A Duet of Sorts

Hello, hello, it's a beautiful day .. to talk about some food! So on a rare treat my dad, brother, and I went out to dinner the other night to the country club. It was rare, because my brother never comes, so it was nice to have his company. 

Started off the meal with a crab duet. Absolutely delicious. On the left is some simply dressed crab in a little lemon, with a small sprout salad on top, and some avocado underneath.

After that, I had a caesar salad. Let me just throw this out there - I love caesar salad. However, it's all in the dressing. The dressing has got to be good. This totally fits the bill. 

Veal with a polenta cake. Originally, I ordered duck with an orange sauce, but they gave this to me first on accident, so that's what I took a picture of. It was okay, but I am not a big fan of veal - I think it's sad. The duck was better. 

Overall, good food, good company, good times! Hope you're all having a very foody Friday!

- kd

Reindeer Sausagelaska.

So, like I said before, I recently went to Fairbanks, Alaska. I had been to Alaska once before, to Anchorage, and one thing I remember very well about it is that the seafood there is outstanding. It's so fresh, it's got to be, right?

I started off the meal with a bowl of seafood chowder. It was good. Alaska is freezing, so the nice, creamy warmth of the soup was quite welcoming. It had a lot of salmon, halibut, and clams in it. Mostly it was just a jazzed up clam chowder, but man, I'm down for that! Especially with some crusty bread, well, it was good.

After that I decided to have the Pump House Steam pot, which had oysters, crab, clams, shrimp, salmon, reindeer sausage, potatoes, and broccoli in a little tomato broth. It was good. I mean, I can't ask for much more then seafood at it's finest - with just a little spritz of lemon. I will say that this dish lacked seasoning. It was just the seafood, which can really be a good or bad thing. 

Overall, I liked it. Though it was good, it wasn't my favorite seafood I've ever had, but at least I got variety. Until next time folks, eat your hearts out!

Out of Town

Hello! So I know it has been a long time since I've updated, but I was in Alaska last week, then had to catch up on school work, then spent time with a friend before her going away party. Anyway, I am back, so let's talk about kitchen updates and some food!

First, let me just say how excited I am that the new appliances are finally in the kitchen!!!! After weeks of waiting, they are here, and they are beautiful.

The microwave and oven. 

The new refrigerator. 

So the new appliances are in, besides that, nothing has been done in the kitchen. It may seem like it's done, but unfortunately, it's not, and no one has shown up to do any work on it for about two weeks now. The cupboards still need their handles and baseboards, and there is just a lot of little finishing touches that need to be finished.

Like I said before, I was just in Alaska. I am no newcomer when it comes to being on airplanes or flying. One thing I hate about flying is the food. There is nothing good to eat. They charge you five dollars for a box of crackers and cheese, and I don't even want to talk about the horrific places they have at the terminals. McDonald's? Come on, really?

So instead of eating their bogus food, lately I have gotten into the habit of packing lunch pales for myself before every flight. Here are pictures of the one I recently packed for the 12 hour travel time to Fairbanks.

This is cowboy caviar. I pack things that are easy to make, easy to eat, and don't need to be hot. Cowboy caviar is the perfect thing to have with chips, or as just a salad. 

Cut up strawberries and a chocolate bar for "chocolate covered stawberries"

Cucumbers and tomatoes as a snack

All packed and ready to go. Green apples and caramel dip.

Pocket full of eating utensils, some candy bars, gum, napkin, and tide to go.

I promise I have many posts coming up, it's just been a hectic two weeks. Until then, best of wishes foodies, talk to you soon!