busters.\r\n\r\n<strong>Compadres Mexican Grill</strong>\r\nWhere: In Tulsa at 7104 S. Sheridan; in Broken Arrow at 2200 W. New Orleans; in Owasso at 12551 E. 86th Street North\r\nCall: (918) 451-8970 (Broken Arrow); (918) 274-8970 (Owasso)\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.CompadresGrill.com\">CompadresGrill.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1530356/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Compadres-Mexican-Grill-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1530356/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Compadres Mexican Grill on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=198413&amp;id=85786297912&amp;ref=mf\"><em>Select photos courtesy of Compadres on Facebook</em></a><em>.</em>','Compadres, Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff: Beef (lots of it), it\'s what\'s for dinner.','It\'d been about 24 hours since I\'d participated in the first-annual taco eating contest at Compadres Mexican Grill, a local chain of restaurants specializing in food inspired by south-of-the-border noms.','inherit','open','open','','1820-revision-2','','','2010-09-05 15:46:36','2010-09-05 20:46:36','',1820,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1820-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1834,1,'2010-09-05 15:45:46','2010-09-05 20:45:46','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1822\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1822\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1822\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_10501-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nLast week at about this time I was...on the couch. I hadn\'t eaten since the day before, but I was still too full of food to move.\n\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1821\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1821\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1821\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1047-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nIt\'d been about 24 hours since I\'d participated in the first-annual taco eating contest at <a href=\"http://compadresgrill.com/\">Compadres Mexican Grill</a>, a local chain of restaurants specializing in food inspired by south-of-the-border noms.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1830\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1830\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1830\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/46040_437668732912_85786297912_5060847_1634741_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nA group of 15 Tulsans, myself included, took the challenge: To eat as many beef-and-cheese tacos as possible within five minutes. It was all part of an effort to raise money and awareness for <a href=\"http://www.pepcooftulsa.org/\">PEPCO, or People Empowering People Community Outreach</a>, a north Tulsa community center that closed earlier this year due to budget cuts.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1828\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1828\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1828\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/45161_437668842912_85786297912_5060862_3781698_n.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" /></a>\n\nLook how ready we were! The fight was on.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1831\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1831\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1831\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/46684_437668912912_85786297912_5060870_2114167_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1830\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1830\"></a>\n\nI was a proud competitor, but I admit, I didn\'t last long. Though I chewed and stuffed until my jaw muscles burned like a fire, I could only down five of the 10 tacos set in front of me within the time limit.\n\nWhich doesn\'t seem like much, does it? But it really is. Try it yourselves and you\'ll see.\n\nPlus, it was more than my fellow competitor Mary Ann Dutcher, Miss Oklahoma\'s Outstanding Teen 2010, could do. She ate one taco.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1829\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1829\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1829\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/45166_437669177912_85786297912_5060911_5734905_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest from Compadres Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nOne taco, y\'all. But hey, she\'s got a figure to maintain. We bloggers, we don\'t need figures. As long as we have a head for Twitter and Facebook profile photos, we\'re solid.\n\nAnd five tacos was the same amount eaten by <a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=7460592\">News on 6 reporter Chris Wright</a>.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1833\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1833\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1833\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest on KOTV\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest on KOTV\" width=\"470\" height=\"394\" /></a>\n\n(Click the photo to see the video)\n\nWhich made me feel a little better. But wow, some of those competitors had some serious strategy. Next to me was <a href=\"http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20100721/ai_n54586443/\">Geoffrey Simpson</a>, whose strategy was to take tiny sips of water as he took tiny bites of the tacos in an effort to be able to, you guessed it,  bypass the chewing process altogether.\n\nHardcore, Geoffrey. Hardcore.\n\nAnother strategy used by a few competitors in the contest was to dip the tacos in large glasses of water before chowing down, thus lubricating the whole thing for more efficient mastication.\n\nThese guys had obviously put a lot of thought into this tacoeating contest thing. Winning was paramount. They were intent on having their stomach capacity publicly lauded...a desire I totally understand, actually.\n\nIn the end, Manny Groll, Steven St. John and Greg Deardorff tied and advanced to a round of sudden death.\n\nThe term \"sudden death\" is not ironic here. No, not at all.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1826\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1826\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1826\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1090-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nUltimately, Manny emerged as the winner. The potentate de taco, if you will.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1825\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1825\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1825\" title=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1089.jpg\" alt=\"Compadres Taco Eating Contest\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nThat fancy trophy wasn\'t all Manny took home as his prize. He also won a $250 gift certificate to Compadres.\n\nWhich, as I found out this week when I visited the restaurant again with the aim of trying anything but their beef-and-cheese tacos, is a really big deal. The portion sizes at Compadres are huge. The real bonus? The food is really, really good, from the beef chile relleno and the fajita chimichanga all the way down to the salsa and chips on the table. If for some reason you haven\'t tried this place, you must. <a href=\"http://compadresgrill.com/\">Choose your favorite special</a> (we hear that the Thursday special of fajitas for two, a bowl of queso and two house margaritas for $20 is pretty rockin\') and plan your trip to Compadres accordingly.\n\nThe taco eating contest at Compadres started last Saturday at 3pm. The hilarious thing was that I was due downtown for the <a href=\"http://oksteakcookoff.com/\">Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff</a> with my family by 5:30pm.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1832\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1832\" title=\"Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1094-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma Championship Steak Cookoff 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nOkay, okay. You can stop laughing at any time. I get it, and so do my arteries, hard and crusty though they are these days.\n\nThe second-annual Oklahoma Championship Steak Cook-off was a huge success, by the way. Though I didn\'t get there in time to try any, I heard from <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/\">Brian at Tulsa Food Blog</a> and <a href=\"http://www.joesburgersearch.com/\">Joe with Joe\'s Burger Search</a> that the variety of appetizers was mouth-watering. More than 50 teams cooked for upwards of 2,000 attendees throughout the day, where the main course was a 16-ounce Certified Angus beef ribeye.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1832\"></a>\n\nWhich is why, by Sunday, I was a useless, beef-filled lump, good for nothing but holding down my living room sofa.\n\nI\'m pretty sure my eyes went milky. And my husband said that for three days the back of my neck smelled like steak sweat, and not in a sexy way.\n\nSounds to me like I need to invest more of my time in the perfection of my Xtreme eating skills. I mean, I can\'t have anyone thinking that I eat like a girl. Five tacos and a 16-ounce ribeye in the space of two hours just ain\'t cuttin\' it.\n\nMan up, TDT. Man up.\n\nSo, have you ever participated in an eating contest before? If so, what was your strategy for the win? I must know. I must unlock the sacred secrets of the order of the belly busters.\n\n<strong>Compadres Mexican Grill</strong>\nWhere: In Tulsa at 7104 S. Sheridan; in Broken Arrow at 2200 W. New Orleans; in Owasso at 12551 E. 86th Street North\nCall: (918) 451-8970 (Broken Arrow); (918) 274-8970 (Owasso)\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.CompadresGrill.com\">CompadresGrill.com</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1530356/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Compadres-Mexican-Grill-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1530356/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Compadres Mexican Grill on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=198413&amp;id=85786297912&amp;ref=mf\"><em>Select photos courtesy of Compadres on Facebook</em></a><em>.</em>','Compadres, Oklahoma Championship Steak Beef, Beef, Everywhere','It\'d been about 24 hours since I\'d participated in the first-annual taco eating contest at Compadres Mexican Grill, a local chain of restaurants specializing in food inspired by south-of-the-border noms.','inherit','open','open','','1820-revision','','','2010-09-05 15:45:46','2010-09-05 20:45:46','',1820,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1820-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(939,1,'2010-08-05 15:43:33','2010-08-05 20:43:33','<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer.\r\n\r\nAnd what better place to do that than the bowling alley?<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435507/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4860435507_b2a5751335_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa is home to many bowling alleys, and <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=74341364.2205212.649337.7121359.8724845.923&amp;page=2\">the rumor is that a new one is going in downtown</a>, which of course thrills my heart. But until then, you can always kick it at <a href=\"http://www.riverlanesbowling.com/\">Andy B\'s in south Tulsa</a>, like we did recently.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860445119/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4860445119_a7d942b3b4_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI will warn you, though, the bowling alley might just inspire the heck out of you. The splashes of color are certainly something for the eye to take in.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057434/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4861057434_af1181ed91_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ve always wanted to be a bowling ball, at least once. How freeing would it be to go crashing into something with the sole purpose of knocking it down? I mean, to do that and be guilt free.\r\n\r\nYou know.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4861057310_13bb91af1d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOf course, I\'d want to be a green one. But that\'s just how I roll.\r\n\r\nHa! I crack myself up.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056892/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4861056892_ceb4d5887d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRemember back when bowling alleys were dark and dreary and full of smoke? Not so, not anymore.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435921/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4860435921_85983fbf45_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow they even give you oranges for your beer.\r\n\r\nFancy!\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057004/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4861057004_ff445bf093_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd when you start beating everyone so badly that you get bored, just look around and start snapping. You never know what might inspire you.\r\n\r\nFor me, it was the shapes.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435747/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435747_73c903591d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435143/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4860435143_31d15e2e3b_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd the lines.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435375/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435375_1cfcb03eee_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd the people.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t forget the candy! I mean, the color. Did I say candy?\r\n\r\nI definitely meant color.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056718/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4861056718_2e6987e635_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s your formula for staying cool this summer?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a><em> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. </em><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=Erin+Sees+Tulsa\"><em>Check out her recent posts here</em></a><em>.</em>','That\'s How I Roll: Erin Sees Tulsa','I\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer. And what better place to do that than the bowling alley?','publish','open','open','','bowling-erin-sees-tulsa','','','2010-08-30 14:37:46','2010-08-30 19:37:46','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=939',0,'post','',2),(940,1,'2010-08-05 15:43:21','2010-08-05 20:43:21','<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nI\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer.\n\nAnd what better place to do that than the bowling alley?<!--more-->\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435507/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4860435507_b2a5751335_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nTulsa is home to many bowling alleys, and <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=74341364.2205212.649337.7121359.8724845.923&amp;page=2\">the rumor is that a new one is going in downtown</a>, which of course thrills my heart. But until then, you can always kick it at <a href=\"http://www.riverlanesbowling.com/\">Andy B\'s in south Tulsa</a>, like we did recently.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860445119/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4860445119_a7d942b3b4_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nI will warn you though, the bowling alley might just inspire the heck out of you. The splashes of color are certainly something for the eye to take in.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057434/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4861057434_af1181ed91_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nI\'ve always wanted to be a bowling ball, at least once. How freeing would it be to go crashing into something with the sole purpose of knocking it down? I mean, to do that and be guilt free.\n\nYou know.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4861057310_13bb91af1d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nOf course, I\'d want to be a green one. But that\'s just how I roll.\n\nHa! I crack myself up.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056892/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4861056892_ceb4d5887d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nRemember back when bowling alleys were dark and dreary and full of smoke? Not so, not anymore.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435921/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4860435921_85983fbf45_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nNow they even give you oranges for your beer.\n\nFancy!\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057004/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4861057004_ff445bf093_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nAnd when you start beating everyone so badly that you get bored, just look around and start snapping. You never know what might inspire you.\n\nFor me, it was the shapes.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435747/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435747_73c903591d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435143/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4860435143_31d15e2e3b_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nAnd the lines.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435375/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435375_1cfcb03eee_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nAnd the people.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nAnd don\'t forget the candy! I mean, the color. Did I say candy?\n\nI definitely meant color.\n\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056718/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4861056718_2e6987e635_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nWhat\'s your formula for staying cool this summer?','That\'s How I Roll: Erin Sees Tulsa','I\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer. And what better place to do that than the bowling alley?','inherit','open','open','','939-revision','','','2010-08-05 15:43:21','2010-08-05 20:43:21','',939,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/939-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(941,1,'2010-08-05 15:43:33','2010-08-05 20:43:33','<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer.\r\n\r\nAnd what better place to do that than the bowling alley?<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435507/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4860435507_b2a5751335_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa is home to many bowling alleys, and <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=74341364.2205212.649337.7121359.8724845.923&amp;page=2\">the rumor is that a new one is going in downtown</a>, which of course thrills my heart. But until then, you can always kick it at <a href=\"http://www.riverlanesbowling.com/\">Andy B\'s in south Tulsa</a>, like we did recently.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860445119/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4860445119_a7d942b3b4_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI will warn you though, the bowling alley might just inspire the heck out of you. The splashes of color are certainly something for the eye to take in.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057434/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4861057434_af1181ed91_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ve always wanted to be a bowling ball, at least once. How freeing would it be to go crashing into something with the sole purpose of knocking it down? I mean, to do that and be guilt free.\r\n\r\nYou know.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4861057310_13bb91af1d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOf course, I\'d want to be a green one. But that\'s just how I roll.\r\n\r\nHa! I crack myself up.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056892/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4861056892_ceb4d5887d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRemember back when bowling alleys were dark and dreary and full of smoke? Not so, not anymore.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435921/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4860435921_85983fbf45_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow they even give you oranges for your beer.\r\n\r\nFancy!\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057004/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4861057004_ff445bf093_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd when you start beating everyone so badly that you get bored, just look around and start snapping. You never know what might inspire you.\r\n\r\nFor me, it was the shapes.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435747/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435747_73c903591d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435143/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4860435143_31d15e2e3b_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd the lines.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435375/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435375_1cfcb03eee_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd the people.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t forget the candy! I mean, the color. Did I say candy?\r\n\r\nI definitely meant color.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056718/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4861056718_2e6987e635_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s your formula for staying cool this summer?','That\'s How I Roll: Erin Sees Tulsa','I\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer. And what better place to do that than the bowling alley?','inherit','open','open','','939-revision-2','','','2010-08-05 15:43:33','2010-08-05 20:43:33','',939,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/939-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(942,1,'2010-08-05 15:46:51','2010-08-05 20:46:51','<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer.\r\n\r\nAnd what better place to do that than the bowling alley?<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435507/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4860435507_b2a5751335_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa is home to many bowling alleys, and <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=74341364.2205212.649337.7121359.8724845.923&amp;page=2\">the rumor is that a new one is going in downtown</a>, which of course thrills my heart. But until then, you can always kick it at <a href=\"http://www.riverlanesbowling.com/\">Andy B\'s in south Tulsa</a>, like we did recently.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860445119/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4860445119_a7d942b3b4_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI will warn you, though, the bowling alley might just inspire the heck out of you. The splashes of color are certainly something for the eye to take in.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057434/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4861057434_af1181ed91_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ve always wanted to be a bowling ball, at least once. How freeing would it be to go crashing into something with the sole purpose of knocking it down? I mean, to do that and be guilt free.\r\n\r\nYou know.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4861057310_13bb91af1d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOf course, I\'d want to be a green one. But that\'s just how I roll.\r\n\r\nHa! I crack myself up.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056892/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4861056892_ceb4d5887d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRemember back when bowling alleys were dark and dreary and full of smoke? Not so, not anymore.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435921/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4860435921_85983fbf45_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow they even give you oranges for your beer.\r\n\r\nFancy!\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057004/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4861057004_ff445bf093_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd when you start beating everyone so badly that you get bored, just look around and start snapping. You never know what might inspire you.\r\n\r\nFor me, it was the shapes.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435747/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435747_73c903591d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435143/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4860435143_31d15e2e3b_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd the lines.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435375/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435375_1cfcb03eee_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd the people.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t forget the candy! I mean, the color. Did I say candy?\r\n\r\nI definitely meant color.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056718/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4861056718_2e6987e635_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s your formula for staying cool this summer?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a><em> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. </em><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\"><em>Check out her recent posts here</em></a><em>.</em>','That\'s How I Roll: Erin Sees Tulsa','I\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer. And what better place to do that than the bowling alley?','inherit','open','open','','939-revision-3','','','2010-08-05 15:46:51','2010-08-05 20:46:51','',939,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/939-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(943,1,'2010-08-05 14:56:16','2010-08-05 20:56:16','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-945\" title=\"Tulsa Shock\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Shock\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nShe’s a former world champion track and field star. She was a five-time medalist in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Now, after a high-profile flub involving her use of illegal drugs, she’s making a comeback as a rookie guard on Tulsa’s new WNBA team, the Tulsa Shock.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this article in <a href=\"http://tulsakids.com/?q=moms/support/marion-jones-tulsa-shock-athlete-and-mom\">the August 2010 issue of Tulsa Kids</a>.','Marion Jones: Tulsa Shock Athlete and Mom','She’s a former world champion track and field star. She was a five-time medalist in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Now, after a high-profile flub involving her use of illegal drugs, she’s making a comeback as a rookie guard on Tulsa’s new WNBA team, the Tulsa Shock.','private','open','open','','marion-jones-tulsa-shock-athlete-and-mom','','','2011-07-10 11:48:05','2011-07-10 17:48:05','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=943',0,'post','',0),(944,1,'2010-08-05 15:59:52','2010-08-05 20:59:52','','Tulsa Shock','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_0763','','','2010-08-05 15:59:52','2010-08-05 20:59:52','',943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0763.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(945,1,'2010-08-05 16:01:40','2010-08-05 21:01:40','','Tulsa Shock','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_0761','','','2010-08-05 16:01:40','2010-08-05 21:01:40','',943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(946,1,'2010-08-05 16:03:19','2010-08-05 21:03:19','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-945\" title=\"Tulsa Shock\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Shock\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nShe’s a former world champion track and field star. She was a five-time medalist in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Now, after a high-profile flub involving her use of illegal drugs, she’s making a comeback as a rookie guard on Tulsa’s new WNBA team, the Tulsa Shock.\n\nWhat Marion Jones has accomplished and overcome in her 34 years is the stuff of the average woman’s wildest dreams, or a novel on the power of redemption.\n\nRead the rest of this article in <a href=\"http://tulsakids.com/?q=moms/support/marion-jones-tulsa-shock-athlete-and-mom\">the August 2010 issue of Tulsa Kids</a>.','Marion Jones: Tulsa Shock Athlete and Mom','','inherit','open','open','','943-revision','','','2010-08-05 16:03:19','2010-08-05 21:03:19','',943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/943-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(947,1,'2010-08-05 16:03:40','2010-08-05 21:03:40','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-945\" title=\"Tulsa Shock\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Shock\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nShe’s a former world champion track and field star. She was a five-time medalist in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Now, after a high-profile flub involving her use of illegal drugs, she’s making a comeback as a rookie guard on Tulsa’s new WNBA team, the Tulsa Shock.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this article in <a href=\"http://tulsakids.com/?q=moms/support/marion-jones-tulsa-shock-athlete-and-mom\">the August 2010 issue of Tulsa Kids</a>.','Marion Jones: Tulsa Shock Athlete and Mom','She’s a former world champion track and field star. She was a five-time medalist in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Now, after a high-profile flub involving her use of illegal drugs, she’s making a comeback as a rookie guard on Tulsa’s new WNBA team, the Tulsa Shock.','inherit','open','open','','943-revision-2','','','2010-08-05 16:03:40','2010-08-05 21:03:40','',943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/943-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3008,1,'2010-10-14 16:18:15','2010-10-14 21:18:15','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2993\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1600/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2993\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1600-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you haven\'t noticed, pumpkin patches aren\'t just pumpkin patches anymore. In fact, they\'re bona fide, fall-time amusement destinations.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nThese places are home to hayrides, pony rides, costume contests, pumpkin launches and cannons, concession stands packing your fall favorites, petting zoos, trick-or-treat opportunities and even live entertainment in some cases.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/pumpkin-patches-in-tulsa/\">the TDT list of pumpkin patches</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/halloween-kids-2010/\">the list of things to do in Tulsa for kids and families for Halloween</a> for a list of patches and Halloween destinations and what they offer. In the meantime, I want to share some photos with you all of our most recent trip to one of our favorite pumpkin patches.\r\n\r\nMostly because they make me laugh.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2995\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1605-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2995\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16051-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son wants one of these little playhouses, at <a href=\"http://www.pumpkintownok.com/\">Pumpkin Town</a> at 81st and Mingo, so bad he can taste it. He especially likes the pink and purple ones.\r\n\r\nNot that there\'s anything wrong with that, of course.\r\n\r\nAnd wow, check out that Oklahoma pre-storm sky. Incredible.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2996\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1620/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2996\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1620-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe found some ponies to visit, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2997\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1621-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2997\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16211.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich can be scary when you\'re two, actually.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2998\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1627-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2998\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16271.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2999\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2999\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1623.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut eventually, you relax. You relax and you let your inhibitions fall by the wayside.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3000\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1629-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3000\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16291-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWaaay down by the wayside.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3001\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3001\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1639.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m going to keep this photo for when my son is 16 and refuses to to do anything around the house, much less mow the lawn. I\'ll use it to remind him how much he used to want to be like his dad on the afternoons he dons old work boots and mows our lawn with a push mower.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3004\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1650/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3004\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1650.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have only 13 and a half more years to wait for this opportunity, but still. I\'m already excited.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3002\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1643-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3002\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16431.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA pumpkin launch is definitely something I could get into.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3003\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1646-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3003\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16461-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPumpkin Town only opens its Pumpkin Launch on the weekends, which means two things: One, come this Friday, no pumpkin is safe. Two, you\'ll know exactly where to find me this Saturday.\r\n\r\nWhich Tulsa-area pumpkin patch is your favorite? What keeps you coming back year after year?','Stuff to Do at Tulsa Pumpkin Patches','In case you haven\'t noticed, pumpkin patches aren\'t just pumpkin patches anymore. In fact, they\'re bona fide, fall-time amusement destinations.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','2992-revision-4','','','2010-10-14 16:18:15','2010-10-14 21:18:15','',2992,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2992-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(3007,1,'2010-10-14 16:11:05','2010-10-14 21:11:05','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2993\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1600/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2993\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1600-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you haven\'t noticed, pumpkin patches aren\'t just pumpkin patches anymore. In fact, they\'re bona fide, fall-time amusement destinations.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nThese places are home to hayrides, pony rides, costume contests, pumpkin launches and cannons, concession stands packing your fall favorites, petting zoos, trick-or-treat opportunities and even live entertainment in some cases.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/pumpkin-patches-in-tulsa/\">the TDT list of pumpkin patches</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/halloween-kids-2010/\">the list of things to do in Tulsa for kids and families for Halloween</a> for a list of patches and Halloween destinations and what they offer. In the meantime, I want to share some photos with you all of our most recent trip to one of our favorite pumpkin patches.\r\n\r\nMostly because they make me laugh.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2995\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1605-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2995\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16051-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son wants one of these little playhouses, at <a href=\"http://www.pumpkintownok.com/\">Pumpkin Town</a> at 81st and Mingo, so bad he can taste it. He especially likes the pink and purple ones.\r\n\r\nNot that there\'s anything wrong with that, of course.\r\n\r\nAnd wow, check out that Oklahoma pre-storm sky. Incredible.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2996\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1620/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2996\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1620-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe found some ponies to visit, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2997\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1621-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2997\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16211.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich can be scary when you\'re two, actually.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2998\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1627-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2998\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16271.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2999\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2999\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1623.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut eventually, you relax. You relax and you let your inhibitions fall by the wayside.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3000\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1629-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3000\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16291-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWaaay down by the wayside.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3001\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3001\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1639.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m going to keep this photo for when my son is 16 and refuses to to do anything around the house, much less mow the lawn. I\'ll use it to remind him how much he used to want to be like his dad on the afternoons he dons old work boots and mows our lawn with a push mower.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3004\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1650/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3004\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1650.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have only 13 and a half more years to wait for this opportunity, but still. I\'m already excited.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3002\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1643-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3002\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16431.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA pumpkin launch is definitely something I could get into.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3003\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/stuff-to-do-at-tulsa-pumpkin-patches/dsc_1646-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3003\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16461-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPumpkin Town only opens its Pumpkin Launch on the weekends, which means two things: One, come this Friday, no pumpkin is safe. Two, you\'ll know exactly where to find me this Saturday.\r\n\r\nWhich Tulsa-area pumpkin patch is your favorite? What keeps you coming back year after year?','Stuff to Do at Tulsa Pumpkin Patches','In case you haven\'t noticed, pumpkin patches aren\'t just pumpkin patches anymore. In fact, they\'re bona fide, fall-time amusement destinations.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','2992-revision-3','','','2010-10-14 16:11:05','2010-10-14 21:11:05','',2992,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2992-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(3006,1,'2010-10-14 16:11:02','2010-10-14 21:11:02','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2993\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2993\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2993\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1600-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you haven\'t noticed, pumpkin patches aren\'t just pumpkin patches anymore. In fact, they\'re bona fide, fall-time amusement destinations.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nThese places are home to hayrides, pony rides, costume contests, pumpkin launches and cannons, concession stands packing your fall favorites, petting zoos, trick-or-treat opportunities and even live entertainment in some cases.\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/pumpkin-patches-in-tulsa/\">the TDT list of pumpkin patches</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/halloween-kids-2010/\">the list of things to do in Tulsa for kids and families for Halloween</a> for a list of patches and Halloween destinations and what they offer. In the meantime, I want to share some photos with you all of our most recent trip to one of our favorite pumpkin patches.\r\n\r\nMostly because they make me laugh.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2995\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2995\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2995\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16051-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son wants one of these little playhouses, at <a href=\"http://www.pumpkintownok.com/\">Pumpkin Town</a> at 81st and Mingo, so bad he can taste it. He especially likes the pink and purple ones.\r\n\r\nNot that there\'s anything wrong with that, of course.\r\n\r\nAnd wow, check out that Oklahoma pre-storm sky. Incredible.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2996\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2996\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2996\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1620-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe found some ponies to visit, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2997\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2997\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2997\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16211.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich can be scary when you\'re two, actually.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2998\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2998\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2998\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16271.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2999\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2999\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2999\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1623.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut eventually, you relax. You relax and you let your inhibitions fall by the wayside.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3000\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3000\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3000\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16291-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWaaay down by the wayside.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3001\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3001\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3001\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1639.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m going to keep this photo for when my son is 16 and refuses to to do anything around the house, much less mow the lawn. I\'ll use it to remind him how much he used to want to be like his dad on the afternoons he dons old work boots and mows our lawn with a push mower.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3004\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3004\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3004\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1650.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have only 13 and a half more years to wait for this opportunity, but still. I\'m already excited.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3002\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3002\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3002\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16431.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA pumpkin launch is definitely something I could get into.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3003\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3003\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3003\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16461-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPumpkin Town only opens its Pumpkin Launch on the weekends, which means two things: One, come this Friday, no pumpkin is safe. Two, you\'ll know exactly where to find me this Saturday.\r\n\r\nWhich Tulsa-area pumpkin patch is your favorite? 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In fact, they\'re bona fide, fall-time amusement destinations.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\nThese places are home to hayrides, pony rides, costume contests, pumpkin launches and cannons, concession stands packing your fall favorites, petting zoos, trick-or-treat opportunities and even live entertainment in some cases.\n\nBe sure to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/pumpkin-patches-in-tulsa/\">the TDT list of pumpkin patches</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/halloween-kids-2010/\">the list of things to do in Tulsa for kids and families for Halloween</a> for a list of patches and Halloween destinations and what they offer. In the meantime, I want to share some photos with you all of our most recent trip to one of our favorite pumpkin patches.\n\nMostly because they make me laugh.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2995\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2995\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2995\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16051-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nMy son wants one of these little playhouses, at <a href=\"http://www.pumpkintownok.com/\">Pumpkin Town</a> at 81st and Mingo, so bad he can taste it. He especially likes the pink and purple ones.\n\nNot that there\'s anything wrong with that, of course.\n\nAnd wow, check out that Oklahoma pre-storm sky. Incredible.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2996\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2996\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2996\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1620-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nWe found some ponies to visit, too.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2997\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2997\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2997\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16211.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nWhich can be scary when you\'re two, actually.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2998\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2998\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2998\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16271.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2999\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2999\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2999\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1623.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nBut eventually, you relax. You relax and you let your inhibitions fall by the wayside.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3000\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3000\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3000\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16291-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nWaaay down by the wayside.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3001\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3001\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3001\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1639.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nI\'m going to keep this photo for when my son is 16 and refuses to to do anything around the house, much less mow the lawn. I\'ll use it to remind him how much he used to want to be like his dad on the afternoons he dons old work boots and mows our lawn with a push mower.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3004\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3004\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3004\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1650.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nI have only 13 and a half more years to wait for this opportunity, but still. I\'m already excited.\n\nAnd then there\'s this:\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3002\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3002\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3002\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16431.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nA pumpkin launch is definitely something I could get into.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3003\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3003\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3003\" title=\"Pumpkin Town\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16461-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nPumpkin Town only opens its Pumpkin Launch on the weekends, which means two things: One, come this Friday, no pumpkin is safe. Two, you\'ll know exactly where to find me this Saturday.\n\nWhich Tulsa-area pumpkin patch is your favorite? 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People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like <em>real</em> rockers. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->Now, replace drug overdoses with a case of sugar-crash,  exchange groupies for your mom waiting for you at the curb in her minivan and you have yourself Halloween. The two are practically interchangeable, especially the part about biting the heads off bats.\r\n\r\n<h3>Halloween Themed Playlist</h3>\r\n\r\nWhat better way to celebrate the creepiest of holidays than with a batch of thrill-themed “thracks?” (I’m not forcing alliteration, I just talk funny with my vampire teeth in). \r\n\r\nPop music loves all things dark and twisted so there’s an endless supply of songs from which to choose. This  week’s playlist includes songs about ghosts, zombies, werewolves and skeletons. It also features a couple songs with vibraphones and pipe organs, two instruments with killer sounds that are often forgotten about when building the perfect goth-y vibe.\r\n\r\nSome of these songs just have a spooky tone, while others literally produce goose bumps and a sense of helplessness (thanks for feeding my Illuminati fear, Jay Electronica). There are also tunes from bands with roots right here in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>“Paddling Ghost” - Dan Deacon (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3b1\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Fright Night (Nevermore)” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNPWT6WDJQ\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Werewolf” - Cat Power (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqcuw\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Zombie Killer” - Leslie Hall (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3l2\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“As You Wish” - Aqueduct (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3ua\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Season of the Witch” - Donovan (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3x3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Cat People” - Brad Neely (<a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Brad+Neely/_/Cat+People\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Key” - The Coral (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq45h\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“My Boo” - Ghost Town DJs (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4db\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Creature Fear” - Bon Iver (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4fk\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Organ Donor” - DJ Shadow (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4g9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bad Dreams” - Lyrics Born (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4hw\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bombay” - El Guincho (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqcx8\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Ghosts” - Japan (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd1n\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Earth People” - Dr. Octagon (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqejo\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Friendly Ghost” - Harlem (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd2m\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Man” - Evangelicals (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd3k\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“All Wasted” - Jay Reatard (<a href=\"http://www.ilike.com/artist/Jay+Reatard/track/All+Wasted\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Van Helsing Boombox” - Man Man (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdcv\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Dead Souls” - Joy Division (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqddp\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“God Only Knows” - The Langly Schools Project (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdhx\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Navajo” - The Black Lips (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdim\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“The Pledge” - Jay Electronica (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTo-TBIUn_M\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Monsters” - Boy Least Likely To (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdr2\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” - David Bowie (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqds3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Grim Reaper Blues” - Entrance (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdt9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“The Vibes Ain’t Nothing but the Vibes” - Barry Adamson (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdw3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Dark Night of the Soul” - Danger Mouse/Sparklehourse/David Lynch (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdy1\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Halloween on the Barbary Coast” - The Flaming Lips (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdz9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>All Dressed Up, But No Place To Go</h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tj-rocks-tulsa-lets-get-scared/bearhug/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3189\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bearhug-500x336.jpg\" alt=\"Bearhug\" title=\"Bearhug\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3189\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for more places to wear your Sid & Nancy costume besides your work’s dead rock-star party? (Don’t ALL businesses have those? H.R. nightmare, by the way. The guy dressed like Ike Turner always takes the role-playing a bit too far.) \r\n\r\nTake your mohawk, your blood-stained shirt and your punk-loving heart to The Soundpony on Friday, October  29th for APUNKALYPSE II. The showcase features four bands from Oklahoma’s recently budding punk scene - <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bearhugtulsa\">Bearhug</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/lizardpolice\">Lizard Police</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/operatordeadtulsa\">Operation Dead: Post Abandoned</a> (all from Tulsa) and <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/devereauxlicious\">Blanche Devereaux</a> (from OKC). All of these bands pay great respect to the roots of punk without really giving a crap about the roots of punk. C’mon, you know what I mean. It’s a fine line. You think it’s punk rock to “pay homage?” Geez, have I taught you nothing?! \r\n\r\nDon’t answer that.\r\n\r\nSeriously though, the bands at APUNKALYPSE II, along with other locals like  <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bronchoband\">BRONCHO</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/theprettyblackchains\">Pretty Black Chains</a> and more are making music that is top notch and comparable to anything you’ll find nationally. Not only are their songs terrific, but the energy and stage presence of many of these bands is something that can only be experienced live. It’s no doubt these bands  will inspire others to follow. I’m telling you, we might be the re-birth place of good old fashioned punk. And if you don’t agree with me, I’ll totally fight you. \r\n\r\nNot really, I cry easily.\r\n\r\nSoundpony is a great place to see one of these punk shows because you can get “intimate” with the bands (read: spitting distance), but it’s length also allows for the music to be enjoyed at a “safe distance” (read: you hipsters don’t want to stain your new Anthropologie dress, or see your boyfriend get all beat up). \r\n\r\nAPUNKALYPSE II starts at 10pm. \r\n\r\n<h3>The Only Thing Scarier Than Ghosts or Ghouls: Teenagers</h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tj-rocks-tulsa-lets-get-scared/tjhighschool/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3190\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/TJhighschool.jpg\" alt=\"TJ in High School\" title=\"TJ in High School\" width=\"429\" height=\"603\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3190\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNPR’s wonderfully informative music show All Songs Considered recently asked listeners to submit stories of music that saved them during their teenage years. \r\n\r\nHundreds of people entered stories, but only a few got selected. Guess who has a caps lock button and was one of the lucky few to make it to air? \r\n\r\nTHIS GUY!\r\n\r\nI spoke about being an ultra-odd kid in Oklahoma City (can I mention the name of that city on TDT without being struck by lightning?). It was during the most awkward of years - the time between junior high and high school - that I bought the Flaming Lips’ album Hit to Death In The Future Head. \r\n\r\nThe album did an amazing job of reflecting all the strangeness that I felt as a teen. When I discovered that it was made in Oklahoma, I was blown away.\r\n\r\nI featured one of the songs on this week’s playlist. <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654846\">You can listen to the NPR bit here</a>. My segment starts at around the 13:30 mark.\r\n\r\nI know what I experienced wasn’t exclusive to me or to OKC. I’d love to hear about the music that got you through your teens - or, music aside, the stuff about Tulsa that made you realize it was pretty damn cool place after all. Feel free to share your stories in the comments section on this post. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">Feel free to contact me on Twitter</a>, too, if you ever have comments, questions or suggestions for me. \r\n\r\nI’d especially love it if you sent me pictures of yourself in a local mosh pit while wearing your Chilean Miner costume. That would be rad.\r\n\r\nAlso? You can say Oklahoma City here on TashaDoesTulsa.com after all. I\'m still here! \r\n\r\nRock with you guys again in two weeks, TDT readers. Happy Halloween!','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Let\'s Get Scared','Halloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like REAL rockers. \r\n','publish','open','open','','tj-rocks-tulsa-lets-get-scared','','','2010-10-22 15:11:57','2010-10-22 20:11:57','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=3141',0,'post','',3),(2995,1,'2010-10-14 15:54:37','2010-10-14 20:54:37','','Pumpkin Town','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1605-2','','','2010-10-14 15:54:37','2010-10-14 20:54:37','',2992,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16051.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2996,1,'2010-10-14 15:56:12','2010-10-14 20:56:12','','Pumpkin Town','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1620','','','2010-10-14 15:56:12','2010-10-14 20:56:12','',2992,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1620.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2990,1,'2010-10-14 12:59:11','2010-10-14 17:59:11','Days like today are perfect for three things. <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/alumni/homecoming/\">Football is one of them</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/10/what-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend_29.html\">Trick-or-treating is another</a>.\r\n\r\nThe third, of course, is running.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797655/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/4060797655_959134d2ed_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nThe starting gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off <a href=\"http://tulsarun.com/\">Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa</a>. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it\'s better than ever.\r\n\r\nThe reason I found myself behind the starting line at Tulsa Run for the third year in a row (actually, I had to miss a year, thanks to being heavily pregnant in 2007) was that I love the energy that\'s created by the thousands of people raring to run through the streets of my favorite part of this city. Running through a sea of humanity is an experience like no other. If you\'ve never done it, it sounds unremarkable. To those who have, though, it\'s even more exciting than <a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/\">the free Marshall beer waiting behind the finish line</a>.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061547722/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/4061547722_808b9f07e6_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nWell, almost more exciting than the free Marshall beer behind the finish line.\r\n\r\nHere\'s an idea. How about I stop rambling and show y\'all some photos from this year\'s Tulsa Run? I promise they\'re better than Uncle Remus\'s vacation slides.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061540572/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4061540572_260bed1f0a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797197/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4060797197_4146ef283a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797749/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4060797749_2509057159_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542754/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4061542754_296d0c68aa_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542996/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4061542996_862e2024fc_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061543462/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4061543462_63c5f77204_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061544130/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4061544130_f1f71df17b_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546268/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/4061546268_2459c5c0a7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060801979/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/4060801979_4b44e09266_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546636/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4061546636_9533751f6d_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060802545/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4060802545_403bbb8566_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803183/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/4060803183_6afc0ee381_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803379/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/4060803379_dba201065c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nCongrats to all you Tulsa Runners out there. You ran a stupendous race this morning. Now, go eat something to harden your arteries to reward yourselves for a job well done. \r\n\r\nAll the free candy you snagged at the finish line this morning would be a good start.','Tulsa Run 2009: In Photos','The start gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it\'s better than ever.','inherit','open','open','','335-revision-4','','','2010-10-14 12:59:11','2010-10-14 17:59:11','',335,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/335-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(2991,1,'2010-10-14 13:01:16','2010-10-14 18:01:16','Days like today are perfect for three things. <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/alumni/homecoming/\">Football is one of them</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/10/what-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend_29.html\">Trick-or-treating is another</a>.\r\n\r\nThe third, of course, is running.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797655/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/4060797655_959134d2ed_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\nThe starting gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off <a href=\"http://tulsarun.com/\">Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa</a>. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it\'s better than ever.\r\n\r\nThe reason I found myself behind the starting line at Tulsa Run for the third year in a row (actually, I had to miss a year, thanks to being heavily pregnant in 2007) was that I love the energy that\'s created by the thousands of people raring to run through the streets of my favorite part of this city. Running through a sea of humanity is an experience like no other. If you\'ve never done it, it sounds unremarkable. To those who have, though, it\'s even more exciting than <a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/\">the free Marshall beer waiting behind the finish line</a>.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061547722/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/4061547722_808b9f07e6_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\nWell, almost more exciting than the free Marshall beer behind the finish line.\r\n\r\nHere\'s an idea. How about I stop rambling and show y\'all some photos from this year\'s Tulsa Run? I promise they\'re better than Uncle Remus\'s vacation slides.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061540572/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4061540572_260bed1f0a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797197/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4060797197_4146ef283a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797749/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4060797749_2509057159_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542754/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4061542754_296d0c68aa_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542996/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4061542996_862e2024fc_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061543462/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4061543462_63c5f77204_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061544130/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4061544130_f1f71df17b_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546268/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/4061546268_2459c5c0a7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060801979/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/4060801979_4b44e09266_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546636/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4061546636_9533751f6d_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060802545/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4060802545_403bbb8566_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803183/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/4060803183_6afc0ee381_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803379/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/4060803379_dba201065c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nCongrats to all you Tulsa Runners out there. You ran a stupendous race this morning. Now, go eat something to harden your arteries and reward yourselves for a job well done.\r\n\r\nAll the free candy you snagged at the finish line this morning would be a good start.','Tulsa Run 2009: In Photos','The start gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it\'s better than ever.','inherit','open','open','','335-revision-5','','','2010-10-14 13:01:16','2010-10-14 18:01:16','',335,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/335-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(949,1,'2010-08-05 22:22:28','2010-08-06 03:22:28','','Centennial Park, 6th and Boston','','inherit','open','open','','dsc04986','','','2010-08-05 22:22:28','2010-08-06 03:22:28','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC04986.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(950,1,'2010-08-05 22:30:41','2010-08-06 03:30:41','','Vintage Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','img_6961','','','2010-08-05 22:30:41','2010-08-06 03:30:41','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_6961.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2989,1,'2010-10-14 12:58:36','2010-10-14 17:58:36','Days like today are perfect for three things. <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/alumni/homecoming/\">Football is one of them</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/10/what-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend_29.html\">Trick-or-treating is another</a>.\r\n\r\nThe third, of course, is running.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797655/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/4060797655_959134d2ed_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nThe start gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off <a href=\"http://tulsarun.com/\">Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa</a>. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it\'s better than ever.\r\n\r\nThe reason I found myself behind the starting line at Tulsa Run for the third year in a row (actually, I had to miss a year, thanks to being heavily pregnant in 2007) was that I love the energy that\'s created by the thousands of people raring to run through the streets of my favorite part of this city. Running through a sea of humanity is an experience like no other. If you\'ve never done it, it sounds unremarkable. To those who have, though, it\'s even more exciting than <a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/\">the free Marshall beer waiting behind the finish line</a>.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061547722/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/4061547722_808b9f07e6_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nWell, almost more exciting than the free Marshall beer behind the finish line.\r\n\r\nHere\'s an idea. How about I stop rambling and show y\'all some photos from this year\'s Tulsa Run? I promise they\'re better than Uncle Remus\'s vacation slides.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061540572/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4061540572_260bed1f0a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797197/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4060797197_4146ef283a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797749/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4060797749_2509057159_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542754/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4061542754_296d0c68aa_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542996/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4061542996_862e2024fc_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061543462/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4061543462_63c5f77204_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061544130/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4061544130_f1f71df17b_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546268/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/4061546268_2459c5c0a7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060801979/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/4060801979_4b44e09266_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546636/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4061546636_9533751f6d_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060802545/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4060802545_403bbb8566_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803183/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/4060803183_6afc0ee381_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803379/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/4060803379_dba201065c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nCongrats to all you Tulsa Runners out there. You ran a stupendous race this morning. Now, go eat something to harden your arteries to reward yourselves for a job well done. \r\n\r\nAll the free candy you snagged at the finish line this morning would be a good start.','Tulsa Run 2009: In Photos','The start gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it\'s better than ever.','inherit','open','open','','335-revision-3','','','2010-10-14 12:58:36','2010-10-14 17:58:36','',335,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/335-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(2988,1,'2010-10-14 12:53:28','2010-10-14 17:53:28','Days like today are perfect for three things. <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/alumni/homecoming/\">Football is one of them</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/10/what-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend_29.html\">Trick-or-treating is another</a>.\r\n\r\nThe third, of course, is running.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797655/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/4060797655_959134d2ed_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nThe start gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off <a href=\"http://tulsarun.com/\">Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa</a>. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it\'s better than ever.\r\n\r\nThe reason I found myself behind the starting line at Tulsa Run for the third year in a row (actually, I had to miss a year, thanks to being heavily pregnant in 2007) was that I love the energy that\'s created by the thousands of people raring to run through the streets of my favorite part of this city. Running through a sea of humanity is an experience like no other. If you\'ve never done it, it sounds unremarkable. To those who have, though, it\'s even more exciting than <a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/\">the free Marshall beer waiting behind the finish line</a>.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061547722/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/4061547722_808b9f07e6_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nWell, almost more exciting than the free Marshall beer behind the finish line.\r\n\r\nHere\'s an idea. How about I stop rambling and show y\'all some photos from this year\'s Tulsa Run? I promise they\'re better than Uncle Remus\'s vacation slides.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061540572/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4061540572_260bed1f0a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797197/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4060797197_4146ef283a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797749/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4060797749_2509057159_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542754/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4061542754_296d0c68aa_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542996/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4061542996_862e2024fc_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061543462/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4061543462_63c5f77204_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061544130/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4061544130_f1f71df17b_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546268/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/4061546268_2459c5c0a7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060801979/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/4060801979_4b44e09266_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546636/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4061546636_9533751f6d_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060802545/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4060802545_403bbb8566_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803183/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/4060803183_6afc0ee381_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803379/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/4060803379_dba201065c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nCongrats to all you Tulsa Runners out there. You ran a stupendous race this morning. Now, go eat something to harden your arteries to reward yourselves for a job well done. \r\n\r\nAll the free candy you snagged at the finish line this morning would be a good start.','Tulsa Run 2009: In Photos','The start gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it\'s better than ever.','inherit','open','open','','335-revision-2','','','2010-10-14 12:53:28','2010-10-14 17:53:28','',335,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/335-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(2987,1,'2009-10-31 17:34:00','2009-10-31 17:34:00','Days like today are perfect for three things. <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/alumni/homecoming/\">Football is one of them</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/10/what-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend_29.html\">Trick-or-treating is another</a>. <div><br /></div><div>The third, of course, is running. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797655/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/4060797655_959134d2ed_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The start gun sounded bright and early this morning to kick off <a href=\"http://tulsarun.com/\">Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa</a>. It\'s the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it only got better today.</div><div><br /></div><div>The reason I found myself behind the starting line at Tulsa Run for the third year almost in a row (had to miss a year, thanks to being heavily pregnant in 2007) was that I love the energy that\'s created by the thousands of people raring to run through the streets of my favorite part of this city. Running through a sea of humanity is an experience like no other. If you\'ve never done it, it sounds unremarkable. To those who have, though, it\'s even more exciting than <a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/\">the free Marshall beer waiting behind the finish line</a>. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061547722/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/4061547722_808b9f07e6_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, almost more exciting than the free Marshall beer behind the finish line. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here\'s an idea. How about I stop rambling and show y\'all some photos from this year\'s Tulsa Run? I promise they\'re better than Uncle Remus\'s vacation slides.</div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061540572/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4061540572_260bed1f0a_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797197/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4060797197_4146ef283a_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060797749/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4060797749_2509057159_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542754/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4061542754_296d0c68aa_o.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061542996/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4061542996_862e2024fc_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061543462/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4061543462_63c5f77204_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061544130/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4061544130_f1f71df17b_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546268/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/4061546268_2459c5c0a7_o.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060801979/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/4060801979_4b44e09266_o.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4061546636/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4061546636_9533751f6d_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060802545/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4060802545_403bbb8566_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803183/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/4060803183_6afc0ee381_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4060803379/\" title=\"Tulsa Run 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/4060803379_dba201065c_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Tulsa Run 2009\" /></a></div><br />For more Tulsa Run photo fun, <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/tashadoestulsa\">head to the Tasha Does Tulsa page on Flickr</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Congrats to all you Tulsa Runners out there. You ran a stupendous race this morning. Now, go eat something to harden your arteries. All the free candy you snagged at the finish line this morning would be a good start.</div>','Tulsa Run 2009: In Photos','','inherit','open','open','','335-revision','','','2009-10-31 17:34:00','2009-10-31 17:34:00','',335,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/10/335-revision/',0,'revision','',0),