Tony Likes Attention - 06.06.2009

Tony loves the attention that he's been getting on my blog, and if he tells you otherwise, he's lying. On Saturday we went to Barley's for a late lunch and he and the kids spent most of the time showing off for the camera.

Tony was delighted to discover that Scottish Ale is now served in a pitcher!




Next up, ale washed onion strings.




Then Ian decided to make his "cute" face for me.




Food - Shockingly, Ian had chicken fingers.





Tony had the Barley Burger.




Connor had grilled wings with medium sauce. Connor arrived at this decision after much debate and several minor fits when he found out the the wings would be served grilled and not fried.

I had a turkey reuben with perogies on the side.

The Stewart Go To The Circus - 05.16.2009

We took the kids to see the Barnium & Bailey/ Ringling Brother's Circus this weekend at Nationwide Arena. The circus is a bit different than how I remember it from my childhood. There is no tent, the clowns are still creepy but seem less threatening, and there is a lot more acrobatics. As a matter of fact, the circus shows that we've seen over the past two years have been about 80% human tricks and 20% animal tricks.

Here's Ian with my sister and a $7.00 box of popcorn. Tony and Connor each also bought a $7.00 box of popcorn. Each of their sodas cost $6.00.


Here's my sister, looking ridiculously beautiful as always. She, Tony, and I shared a $4 bag of peanuts.


It was 3:30 PM and I hadn't had anything to eat yet, so I bought a cheddarwurst because there were not brats being sold. Silly me, I thought that a cheddarwurst would taste like a cheesy bratwurst. It actually tasted like a cheesy hot dog. Tony's hot dog was $4.00, the cheddardog was $4.75, and each beer was $7.50. Yes, they sell beer at the circus!


Here is Connor with a $9.00 snow cone in a plastic cup that looks a scary clown.



There were horses


And tigers


And elephants


And then towards the end, things started to get really crazy... If I didn't know better, I would have thought that I was on LSD.



Performers came out dressed as brightly colored flowers and the elephants were dressed as butterflies.


And then shiny confetti rained down from the heavens and the circus was over!

Michelle Versus Super Killer Hot Sauce at Roosters - 05.03.2009

This is my new favorite breakfast. An apple, a banana, and a big glass of water are surprisingly filling.

Later in the day, we went to Rooster's. We usually go to the Rooster's on Henderson Road or the one in German Village.  This time we went to the West Broad Street location. A couple notes about this location:

• Our waitress sucked
• I can't put my finger on why, but most of the patrons at this location were a little creepy
• There seemed to be a large gathering of people sitting at the bar and various tables specifically to watch Sunday's new episode of America's Funniest Videos. Is there really a weekly AFV meetup at this Rooster's? Odd, very odd
• They don't have a Sunday liquor license, only a beer license

Blue Moon and a Corona

Salad... Rooster's homemade house dressing is really good. It's a red dressing that is sweet and a little spicy. 

Ian got his usual - 4 chicken fingers with no sauce

Connor ordered bone-in wings and had a speed eating competition against his dad, only his dad didn't participate. That didn't deter Connor from talking trash and taunting his dad while they ate. Connor finished all 5 wings in record time. Tony was disqualified from the competition for eating only 8 out of 10 wings. 

I decided to up the heat level and ordered Super Killer sauce on my grilled chicken fingers instead of Killer sauce. Super Killer sauce is the spiciest that they offer and I expected it to be nearly too hot to eat. Surprisingly, it wasn't as hot as I had anticipated. Don't get me wrong, it was spicy as hell just not as spicy as I expected. I broke out in a mild sweat and my nose ran a little, but I had no problem conquering the Super Killer sauce. 

Dinner Out 3.21.2009

I have no idea what my kids ate for lunch or dinner last night. They spent the afternoon and the night at my grandmother's house. They probably ate popsicles and Doritos all day. That's fine with me so long as I they are all in one piece and free of broken bones and stitches when I pick them up later today.

Tony and I decided to go to My Big Fat Greek Kuzina for dinner last night. Tony's not a fan of "ethnic" foods (Greek, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, etc.), so I was really surprised when he actually suggested eating here. The food was great. And cheap!


Leave it to Tony to go to a Greek restaurant and order a Ceasar salad. He said that it was the best Ceasar salad that he had ever had. I tasted a couple bites and it was really good. The dressing tasted homemade and was heavy on the anchoives. Yummy!


The menu at this place is huge and everything sounded good. I was trying to stick to something that was remotely reasonable in Weight Watchers points (i.e. high in fiber and high in protien), so I ordered falafel on a bed of lettuce with hummus on the side. I love falafel and hummus. There is nothing more disappointing than having half-assed, poorly prepared, or bland hummus or falafel. Okay, there are plenty of things more disappointing than bad falafel and hummus - but for the purposes of this post... You know what I mean. Anyway, both were fabulous and rich in flavor.


Tony surprised me again but ordering a Lamb gyro. After 9 years of marriage, I had no idea that he liked lamb. He also got french fries covered in feta cheese and some sort of yogurt based sauce. I tried bites of both and they were both great.


More good stuff... BEER! I don't drink beer very often but a good draft beer seemed to fit the meal. I started with a draft Stella and then had a bottled Efes Dark. Efes is a Turkish beer. It's dark, but easy to drink with just enough bite. I think that Tony had a Blue Moon draft beer.