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Quote of the Week 6/18/12

June 18, 2012

This weekend was pretty relaxing. Which is something I’ve been craving. I got to lounge by the pool and hang out with some friends I haven’t seen in a while. It was very relaxed. Now to start packing for Cleveland, cleaning my house, and emotionally preparing myself to be away from my cat for a whole week #CrazyCatLadyProblems

This week’s quote comes from football player and Gisele Bundchen plaything Tom Brady. It pretty much sums up my feelings toward food and how I feel whenever someone asks me to recommend a good restaurant.

“I could talk food all day. I love good food.”
–Tom Brady

The only way this could be better is if the football was made of cheese.

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Quote of the Week 6/11/12

June 12, 2012

I am exhausted. This post is late because I basically slept all day yesterday once I got back from Atlanta. I could probably sleep another three days and be totally ok.

I left for Auburn on Thursday to visit Ben, because I’m a silly girl who misses her boyfriend. He picked me up in Atlanta and brought me back to Auburn where he made a delicious pork roast in the crock pot. Friday morning I tried to stick to my diet by working out while Ben was in class. After he got out of class, we drove around the backroads around the city. We saw a bunch of cows. Nothing too exciting.

For dinner we went to a place called Cheeburger Cheeburger that looked like an old-fashioned diner like in “Grease.” They had a huge list of ingredients so you could build a custom burger, and an even bigger list of ingredients to build a perfect milkshake. I had a burger with cheddar cheese, onions, guacamole, tomatoes, chopped garlic, and bacon, and stuck with a Dr. Pepper float. Ben got a chocolate milkshake with irish cream that was pretty delicious. We also split a thing of fries and onion rings. It was pretty delicious, but I definitely felt gross afterward.After dinner, a bunch of his friends went to see Prometheus but we didn’t want to go, so we hung out with his roommate and built a blanket fort and played with glow sticks.

On Saturday Ben and I lazed around and spent most of the day watching HBO’s Girls, and other television shows/youtube videos. For dinner we went to this mediocre barbecue restaurant that RAN OUT OF COLLARD GREENS (how do you run out of collard greens?? At a barbecue restaurant?? IN THE SOUTH?!?!). And the night pretty much went down hill from there, culminating in the shooting deaths of three people literally right outside of Ben’s apartment. All in all, not exactly how I pictured spending my time in Auburn.

On Sunday we tried our hand at making homemade crunchwrap supremes. We failed miserably, although it was a fun failure. Ben took me back to Atlanta and we met up with Sean and Christine for dinner for some of the worst pizza I’ve ever eaten.

Although I was pretty disappointed in most of the food I ate over the weekend (Ben’s pork, and Cheeburger excluded) I still love food enough to enjoy the experience of trying new things. There’s a risk you take when eating at a new restaurant. This could either be something great or something awful, but you’ll never know until you try. Which brings us to this week’s quote from Mexican journalist, Alma Guillermoprieto.

“I love food and I love everything involved with food. I love the fun of it. I love restaurants. I love cooking, although I don’t cook very much. I love kitchens.”
–Alma Guillermoprieto

“Do you see the space between my hands? Someone fill it with Cheeseburger ASAP!”

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Quote of the Week 6/4/12

June 4, 2012

Congrats! We’ve made it a full year together! I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to read my ramblings, recipes, and reviews on food for the past year. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. This year has been full of ups and downs, and I’m glad that I’ve been able to share my journey with you!

In honor of my 1 year Blogaversary, I think I found the perfect food quote that really captures the essence of this blog. So, without further ado!

“What I’ve enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn – I love it!”
–Jamie Oliver

This is my new buddy! His name is DINNER.

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Quote of the Week 5/28/12

May 28, 2012

Happy Memorial Day! Sorry this post was so delayed. I’ve been in a food coma for a few weeks, recovering from all the food my mother made for Memorial Day weekend festivities.

Saturday night we went to dinner downtown Greenville at Pomegranate, a Persian restaurant. Who knew Greenville was worldly enough to have a Persian restaurant? I sure didn’t. But it was amazing. I’m sure I’ll be reviewing it at some point, so keep checking back!

Sunday, we celebrated Sean and Ben’s birthdays in the usual fashion: Tina made way more food than any normal human would be able to consume, and we all ate too much and drank too much and stayed up til the wee hours of the night. It was great. My dad smoked a pork butt in his new smoker (insert requisite butt joke here), and grilled hot dogs. Tina made this fruit dip from cool whip, vanilla pudding, and amaretto which was absolutely divine. I didn’t even bother with the fruit, I just kept using a spoon. She also made grape tomatoes stuffed with goat cheese (which I kept stuffing into my face), caprese bites, some kind of veggie dip and a bunch of vegetables, bread-wrapped asparagus with blue cheese, cheese dip and chips from the mexican restaurant, cold cuts, cupcakes, a cotton candy vodka sponge cake, cookies, and other various desserts and foodstuffs. There was also beer galore, and different flavored margaritas being made throughout the night.

Needless to say, I woke up Monday morning feeling like I’d been hit by train. It’s a good thing it was a holiday so I didn’t feel so bad about lounging around in sweatpants for the remainder of the day. For lunch we went to Logan’s Roadhouse (the one where you throw peanuts on the floor) where, for some reason, I thought it was a good idea to order cheese fries, and spent the rest of the day feeling even worse than when I’d woken up. And of course, that was when my mom decided it would be a good idea to go to the mall to look for bathing suits. I bought 3.

This week’s food quote comes from George Bernard Shaw and I think it pretty much sums up my thoughts about this weekend.

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”
–George Bernard Shaw

I need someone to remind me how to breathe. My stomach’s so full I seem to have forgotten how.

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Quote of the Week 5/21/12

May 21, 2012

This weekend was awesome. Friday night Blue Ion had a going away party for Katie at HoM (which is pronounced like “home” and not “rhymes with mom” like I originally thought), which was really fun. The burgers were delicious (albeit expensive). I got one called the Godzilla which was a double decker burger with arugula pesto, goat cheese, smoked onion slaw, and fried pickle chips which I paired with one of my favorite local beers, a Holy City Pluff Mud Porter. It was really good (although the burger alone was $9 and it was another $3 if you wanted to add fries…. thankfully Blue Ion paid). We spent a lot of the evening talking about old school Nickelodeon game shows. Pretty much it was the best night ever.

Saturday I spent a good couple of hours spring cleaning my house, and making room in the guest room for my new summer roommate, Johannes. He’s a really awesome German guy who’s allergic to cats (but hopefully he and Fezzik will get along otherwise). Saturday night Shanna and Max came to town for a visit and we had dinner at Moe’s Crosstown, where I got a BLT burger (beef burger with fresh mozzarella cheese, bacon, and a fried green tomato) with hand cut fries. After dinner we walked around downtown for like 3 hours or so. We played at the perpetual motion park, stood on the echo blocks at Waterfront Park, and watched a lady have a meltdown and almost beat her kid to death on the street. It was pretty entertaining. We ended the night with cookies and Louis CK standup. It was awesome.

On Sunday, we decided to ignore the threat of Tropical Storm Alberto hovering off the coast and go to the beach anyway. We spent about an hour and a half at Folly, but eventually the wind, the freezing ocean water, and our growling stomachs got to be too much so we left and got some lunch. We then lounged poolside (mostly hot tub-side) at the pool in my apartment complex before they showered and left to go back to Greenville. Then Johannes moved all of his stuff in and I watched Game of Thrones and Mad Men before going to bed.

This week’s food quote is from one of my favorite comedians from old school Whose Line Is It Anyway in honor of Shanna coming to visit. It’s goofy and random and crazy and is pretty reflective of our friendship as a whole.

“Never interrupt me when I’m eating a banana.”
–Ryan Stiles

I find this attire……appeeling.

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Quote(s) of the Week 5/13/12

May 13, 2012

So this week is a bit special. I’m posting two quotes, because today happens to be both Mother’s Day and my father’s 52nd birthday. So, first, my mother.

I don’t really do sentimentality, so I’ll keep this brief. My mother is hilarious, aggravating, kind, helpful, insane, and the one person I trust more than anyone in the whole world. She might drive me crazy at times, but I know she’d sacrifice everything to help me if I needed it. This quote pretty much sums her up in a nutshell, which is doubly appropriate, because she’s a total nutcase.

“My mother’s italian…her whole life was dedicated to makin’ food. That’s what my mother did. My mother made food for 50 people. EVERY SINGLE DAY. They weren’t there…. but just in case they came, there was food waitin’ for everybody.”
–Mike Marino

And for every meal. Every day. For my entire life.

I get my sense of humor, my blue eyes, my love of roller coasters, and my propensity to get sunburned in the dark from my crazy Irish father. I’ve had him wrapped around my finger since I was born… Like the time I made him dress up like a girl to be a part of the “play” I wrote. He and my brother are like Rodney Atkins and his son in “He’s Mine.” My friends all refer to him as “Papa Bear,” because he looks like a giant grizzly, but he’s got the temperament of a teddy bear. If you ever need a Monty Python quote, he’s the man to ask. I think this quote pretty much sums up our relationship.

“My father had a profound influence on me. [He’s] a lunatic.”
–Spike Milligan

Yeah, that’s pretty much right.

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Quote of the Week 5/7/12

May 7, 2012

This was a very busy weekend for me. First, Friday, was awesome because it consisted of sushi and sham wow (which is an awesome game that I really recommend you try). I really do need to invest in more ping pong balls so as so stop stealing toys from my cat. I think that probably says something about me, but I’m in no mood to evaluate my life choices.

Saturday was awesome because it was both Cinco de Drinko and A Charleston Affair. During the day, we ran around town trying to find an orange bow tie for Ben (apparently that’s not a common color around here…. this is the one and only time I’ve ever thought to myself “Man, I wish I lived in Clemson”). After we acquired the bow tie, Ben, Lauren, Woodrow, and I went to Blackbeard’s Cove to play a rousing game of putt-putt. Lauren beat the crap out of all of us. I’ve really gotten terrible at putt-putt. Afterwards, we decided that since it was 90 degrees and we were all sweaty and gross, we’d play a game they had called “Water Wars” where you launch water balloons from a sling shot at the opposing team and a huge burst of water would launch up and spray you. You were supposed to be trying to hit a target, but I’m pretty sure the attendants were just randomly hitting a button to splash us, which was fine with me, because it was hot and hella fun.

A Charleston Affair was quite enjoyable. I had a great time making awkward small talk with people I hadn’t seen since graduation (which was a year ago today, btw), so that was…interesting. But I also saw a lot of my Phi Sig friends, which was really fun. Bar hopping afterward was even better because I limited the crowd to people I actually enjoy being around. Also, Journey karaoke, as usually.

Sunday was spent eating hungover biscuits and gravy at The Lost Dog Cafe on Folly (someday I’ll actually go there with the intent of writing a review), where we met up with Bennett and Tommy, who was FINALLY back from Argentina! In the afternoon we went to see The Avengers, which was freaking awesome. Best superhero movie so far. Then Lauren and I played Skip-bo and ate Mellow (#standard) until Game of Thrones came on.

This week’s food quote comes from comedian Craig Kilborn, whom I find occasionally funny. I think this quote was particularly appropriate for the weekend, especially after Trashcans at Chucktown Tavern.

“A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn’t answer the phone.”
–Craig Kilborn

I’m not sure he could get anymore caucasian if he tried.

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Quote of the Week 4/30/12

April 30, 2012

Today is a very special day. It is the day that my wonderful, amazing, caring, loving, awesome, hardworking, thoughtful, manly, handsome, smart, rugged, [insert other synonyms for “amazing” here] boyfriend turns another year older. Happy Birthday, Ben!

To celebrate his birthday, we had a culinary feast of a weekend. On Saturday, we journeyed downtown to the Farmer’s Market at Marion Square, and had chicken, bacon, and honey mustard crepes, as well as 5 spiced pork and ginger lemongrass chicken vietnamese street tacos, which we washed down with freshly squeezed lemonade. It was an amazing brunch, and a gorgeous day. It was really fun watching Ben be so excited by his first trip to the Farmer’s Market. And, as a totally unexepected plus, we both found birthday and mother’s day gifts for our respective parents. It was a fun and productive morning.

Saturday night, I treated Ben to dinner at 39 Rue de Jean (review to come), which I had never been to before. It was delicious, and our waiter was really great, serenading us with a verse from 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” as he brought us our desserts. Ben opened his presents from me at the table while we were waiting for our appetizers. I got him 20-sided fuzzy dice for his car (because he’s a nerd), Auburn University-branded golf balls, a mix CD that I made for him by channeling my inner DJ, and, the pièce de résistance, Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel 1 which he was unbelievably excited about. I’m a really great gift giver (and totally humble, too).

On Sunday, Ben made me french toast for breakfast, which was a surprising treat. I can’t even remember the last time I had french toast. He then took me to dinner at Hall’s Chophouse, which is probably my favorite restaurant in Charleston. It was sinful and delicious, and it makes all other food taste like cardboard. After dinner, we took a romantic stroll through the streets of Charleston, and along the battery, which was adorable and wonderful. We finished up the night by watching the latest episode of Game of Thrones… it was pretty much the perfect way to end a perfect weekend.

Today’s food quote is in honor of Ben’s birthday, and I think it pretty much sums up how a good birthday should be.

“Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.”
–Plautus

Is it just me, or does dudeman look exactly like Cary Grant?

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Quote of the Week 4/23/12

April 23, 2012

So, this was probably the crappiest weekend I’ve had in a while. I spent all last week coughing like a crazy person, and on Thursday I felt so bad I had to leave work early, and it only got worse from there. I kept thinking “colds only last a couple of days, I’ll get better tomorrow” but I just kept getting worse. Finally on Sunday, I stopped being stubborn and went to the doctor and found out I had an upper respiratory infection and pharyngitis. Yummy. Now I’m on a Z-pack and some prescription cough syrup that allowed me to finally have a good night’s sleep… the first one I’ve had in almost a week.

I was glad to see Sean and Christine this weekend, even though I was a giant pile of sickness who was not really very fun to be around. It was nice of them to brave the contagion and visit me anyway. Ben was sweet and attentive all weekend, bringing me medicine, water, and cough drop after cough drop after cough drop. What a wonderful boyfriend I have. Sometimes I don’t know what I’d do without him.

So, because I’ve been sick all weekend, and all I’m craving is some of my mother’s homemade chicken noodle soup, this week’s quote is about soup. Go figure.

“What does good in bed mean to me? When I’m sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup – that’s good in bed.”
–Brooke Shields

Ooooh! So that's how babies are made!

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Quote of the Week 4/16/12

April 16, 2012

This weekend was a great weekend. It was at once relaxing and full of adventures. On Thursday, Ben and I went to the Drive-In Movie Theater in Beaufort to catch a double feature of Wrath of the Titans and The Hunger Games (Yes, this is the third time I’ve seen it…. SO GOOD). On Friday, I helped Kathleen situate everything in her apartment and Ben and I watched Sweeney Todd, crossing another movie off of our “Movies Ben Needs To Watch” list.

Saturday I accompanied Ben and Doug while they looked for apartments for next semester and Saturday night was the Glitter and Sparkles party at Kathleen’s for all the April Birthdays. Sunday I drove to Columbia to meet up with Lauren to shop for a dress for A Charleston Affair and had dinner with my baby brudda at Tsunami. It was really fun. So that was my weekend in a nutshell.

I think my brother got me sick. I’m getting a sore throat, and I had the hardest time waking up this morning, even though I got a good amount of sleep last night. Today is my AdWords exam at Blue Ion, so wish me luck!

This week’s food quote I found whilst perusing the internet, and I found it to be humorous. Although I’ve never actually read any Kafka, I think based on this quote, we would have gotten along quite splendidly.

“So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.”
–Franz Kafka

Total Myspace pic.