Category: Food
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 326 – Christmas Treats
My consumption of themed Oreo cookies is usually limited to the Halloween variety, with little ghosts, bats, pumpkins, witches, and cats. But this year I couldn’t resist getting the “winter” version, with almost-as-fun shapes. There may be no Halloween tricks left this year, but these are definitely a treat. And to go with them, I grabbed some Jolly Rancher candy canes too. Peppermint gets old, but Jolly Rancher flavors are always great.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 325 – Frozen Turkey
It’s Turkey Day! No, not Thanksgiving quite yet. But we did buy a nice 18-pound frozen turkey that will slowly thaw over the next 3.5 days until it’s ready to be cooked. 18 pounds should be enough to feed 6.5 people and leave PLENTY of leftovers… for me. Turkey overload here I come.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 319 – Airport treats
San Francisco food options and variety are amazing, even extending into the airport, which has a better selection of breads, meats, cheeses, wine, snacks, sandwiches, and other goodies than 99% of the supermarkets in Orlando. The smell of the fresh-baked crusty bread sitting in the airport was unbelievably good, as was the cooked-to-order spinach, jack cheese, and chorizo omelette I had for breakfast before boarding the plane home. Michelle had a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich that she said was amazing as well. And we both left with to-go sandwiches. I got a muffaletta, which I wolfed down on the plane a few hours later and Michelle got a fresh mozzarella caprese sandwich, which she ended up not eating – so I had it for dinner. I wish we had fewer chain restaurants and more local flavor at home.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 315 – Burger Bar San Francisco
After flying across the country to San Francisco, Michelle and I ended up at chef Hubert Keller’s Burger Bar inside the Macy’s building in Union Square. It was a great introduction to the city, with a fantastic overview of the area, including an ice skating rink set up for the Christmas season. And the food was delicious.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 310 – Cheese
Today was another visit to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, likely the last for 2011. I tried a bunch of items I hadn’t had before, including an artisan cheese selection with Le Delice de Bourgogne Lincet, Thomasville Tomme Sweet Grass Dairy, and Chevre Affine Wyngaard Kaas. It was a great combination of mild, medium, and strong tasting cheese with honey, fig, and crackers to go with them. Yum.
