I've been unplugged the last five days. Just hiking and relaxing in and around Moab. No blogging or twittering. And barely any bars on my cell phone.

But that doesn't mean I haven't been eating well. My three favorite meals on my trip:

1. The beef short ribs served over polenta my husband and I cooked in our Dutch oven. Smelled so good, it attracted the attention of Kevin from Alaska, in the next campsite. He brought out a great bottle of California Zinfandel, so we let him stay and eat.

2. The "carne bajio" at Buck's Grill House in Moab. Tender beef in a adobo sauce, folded in homemade crepes and topped with goat cheese and creamy guacamole sauce. ($17) Perfect meal after watching souped-up automobiles climb 'Potato Salad Hill." (That's another story.)

3. A 1/2 pound cheese burger, with all the righ fixings at Ray's Tavern in Green River. A fabulously charred patty with perfect bun-to-meat ratio, ($9), it is one of the 5 "best" burger in Utah.

Now that I'm home, we eat chicken!

Labels: food, moab