Thanksgiving Re-Cap

So a few week ago it was Thanksgiving.  Also known as my favorite holiday.  A lot of people say this glorious day is over-rated.  Well I tell you those people have no souls.  How can a day of relaxing, delicious and copious amounts of food and booze, combined with football, video games, and family be anything but epic.  I mean for gods sake just look at my dog right there, being all cute and awesome.  I love Lucky!!



So anyway, Thanksgiving rocks.  This year my mom and I went to my aunts house and the family put on quite the show.  The food was delicious, and as you can see from the picture there was plenty of different dishes.  In the top right I have some stuffing, which is possibly my favorite Thanksgiving dish, moving clockwise the Turkey, a nice roll, possibly the most interesting dish a sort of carrot and cheese dish that was stunning, some potatoes smothered in butter, corn and sweet po'taters.  I mean this was one the best spreads of Thanksgiving food I have had in a long time.



Naturally after dinner, I had to indulge myself with some of my moms famous and delicious Apple Pie.  I challenge anyone to say they have had better apple pie, I can almost guarantee it's a lie.  My mom easily makes the best apple pie, the apples are mushy, but hold texture, the crust is ridiculous, the entire pie literally melts in your mouth.  Seriously it's orgasmic. I have and can easily eat an entire pie in one sitting and it's so good I don't even feel bad about.


For the record, the Patriots WON, I played a ton of video games, and slept. Another successful and glorious Thanksgiving.

Bertucci's Salad

Another trip to one of my favorite eateries.  Bertucci's!!  This time, I opted for something different than the Shrimp Rossini.  Instead, I went with a custom salad.  This bad boy isn't even on the menu anymore, but I had it once a year or so ago and ever since it's the only salad I'll get.  It's your typical Italian salad, with greens and mozzarella balls (which are the cornerstone of the meal) and some grilled chicken.  They also put a outrageously delicious balsamic dressing on it.  Anyway, I am usually not a fan of salads but this one I love.  Next time i'll make sure to take note of it's name, but typically I order like this "Oh you guys used to have this salad that had grilled chicken and mozzarella and a balsamic dressing..." at the point the waitress almost always stops me and knows exactly what I mean....Cool story right?  Well if you want to try this salad you can just ask for it like this and they might know what you mean!

Enjoy. (http://www.bertuccis.com)

Boston - Legal Harborside

Well this is awkward.  I have no recollection of what I ordered a few MONTHS ago at Legal Harbor-side   Actually it was Halloween night, or at least very near to Halloween night and I was out with Becca and the old man.  He took us to Legal Harbor-side and we ate well.My only real memory of this meal is that it was quite delicious.  I think what we have up top is some sort of Bruschetta - Almost sure it's the Apple, Onions and Bacon Bruschetta.  That would make sense because Becca loves bacon.

Here we have my main course.  It was the special of the night so there's no way I can remember exactly what it was.  I believe it may have been a panko crusted tuna or something of that nature.  Either way, it was on a bed of rice and sweet potatoes with brussel sprouts.

Finally, this was my dad's meal.  Pretty obviously Sauteed Mussels.  No doubt delicious.

(http://www.legalseafoods.com/restaurants/boston-legal-harborside-floor-1)

Philips Lunch Again.

Here's a lunch from Philips that was fairly good.  Basically it was a meat sub, that had sausage, onions, shrooms and some other mystery meat in it.  The roll was kind of absurd though, it was WAY to big for the amount of food inside it.  In-fact I actually ripped the sub in half, and put all the filling on one side and just ate that.  Sweet Potato Fries on the side, and the cupcake was supplied by an outside company selling them on behalf of breast cancer so I felt good buying and eating it. It was actually ridiculously good, vanilla on vanilla gourmet cupcake.

Au Bon Pain Napa Chicken with Avocado

Whoa! I bet you're wondering why I haven't blogged it up in a couple weeks?  No you're not wondering... Fine.

Anyway what you see here is a ABP Napa Chicken with Avocado creation.  ABP is pretty solid when it comes to delivering reliably good wraps.  This one was no different.  As usual they use pretty fresh ingredients which included romaine lettuce and cucumber as well as chicken which was devoid of any fatty gross pieces which can instantly ruin a wrap.  The avocado itself MIGHT have been a little on the under-ripe side, but it didn't really detract from the overall experience.  My only regret, I forgot to ask them to use HOT CHICKEN, so I ended up with the cold strips which is never as good.  Take note, this is a fairly healthy option, I ordered it specifically because it was one of the lower calorie options on the menu!
(http://www.aubonpain.com/locations/default.aspx?l=58#location58)

Where are you, you spongy, yellow, delicious bastards?

Today marks an inauspicious day for the United States and dessert lovers  everywhere.  Hostess, an American staple of unhealthy snacks, and baked goods has gone out of business.  This of course begs the question, how on earth will humanity survive post nuclear Apocalypse without Twinkies?

Aware of what little time remained for what could be the last of the Twinkies and being eerily reminded of the wise words of Tallahassee from Zombieland (Zombieland Last Twinkie) I decided to "Nut up or Shutup" and head to my local grocer.  When I arrived, there was only 4 boxes left of the Los Submarinos and I snatched them all.  Along with the last bag of Hostess Powdered Donettes.  Now I'll be honest, I don't think I've ever had a Twinkie before, but the thought of never having an original Twinkie drove me to madness.  Therefore, shortly after I bought them, I opened up one of the individually wrapped cakes and devoured it.

Rule #32, Enjoy the Little Things, you never know when they'll be gone!

Seasonal Winter Beers as Described by Talladega Nights

Dear Lord Baby Jesus or as our brothers to the south call you, Jesus (pronounced Hey Suz), we thank you for Troegs Mad Elf Ale, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, and the always delicious Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. 


Troegs Mad Elf clocks in at 11% alcohol by volume.    It's flavored with honey and cherries and has the color to match - it looks like honey that has been tinged red. It's much closer to an after dinner drink than it is a regular beer.  It's a bit pricey, but when you compare the alcohol by volume to normal beers, the pricing makes sense.  Plus it's delicious.  Putting down a 6 pack will get you hammered drunk, but having one in place of desert is always a good decision.







Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is probably the best beer ever made.  It's an IPA that uses hops that somehow taste like Christmas.  Sierra Nevada says they are using the first hops of the growing season, but the flavor it produces is different from any other IPA I've ever had.  It tastes much more like a winter beer, which is strange since most IPAs produce a citrusy, summery flavor.  I'll be drinking this for the entire winter season and I really wish they would produce it year round.  Everyone should try this beer.


One last thing. (There are swears in this clip)