11 May 2011
ATTENTION: THIS IS THE BEST SALAD EVER!
It’s called the Bacon & Egg salad, and it’s from Logan in Ann Arbor.
Description: “Baby arugula greens tossed with a ponzu dressing. Served alongside a locally harvested fried egg and garnished with a bacon crouton.”
Actual experience: The tart ponzu dressing mixed with the spicy arugula, creamy egg, and salty/fatty/smoky bacon was a taste explosion that wholly elevated bacon and eggs to another level. I don’t know how they made that bacon crouton (I think the server mentioned something about bacon powder?!?), but it was delectable.
Seriously the best salad I’ve ever eaten. Put me on the show now!
8 April 2011
Every Friday, we have Beer Bash at my work, which translates to: “We, your employers, provide you with free alcohol to drink at your leisure.” When I first started, I was weirded out by it. Drinking at work? Noooo. But now, I kinda dig it. I usually have a glass of wine. Today, I tried a white.
The wine was leftover from last week (I think), so I’m pretty sure it was on its way to becoming vinegar. I didn’t like it, so I didn’t drink it.
Dinner was courtesy of my dad: a grass-fed burger with bacon and gruyere, broccoli with a homemade wasabi cream sauce (roux with heavy cream, gruyere, parmesan, cream cheese, and a spoonful of wasabi mayo), and a sliced pear to balance out all the rich cheese. I had a second serving of broccoli with sauce and a small clementine for dessert.
A delicious dinner by dad!
Of course the moment I talk about being exciting for my new camera, I forget to bring it with me to lunch! So I had to take crappy cell phone pics.
My grandparents took me to a deli down the street from where I work that’s absolutely one of the most authentic, delicious delis around. I love that they offer lettuce-wrapped sandwiches.
Seriously, the Reuben tastes JUST as good on lettuce as it does on bread. I swear. And the chicken soup (just chicken, broth, and carrots) is amazingly flavorful. Tastes totally homemade. Topped off with an old and new pickle, this lunch hit the spot.
Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa!
Friday Day in Food!
Now that I have a new camera, it’s time to bring back the feature where I post all my meals on Fridays. And I’ll start with today’s breakfast, which was courtesy of the Meal Movement.
Not pictured: coffee with cream
I’ll explain more about the Meal Movement in a later post, but for now, I should say that I received 28 days’ worth of food gratis in exchange for an honest review.
So far, so good! I loved the simplicity of the egg patties (just cooked-all-the-way-through eggs flattened into patty form). All the Meal Movement meals come frozen, so these just required a 1-2 minutes zap in the microwave.
I LOVE having eggs for breakfast, but hardly ever have time to make them in advance or the morning of… so the Meal Movement breakfasts are going to be perfect for me, I can tell.
7 April 2011
Veggie day @ the office. No complaints here.
