I'm sure we all go through one of those days where it would be nice to just eat something to feed our soul. Or maybe I'm the only one who does that. Well, whatever the case, I'm feeling a bit on the cranky/blue side today and would love to have a heaping plate of real mashed potatoes covered in a brown gravy right in front of me.
I'm sure that even when you're trapped on a beautiful, warm deserted island you're bound to get a little moody occasionally. Share with us those five must-have foods that just make you feel good - like that wrapped-in-a-warm-blanket-on-a-cold-winter's-day kind of good. and let's just say that heart disease and high cholesterol do not exist on this island. Heh heh.
For me?
1. Those aforementioned mashed potatoes.
2. Mozzarella sticks. Not the crumbly, breaded kind. The ones wrapped in those egg roll wrappers, or whatever they're called. Mmmm mmm good!
3. Kraft Spiral Macaroni & Cheese (the noodle shape does make a difference in this case)
4. Starbucks' Iced Lemon Loaf - something about biting into this makes me sigh contentedly.
5. Hate to admit it, but McDonalds' french fries, in all their salty, greasy glory, are a wound-healer sometimes.
Normally, Diet Coke would be on this list (I just love that carbonated "aspartame burn" from that first swallow), but I've been off the Diet Coke for almost a week now. Yay, good for me. Now, just 999 more bad-for-me items that I must eliminate.
What would you bring?
P.S. I'm cooking up another post for this week. Check back soon.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Pizza
We've traveled a lot in the last seven years so naturally we've eaten at all sorts of establishments that have served anywhere from excellent to not-so-good food. The Walrus has sampled numerous 1 lb (pre-cooked weight) burgers from all over the country. We've been to Buffet chains and Buffets that are known only to that particular area.
Being an overweight American, one of my favorite foods is pizza. I'm not too fancy, I like plain cheese with one exception, which I will list below. These are the five pizzas I would take with me on the Island. (P.S. Thanks to ggg over at Ton-Fifty-One for inspiring the idea!)
5. The Margherita Pizza over at California Pizza Kitchen. This is my one "more-than-plain-cheese" exception, as it contains fresh tomato slices and something else I can't remember. Thankfully, this is available at your local grocer, and we now have an actual CPK at the Bayshore Towne Center in Milwaukee.
4. Papa Murphy's in Anytown, USA. They prepare a good pizza and the price is right.
3. Jack's Natural Rising Cheese Pizza (A frozen pizza found in your grocer's freezer aisle). I love a good, thick crust and I get that from this pizza.
2. This pizza joint on the island of Kauai serves a great pizza. It's actually a little deli-type place adjacent to a bigger, more expensive restaurant. The kind of place where you buy a can of soda rather than have a fountain beverage. I thought it would be the best pizza I'd ever had in my life until...
1. ... we discovered Brick Oven Pizza a few days later, also located on Kauai. The link will take you to a review as it seems the place doesn't have a website. It was quite delicious, made fresh, non-greasy, great crust. The kids get a ball of dough to play with and the ambience is casual and interesting... they have license plates from all over the country hanging up on nearly every square inch of available wall space. The history of it is also interesting, speaking of how the owners made their way over to Hawaii and established their now well-known restaurant. I believe a lot of family members work there, and the owners themselves are on-site, but the place doesn't look like a mom and pop shop, but more like the inside of, say, a Charcoal Grill or Chili's.
So there you have mine. What are yours? Also, if you have any "What Would You Bring" ideas, please pass them on to me.
Enjoy!
Being an overweight American, one of my favorite foods is pizza. I'm not too fancy, I like plain cheese with one exception, which I will list below. These are the five pizzas I would take with me on the Island. (P.S. Thanks to ggg over at Ton-Fifty-One for inspiring the idea!)
5. The Margherita Pizza over at California Pizza Kitchen. This is my one "more-than-plain-cheese" exception, as it contains fresh tomato slices and something else I can't remember. Thankfully, this is available at your local grocer, and we now have an actual CPK at the Bayshore Towne Center in Milwaukee.
4. Papa Murphy's in Anytown, USA. They prepare a good pizza and the price is right.
3. Jack's Natural Rising Cheese Pizza (A frozen pizza found in your grocer's freezer aisle). I love a good, thick crust and I get that from this pizza.
2. This pizza joint on the island of Kauai serves a great pizza. It's actually a little deli-type place adjacent to a bigger, more expensive restaurant. The kind of place where you buy a can of soda rather than have a fountain beverage. I thought it would be the best pizza I'd ever had in my life until...
1. ... we discovered Brick Oven Pizza a few days later, also located on Kauai. The link will take you to a review as it seems the place doesn't have a website. It was quite delicious, made fresh, non-greasy, great crust. The kids get a ball of dough to play with and the ambience is casual and interesting... they have license plates from all over the country hanging up on nearly every square inch of available wall space. The history of it is also interesting, speaking of how the owners made their way over to Hawaii and established their now well-known restaurant. I believe a lot of family members work there, and the owners themselves are on-site, but the place doesn't look like a mom and pop shop, but more like the inside of, say, a Charcoal Grill or Chili's.
So there you have mine. What are yours? Also, if you have any "What Would You Bring" ideas, please pass them on to me.
Enjoy!
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