last weekend eats

better late than never...we spent last weekend in the quad cities visiting jared's brother, jason.  it was full of fun, relaxation, the t.v. show bones and great food. here is a snapshot of what we ate while we were away:

whitey's ice cream: i love this place.  it takes me straight me back to summers when i was a camp counselor.  we spent some quality time in the quad cities and i always ordered the same thing...the razzle dazzle with watermelon sherbert.  it is pretty much a smoothie with banana, orange juice and strawberries.

smoothie concoction: jason is on a smoothie kick. he pretty much takes whatever fresh produce he has and puts it all together in a blender. i was skeptical at first but it was actually really tasty and obviously very healthy.

trattoria tiramisu: we weren't sure where to eat dinner saturday night but ended up at this delicious little italian restaurant. i ordered the linguini alla marina. the food was delish but everything else could have used some work.  have you ever seen the show restaurant impossible?  chef robert irvine would have destroyed this place.  at one point during our meal the fire alarm went off and no one moved. i have a feeling it might be a regular occurrence. 

blue bird diner: on our way back to dsm we stopped by iowa city and had brunch with my sister, rachel at the blue bird diner downtown.  it was so good but i recommend getting there early because the place was jam packed.  i had ratatouille with a cheesy polenta with over easy eggs.  one of the best breakfast dishes i've ever had!