Shane Life

With my pledge to not eat red meat for the month of January, I thought I might at least be a little cranky without a burger or steak to sate me, but thus far, it hasn’t been too bad.

Not that I haven’t been tempted.

Every time I go to Chipotle and they ask me what kind of meat I want on my burrito bol, I almost out of habit order steak, but I’ve gotten into the habit of ordering chicken enough that there haven’t been any missteps.

Around the house, since my wife is a vegetarian, things are a little trickier. We eat a lot of Mexican food and we have our vegetarian meals that I can eat (throw enough cumin on something, you don’t miss the meat nearly as much).

Last night we tried something new.

Alli likes Rachael Ray a lot and enjoys trying new recipes. Last night, she fixed a Buffalo Chicken Chili Mac that was really good. “Chicken?” you might ask. OK…it was fake chicken, but it was really good. All it took was the title for me, but after Alli assured me that it was healthy and told me the ingredients - obviously fake chicken, mac, cheese, vegetables, tomatoes, hot sauce - I was sold.

What I’m really psyched about is that it made a TON of food. And as is often the case, food like this tastes just as good as leftovers. I’m actually looking forward to my lunch today.

While you’re thinking about food, why not help me buy a cow for Heifer International? (For background on the project, visit this post. We still need plenty of donations.)

A couple months back, a friend of mine at work came to me with a project he’s been working on in his spare time - Kansas City Dining Specials.

What is KCDiningSpecials?

Visit KCDiningSpecials.com daily to discover new restaurants to try for Breakfast, Lunch, Happy Hour, and Dinner. It’s a website created for the Kansas City Metropolitan community to share their favorite local restaurant dining specials.

Kansas City Community - Useful

Visit KCDiningSpecials.com to quickly find dining specials for today, tomorrow, and well… any weekday at any location that is important to you. We hope that you’ll find the specials listed on the site so helpful that you’ll continue to visit, spread the word, and contribute by “Adding” your own favorite specials.

Kansas City Community - Driven

That’s right… YOU can contribute. The idea is that it’s community driven; Kansas City Community Driven. Who knows the best local area restaurant specials? YOU! Quality, taste-tested, patron approved specials can and should be provided by the folks who know.

Bet you didn’t know…

Every time you visit KCDiningSpecials.com you’re presented with the current day’s specials at every named location available. Click the location links on the right side of the page to view only the specials at the locations that are important to you. Create a bookmark once you’ve selected the locations that are relevant. Every time you visit the bookmark you’ll be presented the “today’s” specials at your favorite locations!

Congrats to Luke for his work on this site. I designed the logo for him and gave him web design consultation along the way, but the programming and Ruby on Rails ninjary is all him. I suggest you check out the site. If you know of specials in your area, add them.