What are you eating?

[toledobass]

hot dogs bamh mi style with a salad of greens and cold noodles with lime/peanut dressing.

[ChamberNut]

Toledobass, you always have some very interesting concoctions! 

[toledobass]

Toledobass, you always have some very interesting concoctions! 

Yeah this one is kinda far out there....

Allan

[Brünnhilde ewig]

A sweet and tangy Kentucky Bourbon sauce with tender steak tips and cheddar ranch mashed Potatoes.

[Brünnhilde ewig]

You already figured it out? Guys, it's too hot to cook; Stouffer's turn out some edible stuff! 

[Dr. Dread]

Stouffer's turn out some edible stuff! 

We agree on something.  0:)

[Brünnhilde ewig]

Don't we always, Dave?

[Brünnhilde ewig]

The first raspberries from Oregon! Those, with Greek Honey yogurt, almost makes full and perfect meal for a hot Fourth of July!  

[DavidRoss]

4th of july--should be hot dogs & apple pie, but instead we're charbroiling new york steaks, served with baked potatoes and garden salad, with strawberry cheesecake for dessert.  guess it'll have to do. 

[SonicMan46]

Returned recently from a 3-night long weekend to our favorite 'quick' mountain get-away - Blowing Rock, NC near Boone - about a 90 min drive from our home in the Piedmont Triad area of NC . Although there are many excellent restaurants there, we had dinner at three of our favorites:

Gamekeeper Reastaurant - on a winding mountain road - started out w/ a wonderful fresh greens salad w/ a homemade dressing; main course was Ostrich (grilled medium rare) w/ a Parmesan Risotto - couple of glasses of Pinot Noir; shared a Bread Pudding dessert which was outstanding!

The Best Cellar - have probably eaten at this place a half dozen times - highly recommended!  Shared a wonderful lumped crabmeat appetizer; excellent salad; Encrusted Halibut on a calamari salad w/ wild rice & asparagus, along w/ a couple of glasses of Pinot Grigio - also shared a dessert of home-made Pitaschio Gelato!

Rowland's @ Westglow Spa - this is one of the top-rated spas in the world (yes, hard to believe but true; quite expensive - we just go there to eat 'lightly') - offers a 'regular' & a 'spa' menu (the latter, smaller portions & lesser calories - all that information is provided in the menu); started out w/ the Hawaiian Blue Spot Prawns followed by a Grilled Wahoo fish, w/ a couple of glasses of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc; again, shared a lite dessert!

Plenty of more great places to eat at in & around Blowing Rock - let me know if you plan to vist the NC Mountains! 

[DavidW]

For sandwiches I switched from mayo or mustard to wasabi!  It's freaking awesome, much more flavorful sandwich now.

[bhodges]

Returned recently from a 3-night long weekend to our favorite 'quick' mountain get-away - Blowing Rock, NC near Boone - about a 90 min drive from our home in the Piedmont Triad area of NC . Although there are many excellent restaurants there, we had dinner at three of our favorites:

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I must say, Dave, you two know how to eat!  The places (and menus) you cite sound wonderful.  (And I bet they are as picturesque as the food is delicious.)

For sandwiches I switched from mayo or mustard to wasabi!  It's freaking awesome, much more flavorful sandwich now.

Try some on a hamburger, or a variant like a tuna burger. 

--Bruce

[DavidW]

Try some on a hamburger, or a variant like a tuna burger. 

--Bruce

Good idea!  I happen to be cooking burgers tonight so will do.  Wasabi burgers, brussel sprouts and cauliflower will certainly different from the usual burgers and fries.

[bwv 1080]

For sandwiches I switched from mayo or mustard to wasabi!  It's freaking awesome, much more flavorful sandwich now.

try mango chutney sometime

[DavidW]

try mango chutney sometime

Oh I haven't had that in a long time!  If I can find mangoes I might do that.

[Mozart]

I made my own pasta sauce...well with the advice of an italian girl.


It came out pretty tasty...garlic onions tomatoes...all im missing is basil and maybe parmessian

Also...I was chopping an onion and I thought to myself...this isnt so bad...whats the big deal...and then as i thought that boooom! many tears...

[SonicMan46]

I must say, Dave, you two know how to eat!  The places (and menus) you cite sound wonderful.  (And I bet they are as picturesque as the food is delicious.)

Hi Bruce - thanks for the comments; the Gamekeeper Restaurant on the windy mountain road is up on a steep driveway and does have some nice mountain views; the Best Cellar is in a quaint B&B place in the town of Blowing Rock - looks out on their fine 'little' garden.

Now, the most spectacular views are from the Westglow Spa - the restaurant is located in the mansion shown in the picture which was the summer place of an artist (little history in the quote below); the spa is off to the right - we usually sit in the porch to eat (which is on the other side of the house shown) w/ a view that looks out on the mountains in the background; the view from the veranda shown looks out on Grandfather Mountain (which I've posted in the past in the 'vacation thread') - overall, just a beautiful experience -    Dave

Situated on a historic 20-acre estate that is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, Westglow Resort & Spa is serenely nestled in the shadow of Grandfather Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The estate was once the summer home of famed artist and writer Elliott Daingerfield. Built in 1917, the mansion features majestic Grecian columns that were shipped by barge from Italy. A prominent French architect designed the elegant foyer and stunning staircase. Nearly 85% of the furnishings are original pieces from the Daingerfield era, including a vast collection of books in the library.

[DavidW]

Try some on a hamburger, or a variant like a tuna burger. 

--Bruce

Well Bruce, I used the wasabi along with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in the burgers, and when it was cooking it smelled great, and I was pretty tasty going down.  Thanks for the suggestion.

[Harpo]

Actually, this is in the category of future eating. Because so many recipes call for fresh herbs, I recently bought an Aerogarden, a hydroponic contraption that allows you to grow herbs (or flowers or veggies) indoors by means of a water tank and grow lights. The seeds come in small cones which reach into the water. All of my herbs have sprouted. This is a thrill for me, since house plants wilt as soon as they see me. 

[toledobass]

With Bogey in mind, a couple of scoops from this place: