Summer 2010

-Cherry "stuffs" at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City.

-My first cherry tomato grown on the front porch of the office, 150 feet above Haldimand Bay!

-Fish in Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA.

-Liz enjoying the meal at Frenchy and Pete's wedding.

-What a setting to eat in!

-Birch Beer - Old City Pizza on 3rd Street in Philly, PA.

-Italian fries

-And, of course, a Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich.

A Taste of Summer

-A Follies picnic...Jodi demonstrating how to eat a cupcake and not get the mile high frosting on you (split in two and put the frosting inside...amazing).

-G Mennen Williams at the Grand. The first course...Lemon Infused Prawn (I did not eat it...not a shrimp fan).

-Chicken Consomme

-Spinach and Strawberry Salad

-Grilled Beef Tournado and Pecan Encrusted Whitefish.

-Chocolate Chip Creme Brulee

-Strawberry picking in Charlevoix.

-Red all the way through...nothing beats it!

-Elephant Ear at the Big Ticket in Gaylord!

May 2010

-I've been neglect, so here's to catch up time. Peanuts (by expert peanut shucker, Jennifer) at the Tigers Stadium.

-The Big "C" at Clyde's Drive Inn. He ate the whole thing.

-The famous chicken dinner, family style, at the Dam Site Inn.

-Plus, the relish tray.

-Sheryl's gift...

-...a bit closer. Chocolate Covered Strawberries.

-Gyro at Mim's.

Eating Our Way Through Portland

Jenny and I are foodies...let's face it. Together we had amazing adventures in Portland. Many of them involved food.

-Teddy's Red Pop...of course I had to buy it. Faygo's is way better, but the TR cartoon makes it worth the while.

-Our fondue feast, including mucho garlic, butter, bread, and fruit/veggies.

-Our first stop was to "Farm" - which is an unassuming place. All the food served is grown within 100 miles of the restaurtant.

-One of the favs - Baked Brie with apples and hazelnuts.

-Mediterrean Leek Soup!

-Chicken with polenta and red pepper sauce. Amazing.

-Eggplant burger. I never have cared for veggie burgers...but this one was great!

-Elephant's Deli and it's beautiful bread...

-Cheeses...

-And lunch....! Panini, Blood Orange and Tomato Soup and very moist coconut cake!

-Jenny's pretty coffee.

-Tillamook Creamery has ice cream, dairy, and CHEESE... Stoney, Jodie, and Jenny tasting the squeaky cheese curds. We may have been holding up the line...

-And they have ice cream! I got the 5 sampler dish. Cheese and Ice Cream...I was not feeling too well, but it was worth it.

-Steve and I went to taste the delights of the many trailer eateries in Portland. Here's the Philly Cheese Steak (I know...wrong coast, but delicious).

-And some Brown's Pop.

-Amazing Matzo Soup Jenny and I had for take out.

-With salad.

-Saturday Market on Sunday ended with a foodie feast. My lemon crepe being made.

-Takes me back to Paris.

-Some South African meat pie with sauce. Pretty darn tasty.

-Jenny and her chili and amazing bread.

-How about some candied hazelnuts and pierogis? Why not?

-A great idea...

-...make your own pancakes right at the table! We did get a little slap happy here.

-And when you're full, you can just leave your waitress a note with a picture!

-Very iconic Portland joint.

-I got the maple log and bacon donut (really good!) and Jenny got the classic sprinkle.

-Went to Bartini one late afternoon...and yes, they have about 5 dozen martinis, plus, plus, plus.

- Just one of the many.

-An Italian place owned by the "Mother's" people. A little caprese salad.

- A huge "lite" option of garlic sauce and broccoli.

-Minestrone soup.

-Again, why not cannoli for dessert?

-Our twice visited bagel breakfast. This one was the Tuscan one...with cheese, basil and tomato.

- A little fish taco and crab cake on the coast.

-Caught right in the harbor of Newport!

-Pix Patisserie for desserts...Steve's Guiness float.

-A bar cookie that you will "dance for" and a macaroon.

-The chocolate fort.












-"Mother's" for some home-cookin' including tomato soup,

-oatmeal and fruit,

- and a huge omelet and homefries.

That's all for Portland. It was delicious!