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2018 Lake Charles, Louisiana | Day 3

January 6, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2018 | 006/365 | Ball's Fried Chicken #2 | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Piece Meals with Onion Rings and Okra

3 Piece Mixed Chicken Dinner [with a side of okra] | $6.49; 2 Piece Dark Chicken Dinner [with a side of onion rings] | $5.49

[2018] 006/365: Best Fried Chicken

We started off the day with some of the best fried chicken I’ve ever had at the second location of Ball’s Fried Chicken. Their chicken is on point. Crispy, a bit of spiciness, and a whole lot of juiciness. The only thing they need to upgrade is their sides. I wasn’t a big fan of them and wished for either mashed potatoes or green beans.

We went home and watched episodes of Black Mirror and took a nap before heading out to L’Auberge Casino. Scruffy and I each gambled a twenty five and twenty bucks respectively and we both lost.

We waited in line for what seemed an hour for Le Beaucoup Buffet. This is inside L’Auberge Casino if any of you are wondering. The service was pretty bad at first but it got better as we started to eat.

Le Beaucoup Buffet | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Snow and Dungeness Crabs

All-You-Can-Eat | $36.99/person

We were mostly here for the snow crabs and dungeness crabs. Let’s just say we both ate more than our fair share to make up for the cost of the entry fee.

Scruffy went to gamble some more and I used the $2.40 I had left on slots. After losing it all, I had thirty six cents left the slot asked if I wanted to use the rest to gamble for free spins. I came out winning fifty free spins. FIFTY! And with that fifty spins I won $46.52. Not too shabby!

We cashed out and went back to the Golden Nugget Casino. Scruffy’s idea. I didn’t mind though since he didn’t suggest Isle of Capri. Yuck. That place … never again.

Scruffy lost some monies and ended up following me to the slot machines. I put in a twenty, played at three different machines and at my last roll before I had no more money left, I hit a jackpot and came out with $100.07. I clicked “cash out” and we went on our merry way.

We won’t be gambling after tonight so at the end of all of this, Scruffy lost $40 and I won $164 on the whole trip. Not too bad I’d say.

Tomorrow we’ll be grabbing lunch and heading back home. It was nice having only me and him time. We wished our pups were with us. One day …

Ball’s Fried Chicken #2
4325 Common St, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607 | (337) 562-2688 | Yelp

L’Auberge Casino
777 Avenue L’Auberge, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 395-7777 | Website | Yelp

Le Beaucoup Buffet
777 Avenue L’Auberge, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 395-7114 | Website | Yelp

Golden Nugget
2550 Golden Nugget Blvd, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 508-7777 | Website | Yelp

2018 Lake Charles, Louisiana | Day 2

January 5, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

[2018] 005/365: Cashing Out

Scruffy started the day working while I slept in a bit more then we both headed to lunch at Steamboat Bill’s Seafood Restaurant.

Steamboat Bill's Seafood Restaurant | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Shrimp & Crawfish Pistolettes, Boudin Ball, & Small Platter

Shrimp Pistolette | $1.99; Crawfish Pistolette | $2.29; Boudin Ball | $1.99; Small Platter [stuffed shrimp, fried fish, stuffed crab, 10-20 medium shrimp, fries, cole slaw, & Louisiana roll] | $19.99

We’ve learned we don’t need to order as much food as we use to so we usually order a plate and something on the side. Since crawfish wasn’t in season we both loved the shrimp pistolette more. Boudin ball wasn’t too bad but wasn’t the best and out of the small platter the best was the fish and shrimp.

We then headed to Golden Nugget Casino. We both won more than we spent so that’s a good feeling.

We cashed out then went to the store to buy some knickknacks. We went back home where I took a short nap and he worked before we headed off to Crying Eagle Brewing Company.

I got the one beer while Scruffy had five. We played Ascension on the IPad while we sipped. Its a free app!! Everyone should try it out!

The brewing company had a gift shop and it was nice walking through it to see things like this cup. Too funny.

We went back home, debated to go to a casino buffet or not and ended up at Calla.

Calla | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Old Fashioned and Bone Marrow

Bone Marrow [with onion jam, herb salad, toast] | $17

Scruffy got the Old Fashioned while I sipped on water – I’m a good DD. We shared the bone marrow and though we weren’t disappointed, we didn’t truly know how delicious it was until the second one. The waiter brought another out for the man who was sitting next to us a minute ago. He had paid and left, forgetting (he was drunk) he ordered bone marrow. The nice bartender offered it to us free of charge! Free food always taste better!

The last casino of the night was at Isle of Capri Casino. I was not a big fan of this place since it reeked of smoke. Everyone could smoke wherever they stood. Ugh! I wished I had known before we walked in. It wasn’t a great start – I left Scruffy when he was down eighty dollars and when I got back, he had a smile and was up forty so we bid farewell to this stinky, smokey place.

We stopped by Dairy Queen. I got a mini M&M ice cream – still too much for me. Scruffy got steak fingers. We headed home and he is waiting patiently for me to type this up so that we could watch Game of Thrones before calling it a night.

We are thinking of eating at a casino buffet tomorrow. Eeep, cannot wait!

Steamboat Bill’s Seafood Restaurant
732 S Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 494-1700 | Website | Yelp

Golden Nugget Casino
2550 Golden Nugget Blvd, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 508-7777 | Website | Yelp

Crying Eagle Brewing Company
1165 E Mcneese St, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607 | (337) 494-1700 | Website | Yelp

Calla
1400 Market St, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 419-1980 | Website | Yelp

Isle of Capri Casino
732 S Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, Louisiana | (337) 494-1700 | Website | Yelp

Dairy Queen
732 S Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, Louisiana | (337) 494-1700 | Website | Yelp

Patricia’s Friendsgiving/White Elephant Party | San Antonio, Texas

December 4, 2017 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Last weekend Patricia was throwing a Friendsgiving/White Elephant party so Scruffy and I made plans to go up for a quick trip.

On Thursday we left his house to mine, switched cars and traveled up to San Antonio in time for a late lunch at Rolling Fish Sushi Burrito & Poke. We shared an unagi and salmon poke bowl with everything in it.

We then headed to HEB and Specs before checking into our hotel where we pretty much spent the rest of the night drinking and doing a whole lot of nothing. It was very relaxing having just us two.

We saw a commercial for Popeye’s but since it was so far away we brought back some Church’s to the hotel room where we ate and watched telly before calling it a night.

On Friday, we woke up for a hotel breakfast and Scruffy worked a bit while searched for jobs before we headed off to lunch.

I always try to hit up Taqueria Datapoint when I’m in town and was ecstatic when he agreed to go with me. We shared a plate of mini tacos since we had plans to drink and eat something else soon.

We jumped from Big Hops Huebner to Flying Saucer Draught Emporium for a few beers before heading back to the hotel. We relaxed at the hotel for a bit before heading back out for a quick early dinner.

Smashin Crab | San Antonio, Texas | Half Dozen Raw Oysters

Half Dozen Raw Oysters | $12

We made plans to hit up Smashin Crab (for me because I love seafood boils) and then hit up somewhere else for him. Once we sat down and got our food, going somewhere else was out the window. We started out with half a platter of oysters and a pound of shrimp with potatoes, corn, and sausages.

Smashin Crab | San Antonio, Texas | Shrimp Boil with Potatoes, Corn, and Sausages

Shrimp Boil [trinity sauce and level 3 alarm heat] | $14/lb + $1/corn + $0.50/potato + $2/sausage (4 pieces)

Soon enough we were ordering another pound of shrimp, potatoes, and corn. My goodness gracious. This is the best seafood boil I’ve been to and Scruffy agrees. We will be coming back once crawfish season is in. Yum!

We stopped by HEB then went back to the hotel for to get ready for Patricia’s party. We all drank, caught up, and played white elephant before calling it a night. It was nice to finally meet Patricia’s boyfriend and to see everyone else. Every time I go back I wished I lived there. Once we were back at the hotel, Scruffy started getting hungry and we ordered Uber for McDonald’s and soon realized we had too much food and not a big enough stomach. Before long, we both knocked out.

Patricia invited us for breakfast so when we woke up Saturday morning, we packed our car and headed over to her house for a delicious home cooked breakfast, bid our farewells, and headed back home towards Scruffy’s house, stopping by Buccee’s for Scruffy to grab a taco to go.

We stopped by Andrew’s house before ending up at Scruffy’s where we picked Luna up and headed back to my house.

Homemade Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Salad, and Garlic Bread

Scruffy and I made Fettuccine Alfredo, garlic bread, and salad for dinner. The family and Tim seemed to love it. With all the traveling, Scruffy and I watched telly and fell asleep.

Spicy Bulgogi and Soondubu Chigae

Before Scruffy left on Sunday, we had lunch at Tasty Ko. Delicious Bulgogi and Soondubu Chigae. Yum. It was perfect since it was cold and raining.

New favourite restaurant: Smashin Crab. I am jealous of everyone who lives in San Antonio.

Rolling Fish Sushi Burrito & Poke
12730 Interstate 10 W, San Antonio, TX 78230 | (210) 592-1003 | Yelp

Church’s
9405 Guilbeau Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250 | (210) 684-1407 | Website | Yelp

Taqueria Datapoint
4063 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 | (210) 615-3644 | Yelp

Big Hops Huebner
11224 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230 | (210) 877-9663 | Website | Yelp

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
11255 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230 | (210) 696-5080 | Website | Yelp

Smashin Crab
8910 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250 | (210) 509-7702 | Website | Yelp

Tasty Ko
1645 Winding Hollow Dr, Katy, TX 77450 | (281) 206-7471 | Website | Yelp

Relaxing Weekend

October 16, 2017 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I’ve been asking for a relaxing weekend and I got one! If I look at my boyfriend’s backyard at this angle, it feels like a resort. Love it!

Friday night was fairly stressful since I advanced into the next stage of a job I applied to. They sent me a two/three hour online test. There was a timed word problems portion which pretty much killed me. I haven’t taken maths in years and was not too sure why I had to take it. Thank goodness for these Sweet Potato Good Thins making me feel better. Crispy like a chip. I ate my feelings.

Saturday, Scruffy and I went to the store and came home with these goodies.

He cooked as I swam and threw the balls for the pups.

After an hour later, lunch was served. This is one of my favourite meals in life … add in crawfish and it would be the best meal ever.

Rizzo was pooped from being out in the sun. Daisy and Luna were both tired from running around. The pups slept a lot which was perfect because soon enough it was time for dinner.

Creamy Tuscan Pasta and Chicken Thighs with Bacon Asparagus Pastry Twists

I kicked Scruffy out of his own kitchen so that I could make him dinner. The chicken was the only thing I wasn’t a great fan of. Next time I’ll probably stick to chicken breasts since they cook better in a skillet. But overall, I was happy with how things came out.

Hazelnut Chocolate Puff Pastry Flowers

Since a box of puff pastry comes with two sheets and I used one for the asparagus, I decided to make a dessert out of the other. Hazelnut chocolate is just a fancy way of saying Nutella and who doesn’t like Nutella?! These came out better than I thought, though I could have done better with the flower petals. These were the only ones that looked decent.

Chicken Pesto Pasta with Zucchini, Carrots, and Mushrooms

Sunday, Scruffy made little weenies and we ate that along with cheese as a snack since we had a late breakfast. I made dinner and the leftovers were packed as my lunch the rest of the week. I can seriously eat pesto pasta forever as well. So freaking yum.

In between everything we switched off watching telly and playing Super MarioWorld, reminiscing about our childhood. How did we ever beat the levels when we were younger?! We were having such a difficult time beating certain levels. So sad.

We also played a few rounds of 7th Wonder which has become one of our favourite go to games. I really need to look into an expansion pack but not too sure if it’s worth it.

Always thankful for weekends like these, where I can just relax with the pups and boyfriend doing nothing but play games, cook, and watch telly.

The Worst Crawfish I’ve Ever Had

May 17, 2017 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Yesterday after work I finally had a chance to meet up with Ed for some crawfish and catch up. He met me in the parking lot of the supermarket (LA Crawfish is nestled inside) and practically took me by surprised with his aqua dyed hair and colorfully painted nails. I asked why the change and he replied with “It’s summer.”

We ordered our crawfish and potatoes adding shrimp and corn to mine. I will have to say that this is hands down the worst crawfish I’ve had in my life. Both the crawfish and shrimp were overcooked and started having that decaying texture. We suspect they let the crawfish sit in the pot until someone ordered to keep it hot and more than I hoped to see were dead before they were cooked.

The only thing I have no qualms about are the potatoes and corn. Those were perfectly made. Regardless, I won’t ever be coming back here and it makes me weary to try any other LA Crawfish places.

After eating he and I walked around the supermarket grabbing all the junk food we could find. That doesn’t usually happen to me after a meal so that goes to show how unsatisfied and horrible LA Crawfish was.

Ball’s Fried Chicken #2 4325 Common St, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607 | (337) 562-2688 | Yelp

L’Auberge Casino 777 Avenue L’Auberge, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 395-7777 | Website | Yelp

Le Beaucoup Buffet 777 Avenue L’Auberge, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 395-7114 | Website | Yelp

Golden Nugget 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 508-7777 | Website | Yelp

Steamboat Bill’s Seafood Restaurant 732 S Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 494-1700 | Website | Yelp

Golden Nugget Casino 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 508-7777 | Website | Yelp

Crying Eagle Brewing Company 1165 E Mcneese St, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607 | (337) 494-1700 | Website | Yelp

Calla 1400 Market St, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | (337) 419-1980 | Website | Yelp

Isle of Capri Casino 732 S Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, Louisiana | (337) 494-1700 | Website | Yelp

Dairy Queen 732 S Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, Louisiana | (337) 494-1700 | Website | Yelp

Rolling Fish Sushi Burrito & Poke 12730 Interstate 10 W, San Antonio, TX 78230 | (210) 592-1003 | Yelp

Church’s 9405 Guilbeau Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250 | (210) 684-1407 | Website | Yelp

Taqueria Datapoint 4063 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 | (210) 615-3644 | Yelp

Big Hops Huebner 11224 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230 | (210) 877-9663 | Website | Yelp

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium 11255 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230 | (210) 696-5080 | Website | Yelp

Smashin Crab 8910 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250 | (210) 509-7702 | Website | Yelp

Tasty Ko 1645 Winding Hollow Dr, Katy, TX 77450 | (281) 206-7471 | Website | Yelp

LA Crawfish 1005 Blalock Rd, Houston, TX 77055 | (713) 461-8808 | Website | Yelp