For the Love of Food

The Cape and Boston

2011-12-19T17:20:00.001-08:00

A girl got her panda cake!

Eating at the Dan'l Webster Inn in Sandwich.

French Onion Soup

Tomato Bisque

Turkey Club Sandwich

Grilled Cheese and Lobster Sandwich (get it?)

I feel bad I didn't take a picture of the meal, but that had to be the best shepard's pie at The Black Rose in Boston!

Turkey

2011-12-18T18:42:00.000-08:00

And then to Turkey. Istanbul to be specific.

Calamari...since we're by the sea.

Honey cut from the comb for breakfast.

This is basically what I had everyday. Feta cheese, honey, turkey, bread, and potatoes. Add olives and tomatoes and you got what we had in Greece!

Yes, there is a Burger Turk. And it does have the "Big Ottoman Meal." And, yes, the burger's taste like rubber.

We were disappointed at first for the Spice Market and the Grand Bazaar. This is all we saw! Just like a flea market, with a special emphasis on animal food.

Then we finally made it in! Whew! This is the Spice Market in Istanbul, with everything you can imagine including dried fruits...

...and nougats and turkish delights...

...not to mention spices.

So much, so we sat and ate a little falafal.

Down the street from our hotel we had shish kabob.

And chicken. I know. Not Turkish.

Pommogranates and doners - turned meat on a spit still, but a different sandwich.

Doner close up.

Cool little fish market in New Town.

Some delicious ravioli in turkish tomato sauce.

Some mayonez and ketcap.

Our airplane meal on Lufthansa. I, for one, usually enjoy airline meals. I've only had one really bad one, but look at the bread and we got German chocolate, too!

Roasted Chick Peas

2011-12-18T07:44:00.000-08:00

Roasted Chick Peas (Garbanzo Beans!):

Very simple, easy, and much better for you than chips, but satisfies that salty crunchy need.

2 cans of chick peas (garbanzo beans)
Pam or like spray
salt, seasoned salt, spices
aluminum foil

Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Spray Pam or oil spray. Put salt and seasonings on it (I like seasoned salt, salt, pepper, and a little cayenne pepper for a kick). Roast in oven at 375 for 45 minutes (I keep mine in a little longer - an hour or so - because I like them crunchy. Store in airtight container.

Greece

2011-12-14T06:10:00.001-08:00

Our trip to Greece (Turkey follows) through food!

Our first meal...Hard Rock Cafe. Okay, not Greek, but to make someone feel more at home.

Our first real Greek meal - meatballs, moussaka, feta and veggies, pork and Greek seasoning and so much more! Plus, Ouzo for dessert.

One of the round baguettes they sell on the street.

Gyro means "turning"...then the meat is cut off for delicious sandwiches!

Our favorite take out - gyros! Northing like you get in the states. Plus fries on top! We went here three times while in Athens.

We liked it. A lot.

Citrus Trees on Hydra.

Fish Market on Poros.

This may gross some people out, but it's lambs being prepared on Hydra. One thing is that they are raised probably very ecologically sound. Another is that it's being processed by the cool guy with the cool moustache.

Drinks on Aegina.

Roast potatoes and meat. Flea market day and a roadside restaurant.

Spankonita...I've only seen the flaming kind so this was different.

Yes. More moussaka.

Greek Yogurt and honey. Compliments of a nice sidewalk restaurant.

You've never seen a boy so happy to have some McD's after eating differently for days.

Our meal on Aegean Airlines. That's right, a 2.5 hour flight and we got a meal. Nice touch, Europe.

More to come from Turkey...

More foods from 2010-11

2011-10-28T07:31:00.000-07:00

Our lunch from the Twisted Olive in Petoskey. The menu changes and it's only open for breakfast and lunch, but I highly recommend it.

-Brett's casserole as he keeps experimenting with cooking. It's fun to try everything!

-Dinner at the 1852 Room at the Island House with Myron and Geoff.

-Dinner at the Grand with Frenchy and Pete!

Our engagement cake - from Johann's Bakery

Our "people" pizzas

Sorry for mismatched texts...trying to figure out the new system!

Great Site

2011-02-27T11:12:00.000-08:00

For anyone who like food, likes looking at food, and thinking about food...here it is:
www.foodgawker.com

It's worth it. Plus, it has recipes.

Summer 2010

2010-10-13T09:59:00.001-07:00

-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

2010-10-12T18:34:00.000-07:00

-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

2010-10-11T19:01:00.000-07:00

-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

2010-04-10T18:55:00.001-07:00

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!

Food in D.C.

2009-12-06T17:38:00.000-08:00

-First, one of the best food cart foods in DC (as voted online and the line)...the vegetarian burrito.

-It was good.

-Cherry

-Veal with spatzle at Cashion.

-Wreckfish at Cashion.

-A lot of butter.

-French toast at Eastern Market.

-Green mole tacos at the American Indian Museum.

-And churros.

-Bangers and mash in Alexandria.

-And fish and chips.

-On to Cork...where we tapas type foods like seasoned fries.

-Roasted Chicken.

-Flat Iron Steak

-Sauteed Branzino

-Roasted Brussel Sprouts.

-A cheese dessert.

-And a berry dessert (amazing)

-A selection of cheese.

Grand Dinner

2009-06-24T19:19:00.000-07:00

-Another Grand event...

-Miso Broth, Duck Wontons.

-Tossed Field Greens with Roasted Beets (yes, mom, I ate them and they were good), Chevre, Aged Balsamic Dressing.

-Parsely Crusted Whitefish, Grilled Beef Tournedo, Green Peppercorn Sauce, Golden Yukon Potato Cake, Michigan Aspargas.

-Topped off with the Cheesecake Trio.

Easter and the Woods

2009-06-08T14:25:00.000-07:00

-An Easter feast of ham and polish sausage...

- ...you name it fresh baked breads...

-All the goodies for the end (or beginning).
-Especially Grandma's tea ring. It can really only be made by her.

-And then a lovely little trip to the Woods restaurant. This is a procuitto, mozzarella, heirloom tomato salad with cantelope.

-A very nice french onion soup.

-Veal schnitzel with warm potato salad.
-And to end "Katie's Gingerbread" with lemon icing.

Puerto Rico

2009-04-20T17:51:00.000-07:00

-Our first local meal was from this place, which is a bit of everything for people in the Toro Negro.

-And this is it - pork, chicken, ribs, bacon and pork with beans, tostones (flattened fried plantain) and something looking very slimy and fishy, but really was yucca and garlic and amazing!

-We also had as many rainforest bananas as we wanted. Raynar called them 200% organic, meaning not only did he not use any chemicals to raise them, he didn't even raise them; they just came out of the rainforest.

-We ate at Cana in Old San Juan.

-It was warm, esp. for us Michiganders, so Sandy got us started on Sangrias.

-And I got tostones again.

-Michelle got a quesadilla with guacamole, cream and black beans.

-Sandy got the special meat wrapped in bacon and with a wine reduction sauce.

-Peggy and I got this chicken and monfongo. Turns out the chicken was only slightly warped wienerschiztnel, but the monfongo (actually yuccafongo) was mixed with garlic and other spices and quite delicious.
-Sandy and I got non-alcoholic frozen drinks (hot, hot, hot!) in Arecibo. Nothing exciting really, but cool cups, eh?
-I had really wanted to go to the Tacomaker, since it seemed like a local fast food place. Not great, but very few other places to stop for a quick bite.

-Home of slow service, hump trays and GIGANTIC avalanches...as demonstrated by Michelle.

Tidbits

2009-04-04T07:18:00.000-07:00

-A wonderful, and unexpected, mexican meal at a place in Monroe, MI. Complete with tamales!

-A great meal in Chicago at a Thai restaurant. Dave's main dish.

-My curry chicken and something...very good.

-The appetizers of potstickers. I think we got these for free because we were taking pictures. Maybe thought we were critics? So, taking pictures of food DOES help...!!!

Clara and Meals from the Depression

2009-02-28T06:56:00.000-08:00

Amazing lady and great recipes!

Dutch Baby

2009-01-03T08:21:00.001-08:00

-After two years after being introduced this wonderful food, I finally tried to make it and succeeded! A lovely little pancake/popover, supposedly from Germany (Deutsch?)...a Dutch Baby.

-Traditionally served with lemon juice and powdered sugar (definately my way to eat it), but with others things like fruit.

Greek to Bring in the New Year

2009-01-03T07:45:00.000-08:00

A group of us went to Top of the Greeks restaurant for New Years Eve (ehem, voted 2nd best Greek restaurant in the state. Considering Greektown, that's pretty good!). Not all my food, but a collective effort! It was a special menu for the evening.

-Spicy hummus.
-Parmesan encrusted brie with fruit.

-Sirloin with Greek potatoes.

-Lamb shank with vegetables.

-Pork medallions with Greek potatoes (and apples).

-Chicken artichoke pasta with aspargas.

From Canada to the Cape to Conklin

2009-01-03T07:15:00.000-08:00

A quick trip to the Canadian Maritimes!

-Well, can you go wrong with diner fish n' chips in Summerside, PEI?

-More fish in PEI (harder to get it un-fried!).

-Fish and poutin in NB on the Bay of Fundy
-And a lobster (lob-stah) roll.

-Some lovely beef barely soup in Sandwich, MA.

-And the Thanksgiving spread in Conklin!

Traverse and the Grand

2008-10-14T18:15:00.000-07:00

-A grand meal at the Dennos in T.C. I had MANY of these little skewers of basil, tomato, cheese things that were heaven. Hand model is Lisa. She also egged me on in taking pictures.

-Our wonderful dinner - I took both meats.
-A little green with a roll.
-And, being where we were, cherry cobbler for dessert.
-A week later traversed to the Grand. This was braised pork spring roll.
-Sparkling grape juice.

-Shrimp cocktail.
-Whitefish soup with truffle oil (look closely, you can see the oil).

-Boursin dresing with spinach and strawberry salad...amazing!
-Prime rib with some kind of potato wellington....
-And the cheesecake trio with the funky sugar fin.

2008-08-26T06:40:00.000-07:00

-A few pictures of some eating adventures (not many it seems this year :-( ). Here is the pork dinner at Millie's. It's not quite Astor Street, but at least it's something since Astor Street is gone!!! *sniff, sniff*

-Vichyssoise (Cold Potato Leek Soup) and a wonderful homemade roll.

-From Lisa's dinner at Horn's: The artichoke-spinach dip with some very patriotic chips!

Food of the Spring

2008-06-21T11:38:00.001-07:00

-Jenny at Stonecliffe for Beth and Travis' wedding with an amazing tasting (and an amazing amount) of butter!
-Astor Street Cafe is gone, but we found the cook at Millie's on Main...French Onion Soup.
-Jenny also the food documenter.
-Fabulous (whitefish) Fish and Chips at the Ice House. Always ask for the Blue Cheese to dip the fries in.
-My new favorite at the Gatehouse - Asian Chop Chop salad. Wonderful!

A Trip to the Middle East

2008-03-31T15:50:00.000-07:00

Food from Israel/Jordan. Some of it not Middle Eastern at all, but still fun.
-Our appetizers in Tiberius.
-The main course. I didn't get St. Peter's fish because they said this was better.

-Our falafels in Poriya.

-Shawarma from the Old City.

-Heather's delectable strawberry/ice cream/dried fruit dessert.

-A Hebrew McDonald's.

-A St. Peter's Fish on the Sea of Galilee in Tabkha.

-Citrus in Jericho.

-Eggplant...and some other good stuff.

-My pasta.

-And Heather's.

-Cotton Merchant's Market in the Old City.

-Cappuccino and Mint Tea in Tel Aviv on the beach.

-Pancakes and Pears.

-French Toast with Strawberries and Figs.

-Kuftah (meat with onion, garlic, parsley and tomatoes) in Wadi Musa, Jordan.

-Spices in Akko.
-Sweets in Akko.

-Shrimp in Akko.
-Fish in Akko.

-Cappuccino and Austrian desserts in the Old City on Palm Sunday.

From the Plate of a Gypsy

2008-01-23T16:30:00.000-08:00

Has it really been since April since I posted anything here?! Holy wa! To make up for it, here's a bunch of stuff that I found in the mean time that spans from the spring to the present...

(btw, the html code on this is weird, so I hope to fix that so that there's not this huge space... sorry!)

Jaegershnitzel and spatzel in Norfolk	Sally and an immaculately condimented hot dog
Ethiopian food in DC	Fry bread, rhubarb and berry bread pudding, and chili at the National Museum of the American Indian
A brownie marshmallow thing (inside view) on a stick from the Smithsonian reception	A bouquet of the same brownie marshmallow things
Meatloaf from the Astor Street Café on the Island	Ice cream from the Detroit Boy Scouts
Jenny's hummus plate at the Gatehouse on the Island	My favorite: Ryba's Mackinac Island Fudge ice cream, complete with chewy chunks of fudge!
A delicious berry/ice cream/custard thing in Deltaville	Bangers and mash at a pub in Onancock
The sign of bad nachos and bad food	Impromptu poutine in Quantico
Belgian waffle and ice cream in Onancock	Knockwurst and such at an Oktoberfest in the Shenandoah
Our Canadian Thanksgiving spread	The best and prettiest apple pie I've ever made
Steph with poutine on Canadian Thanksgiving	Fried fish sandwich in Richmond (Jenny's hand is for scale)
My fish and chips (equally ginormous) in Richmond	The Jamestown sandwich at the Carrot Tree in Williamsburg (another favorite of mine!)
A cross-section of the banana pudding at Steph's birthday dinner	A yummy gnocchi-ravioli-tortellini combo at Rockahock in New Kent County
Thanksgiving Dinner #1 from the Jamestown café	Thanksgiving Dinner #2 from the Whitehall restaurant in Williamsburg
Haggis and neeps from the pub in the 'Burg	Yup, that's a lot of beef jerky from Northern Michigan
I heart cheese curds! (at the Freeway Fritz in Frankenmuth)	A shnitzel sandwich and spatzel in Portsmouth
Christmas dinner spread	My plateful of Christmas dinner, including roast beast
Refreshments at the "frat party" at our house (i.e. lame on purpose)	Lara's 400th-Anniversary-of-the-first-burning-of-James-Fort cake

Over the Holidays

2008-01-21T17:32:00.000-08:00

-Homemade onion bagels. Not so bad to make really. And they're good.
-Custard from the Bob-In in Petoskey. A new favorite.

--Sour Cream Pound Cake with Lemon Sauce, for my mom's birthday. It turned out pretty well...and pretty.

Thanksgiving Weekend

2007-11-26T15:15:00.000-08:00

Biggest food weekend of the year. And when I go home, I like to cook with the coffers full and people who will eat it.

-French Onion Soup. First time. Very good.

-Mom filling the pasties in our pastie-making marathon.
-Pasties ready to go in the oven. Got 1.5 dozen done.
-The big feast with all the fixings. Dad made most of it. Beth and Billy on dinner number one for the day.
-And the desserts.

Bits Here and There

2007-10-02T16:14:00.001-07:00

-Pulled Pork with onion rings at the Gatehouse.
-Bread Pudding in Bourbon Sauce (is there ever enough of this?) at Astor St. Cafe. *sniff* which will be gone next year!
-Elephant Ear at the Posen Potato Festival.

-Although disappointed with the lack of mass potato booths at the festival we did get potato brats (with onions).

-And green peppers.

Pub Grub

2007-09-03T15:36:00.001-07:00

A quick trip to Seabiscuit - complete with a monkey climbing up a palm tree balloon - with Peggy.

-Peach Belini and Pomagranate/Blueberry Slush, also with monkey climbing up a palm tree on the straws.

-Guinness cheese with garlic bread.

Tea Room Dinner

2007-08-27T11:59:00.000-07:00

A Raspberry something or rather at the Grand (several nights before).

After talking about it all summer, Peggy and I finally got to the Tea Room for the last dinner of 2007.

-Bruschetta.

-My whitefish dinner with succotash, veggies and a sweet potato.
-A close up of the lavendar (of course).

-The neat little chip they had on Peggy's burger.

-Peggy's chocolate cake, which was the same cake she got from her friends from the Grand on her birthday (except that it was the whole cake).

-The best carrot cake ever. Well, that has a lot to do with the filling. Sorry, Steph, I had to eat it alone. But I didn't leave any of the filling behind!

Pastie Making

2007-08-13T18:09:00.000-07:00

Pasty making at Jenny's cabin.

-The onions, carrots and (lots of) rutabaga ready for the pasties.

-Dropping just the right amount of meat in the inside.

-The key to it all - patting the crust with milk.

-The finished pasties (we eventually had 11 - with crust enough for 3 more!).
-The inside of the cooked pasty.

Eating Our Way Through Mackinac

2007-08-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

As only Stephanie and I can do, we really ate our way through Mackinac for her visit. These are not all the foods, but a good deal of them!

-Astor Street Pork dinner - amazing.

-Trace with his meatloaf.

-Stephanie and I with THE bread pudding in bourbon sauce. I'm not sure how many times we can post this picture or eat this, but we'll keep trying for more!
-The smiths dig into a pastie dinner before the upcoming convention.
-Our hummus/veggie/pita plate at the Gatehouse. We didn't get two, but thought about it (Jenny!).

-Caeser Salad and Roasted Corn Soup in the back.

-Jenny's Morel Beef Stew (notice the endive).

-Jenny trying to share her endive bulb with everyone.

-Love for the condiments caddy.

-Back to the Astor St. The best French Onion Soup on the island!!!

Astor Street Wonderfulness

2007-06-25T15:59:00.001-07:00

Astor Street Cafe (on Astor Street!) has all good food, all the time.

-What's left of my meatloaf, redskin potatoes and veggies.

-Bread Pudding in Bourbon Sauce. Jenny and I had to take turns not talking because it was that good.
-Same bread pudding. Too much food, we had to share the dessert. Note the lemon water in picture.
-Non-alcoholic (really, it tastes better) strawberry dacquri(sp?) at the Grand.

G Mennen Williams

2007-06-18T09:11:00.001-07:00

-The G Mennen Williams event ended with a dinner at the Grand (menu to the left).

-Crabmeat and Woodland Mushroom Tartlette.

-Five Onion Bisque...which I think they had at the Tea Room last year. My favorite.

-What was left of the salad! Although the roasted beets were left on the plate the most of all of us.

-Parsley Encrusted Whitefish and Beef Tenderloin.

-Grand Mariner Cheese Cake. Yum.

Northern Michigan Goodness

2007-06-12T13:20:00.001-07:00

-A wonderful tomato (real tomato!) gorgonzola soup at the Pink Pony!

-Jenny with her Lima Bean Soup (and butter) at Legs Inn, Cross Village.
-Me with the White Borscht (and butter).
-What's left of the potato pierogis and sirloin perogis with tomato sauce.

-A wonderful desert of crepe with lemon farmer's cheese and fruit compote.

-Jenny's ice cream with fruit compote.

-Apparently, there's only one older that's still in operation around Iron County. But that's in a different time zone and almost Wisconsin. So, this IS the one to go to (on US2, between Cut River and St. Ignace).

-The best crust of a pastie ever and a pretty darn good pastie. Especially if eaten at the beach along US2!

P-town Pleasantries

2007-05-13T08:12:00.000-07:00

From the Pancake House in Bay Harbor -

The carmelized apple amazement of a dutch pancake.

"The Dutch Baby" - lemon dutch pancake with powdered sugar (reminds me of Amsterdam...)

-A Greek salad from Mim's.

-And their wonderful Gyros.

Virginia Finds

2007-04-27T18:52:00.000-07:00

A few things I've found here lately in Old Virginny...

Yes, even Waffle House can be multicultural and embrace ethnic foods.

A little bit of Chippewa Falls, WI down south. Apparently, I was the first person that actually recognized the Leinie's.

Regional fare of Brunswick Stew and ham biscuits. The soup is traditionally made of lots of game and random meat, but usually today is a combo of chicken and something pig-related with a slightly sweet broth and veggies. The ham, to be typical of Virigina ham, is usually pretty salty and only really enjoyable in small portions.

Williamsburg

2007-04-12T16:42:00.000-07:00

-Interpreters at the Governor's Mansion in Williamsburg. The lady with the bowl was just kind of mixing flour and something else a bit and not talking much. The other lady was great and kept talking in an accent and about everything (when asked).

-A chocolate pot and cakes and rolls.

-The whole kit and kaboodle of the cooks. I liked how they had it laid out, so even if you couldn't eat it at least you could look at it!

Tomato Garlic Soup

2007-01-31T04:33:00.001-08:00

-A first try at the tomato basil garlic soup - a well-known food by Stephanie and I as we tried EVERY ONE we could. Didn't have all the ingredients so I modified it. It has 12 cloves of garlic in it! And that's for just 4 servings! It's roasted, so a bit sweeter. Not too bad!

Past Foods

2007-01-11T04:43:00.000-08:00

Okay, just some past gastronomical wonders to relive...then I'll make sure I get to the new ones from then on! I couldn't find Lee's key for the double pic set up...

-And to start with the Grand Hotel. Yes, it's expensive. Yes, it's a big showcase. Yes, its presentation is amazing and the food will tantilize your tastebuds no matter what. You always have to go in with some sort of adventure. I've said more than once, "This is great! What is it?"
This is filet mingnon with fall vegetables (notice the acorn squash). One of the best parts is I didn't pay for it. Yay, end of the year Grand party!

-Herb and crab encrusted whitefish.

- Stephanie and her lamb chops.

-Creme brule. With the funky colored sugar fin in the back which I really had no desire to eat. Really kind of destroyed a bit of the goodness of it all. Especially when the colors seeped into the creme part. Ugh.

-The best dessert this year (and I chide myself for not getting it this time), raspberry bread pudding with creme.

-Switching to the Benelux countries, the Cheery Cheese Lady of Amsterdam as told to us by Rick Steves. Love Amsterdam, love Rick Steves and really do love the cheese!

-Just to proclaim my love of proffetjes as well. The three plates Stephanie and I split near the flowermarket in Amsterdam. Still looking for the perfect recipe for my pan. I believe I just have to go back the Benelux area (between October 1 and March 31 apparently since we missed them by one day in Bruges!).

-Stephanie and Trace on our good food but bad for you food tour in Brugge. This the mayo laden frities of Belgium. It went on to include beer, waffles, gelato and more beer. We just never found a food place, but did find all these other things. We finally got a cheese/cracker plate where we fought over the vegetable extras that were added on the plate.

-What we thought of mussels in Belgium (close to Brussels). Yep, the little guys really didn't do much for us. But we were proud we tried them. Thank God Stephanie I split the crock full!

-Delicious (and cheap) tomato and broccoli soup in Ghent. With bread and apples!

Ah...I know now to take more pictures of food. And have after this trip. Hopefully, someday the dream of a "Food, beer and history" tour company will come true....

Kind of.

Food.... Mmmm....

2007-01-06T19:28:00.000-08:00

So, as anyone could probably tell from our blogs, Katie and I both love food and eat a lot of it. While enjoying our chicken dinner in Frankenmuth recently, we laughed about how funny it would be to have a blog in which we could showcase all of the photos we take of our food. Soon after that meeting, Katie actually followed through and created one! Here's to all of our delicious, pretty, weird, and fun foods...

Btw, I used an html photo format courtesy of Lee May. If it's a bit annoying, I'll use something else.

Apple-Cranberry pie I made for Christmas... Surprisingly delicious!	Yule Log at Christmas... Also surprisingly delicous...
Cute chocolate truffles, left over at the candy store from Christmas.	Could help but put up a classic food from the Benelux countries...