Showing posts with label food memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food memories. Show all posts

Sunday, February 26, 2012

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!

Sunday, February 19, 2012

weekly menu posting

sunday: totino's pizza rolls -- yep you read that right.  we got home from being out of town all weekend and i didn't feel like cooking so hello pizza rolls.  it reminds me of when i was a kid and had friends over we always got to have pizza rolls and surge. what did you have as a kid when your friends came over?

monday: corn, bacon and potato chowder -- corn, bacon, potato and it's is a weight watchers recipe...yes please.

tuesday: slow-cooker creamy chicken potpie -- i have never heard of chicken pot pie in a slow-cooker but why not? looking forward to trying this one.

wednesday: chick-fil-a -- we are dining at jc food court with our life group prior to ash wednesday service.

thursday: dinner out -- j-rod is hanging with his lil and i'm having dinner with a friend.

friday: dinner with friends -- location tba.

saturday: cocoa-rubbed steak with baked potato and creme bruelee -- i got a kitchen torch for christmas and i'm excited to try making one of my favorite desserts with it.

Monday, February 13, 2012

cheese rice

what is the first thing you learned how to cook? for me it was cheese rice. what is cheese rice you may ask? it is as simple as it sounds; rice, velveeta and milk.

it amazes me how you can have one bite of a dish and it can take you back to a place in time.  my mom taught me how to make cheese rice when i was in grade school.  and to this day when i eat cheese rice it takes me straight back to the memories of eating this dish out of a brightly colored tupperware bowl sitting in my parent's kitchen.

just one more reason i love food, it triggers so many wonderful memories.