Had my usual (lately) Saturday-night fare... Wedding Food. This wasn't a dinner buffet like the first two, but a plated dinner, at the Olde Mill Inn 1.5 hours away in Basking Ridge, NJ. The "hired help" didn't get an entree choice, so we (2 photogs, 2 video, and 1 DJ) were served some type of stuffed chicken w/ veggies. Not terrible -- I finished it -- but the previous two buffets were better I think. The cocktail hour buffet was just so-so, too... the calamari stunk... quite a shame for such a beautiful establishment. But free is always good!

Tonight was less exciting but tasted better, from the local Chinese take-out: Hunan Chicken & Beef over rice w/ mixed veggies. When I'm hungry again later ( ), I'll finished it, or perhaps have one of the shrimp egg rolls I ordered for snacks...

BTW, I almost always used to order the Chicken w/ Garlic Sauce combo (w/ brown rice and egg roll) but have been experimenting more lately cuz I've gotten sick of it lol...

Being the weekend, I am more inclined to cook. Tonight I made somthing I haven't made in quite a while, stuffed green peppers. Usually it's good on a winter's day. It's not that cold, but it sounded good. A fresh loaf of italian bread to dip in the tomato sauce is excellent.....but I didn't have a fresh loaf of Italian bread (I'm not that ambitious), but I did have french bread.

I made extra so I could heat another up tomorrow after I get home from work. I don't like spending too much time cooking during the week.

TIS

I just got home from spending the weekend at my in-laws. Before I came back we had a GREAT hillbilly dinner.

Fried taters,fried green maters,slaw,green beans,corn and corn bread. YUMMY!! YUMMY!!

We made a ham last weekend, so we held onto the bone and made split pea soup. It was quite good.

I made a grilled cheese with Pepperjack cheese earlier. It was pretty good. And I just had some dry Cheerio's.

Poor baby, You need some good food Bogey (no offense). Grill cheese good for old people like me, but you are a growing girl. I'll send ya some lasagna, eggplant parm, meatballs & sausage to put a little meat on your bones.

Btw, happy cruising!!!!!

TIS

Hey Babe, where did you have this prime rib? I would send an email and/or letter... especially if it was in the NY area... I once pointed out to a client that I was served stale dinner roles... and at the risk of losing his business, I realized that I was trying to be a friend and he thanked me for it and said "My best customer is the one that tells me when something is wrong" -- I would give it a shot.

Last night, unlike Geoff and most situations, I got a choice of steak, chicken or Sea Bass... the Matre'd really boosted the Sea Bass with teriyaki sauce, sometimes us wedding photographers interpret that as "what do i need to get rid of first before it goes bad" but I honestly have to say it was quite good... in fact, all the food was good and the hospitality was great, Meadow Wood Manor in Dover get an A+ for food and hospitality... Cocktail hour food is always the best, this was especially good, mostly seafood-themed since the bride & groom were going to Fiji on their honeymoon, but there was duck, lobster, crab, plenty of shellfish and a GREAT mushroom ravioli, again, everything was exceptionally good, including the cooperation of the matre'd and staff service (for those getting married and looking for GOOD catering halls).

Tonight I decided to receed to my roots and had spaghetti, meatballs and sausage, plus had some Coppola Diamond Series Pinot Noir that was on Sale - - I try to adhere to tradition, even though tonight i was very tempted to go out because I was so tired... but like Sicilian Babe, i am so often disappointed with food, service and pricing, that I would stick with comfort food that I knew cannot go wrong (-:

JR'll eat anything apparently... oh wait, that's ME! lol

Eh. All free food is "good" to a point, cuz it's free. But that doesn't mean it's WORTH anything... or certainly GOOD by any standards....... it's just the least they could do for someone(s) spending 12 hours of their lives with their family recording every moment could maybe treat them one step higher than "feeding the pets"

TIS, sounds awesome.. I'll send you my address

And thank you!

We ate at a local place, where we know the owner. He was away on a trip and one of the "silent" partners was in charge. He should stay silent. I did let him know, trust me. As the gang here is well aware, I am quite comfortable making a server aware of my displeasure.

He did take it off our bill, so dinner with coffee, drinks, dessert and coffee was only $50, but still, when you've got your taste buds all set for something, it's still a disappointment.

Yea, once you've gone 10+ hours without even so much as a bathroom break, you will basically eat anything thats put in front of you even if its not cooked (beef, i learned how to trim the outer rim and discard the center) and i have had chicken so many ways, mostly bad, I actually refuse to buy it anymore... my all time favorite was the cheese that was in the bridal sweet which made it down to the marriage certificate signing, then brought up to the psychological convention, then back down to the cocktail hour of the wedding, and guess what the band, photographers and videographers got to eat at 11pm? The band leader barked "she promised us hot food!" I pointed out that the jalapeno cheese cubes previously rejected by at least 1000 people "thats your "hot food" " lol. nothing says appreciation like stale crackers and cheese recylced at least 5 times in one day... even inmates get 1 hour recreation and 3 square meals a day.

Ok, sorry, that was a rant... what did I eat tonight? Try this, the simplest yet BEST tasting pasta ever, may not sound like much but until you've tried it, you must take the time to TRY IT!

Equal parts unsalted butter and GOOD olive oil few tablespoons each -- TONS of cracked black pepper, this gives it the "heat" -- boil bowtie, linguine or even spaghetti... when the pasta is finished, put it in the pan of olive oil/butter reserving some of the pasta water, continue to cook, grind some more pepper, remove, put on a plate, add a generous amount of grated cheese AND fresh finely chopped parsley -- sounds simple, and it is, but the taste is unbelieveable...

WTF, I know I posted this already tonight...!?
In any event... let's try this again...

Nothing fancy... I finished the Chinese dish from the other night, after a late-lunch at Burger King ( ), then a late night snack of a mozzarella/peppers/eggplant app...

Tonight I ate half a junior bacon cheeseburger deluxe, 2 chicken nuggets, half a large fry, a hot dog, and this chicken and noodles thing.

It was a good night. I feel like I gained 10 pounds though. (I probably did.)

bogey -

Why do I get the feeling you'll be having dinner at some fast food drive through tomorrow??

Well, it's only 5:30 a.m. here but I guess it's never too early to think about dinner. I have a craving for a nice juicy greasy burger with a side onion rings. Don't know if I'll still have that craving at 5:00 p.m. but sounds good now. Actually, what I'd really like, to be more specific, is a nice juicy sirlion burger of some kind, with cheese, but most fast food places don't carry them.

Ah, such tough decisons life places on me.

TIS

TIS -

Are you----are you trying----to tell us that you---- are--------pregnant?

STUFFED PEPPERS (Italian sausage)

I ate about half of a 9 by 13 pan of them last night.

Filet Mignon on the grill, mashed potatoes, corn and tomato salad.

Last night I made a big Oven Stuffer, but Mr. Babe stayed late at his golf outing, so there's a ton of it left over. Guess what's for dinner tomorrow night?

I made an oven stuffer on Sunday night. We had leftovers too.

Seemed to be a Chinese night tonite... I found my neighbor at the local chinese place... and I just didn't have time to go food shopping, plus i havent had it in ages, and now geoff too?? "Donnie Brasco" (Joey Pistone?) said that its a mobsters fave food... they would eat it everyday... not sure if i can handle that, then again Im not a mobster lol.

...nah, you just work for one, apparently.

Tonight is too embarrassing to even mention. Was at Wal-Mart waiting on a friend who never showed up, so had a late lunch in the built-in McDonald's (Been YEARS since I had fast food two days in a row - it's normally months in between! but that's why it's convenient and "fast" food I guess)... plus the last shrimp eggroll later... then Cardi's favorite Hot Pockets Calzone even later...

So much for my diet plan... and I was doing well, too!

Today first I went to Wendy's and bought a Crispy Chicken sandwich and chicken nuggets, and a large fry. Then I went to my friend's house and got errr.. hungrier.. and I went to Krogers and bought hot pockets and chocolate chip cookies.

Did ya think of me?

Last night we had sausage and pepper sandwich.

Ha ha ha! Bite your tongue! No DC, the pregnancies ended long ago but the cravings always remained with me. Go figure!!!

TIS

Had a bag of spinach leftover, been eating it as a side salad for days, so i threw that in a pan with olive oil, salt, garlic, pepper and boiled some penne pasta... once the pasta was done, i threw that into the pan, some red pepper flakes, added some grated cheese and it was really great, the spinach had a great smooth, almost creamy taste to it... and the pepper flakes gave it a bite... the simplicity is what makes italian food great...

On a side note, if any of you watch Anthony Bourdain... you will see he had "Burrata" on his trip to Tuscany... this is a mozzarella ball the size of softball and inside is the creamy curd & whey -- very expensive, its overnighted from Italy and about $20/lb or $20 each -- I ordered one from a local place saveurgourmet.com -- $20 expensive for an appeitizer? Sure, but then again, I hate to tell you how much I've spent on caviar (which i am over/done with, i will still eat it but my fascination with it is gone)... in any case, i will let you know how it is when it comes!

Hadn't eaten anything all day, so stopped at the pub on the way home after class. Had a chipotle chicken wrap and a few beers... but no $20 appetizer.

BTW - I heard it somewhere, probably on FoodTV, and have done it ever since - when making sauteed spinach, I now add a sprinkling of ground nutmeg... seems nice.

Does this thread remind anyone else of "The I Just Ate... Game" thread?

Post count whores are taking over everywhere!!!

Anyway, I just ate hamburgers(just the meat) in mashed potatoes and gravy, and corn.

Salisbury steak! Damn I love my mom's salisbury steak.

Oh, and to be on topic, tonight I had cheddar fries at work. I love cheddar fries. Hot fries are better though.