leftovers

I love thanksgiving leftovers.

it's the big show!

I almost feel bad posting these pictures. My Thanksgiving meal is so incredible that all others pale by comparison. I am truly sorry that I couldn't share this meal with each and every one of my loyal readers.

I can't give away any of my secrets, so I am posting pictures only without any details regarding the actual, super-special, very delicious recipes.

Tony set up the bar area. He did a nice job. When it comes to seasonal decorating, I skip fall decor and go straight in to Christmas flair.

Asparagus, mashed potatoes

Turkey, brown sugar glazed brussels sprouts and baby carrots, cheesy potatoes, stuffing, rolls, mac & cheese. not pictured: corn casserole

I shit you not, my brother actual wept with joy during dinner. It was that good! (he was actually just rubbing his eyes for a second, but I would like to think that he was crying with happiness)

It was a great Thanksgiving. Even better than the meal was spending the evening with our family.

A huge thanks to my mom for bringing the pumpkin pie, corn casserole and brussels and carrots. Big ups to Mandy for the cheesy potatoes. Thank you to my mother-in-law for the gluten free pumpkin pie and homemade apple pie.

Ian's Best Day Ever

This past Saturday was Ian's 7th birthday. We celebrated for two straight days with dinner at BW3, a sleepover with my cousins, a trip to see Planet 51 with five kids in tow, and a pizza party.

Let's start with the cake. I love Sam's Club cake - sugary and heavy on the frosting.

This was my favorite gift that Ian received. His Grandma and Grandpa Davis his gave him, among other things, a rubber chicken! When you squeeze it, an egg comes out with a yolk and all. Awesome.

What does every boy want for his 7th birthday? A chainsaw, of course! Here is Connor with Ian's new (fake) chainsaw.

Here's the birthday boy, Ian! Ian's quote of the day "I can't believe I'm 7 and I can't believe that I am having my best day ever!"

Here is Ian with my cousin, Emma. They are dressed as Batman and Batgirl.

Soup & a Sandwich

One of my favorite sandwiches - grilled baby swiss, turkey, and ham on whole wheat.

Homemade ham, bean, and veggie soup!

party food

Tony invited people over for the Bengals v Steelers game a couple of week ago. Here's some wine, hummus, veggies, chips, and salsa. Oh, and I spy a highball near the tortilla chips.

I also made white chili. My mom wisely advised that I only add half of the habanero and serrano peppers that I had diced. This was a very good decision considering that the chili was hella-spicy without the extra peppers.

What goes with white chili? Red chili, of course! You can never have too many kinds of chili.

My dad recently threw his girlfriend, Christy, a 50th birthday party. These are some amazing cabbage rolls that her sisters made. This recipe was passed down from their mother.

Here's the sandwich spread, and a bucket of beer!

Some food pictures that i just found

Tony loves him a breakfast sandwich (or two). These are egg, cheese, and bacon on whole wheat and were made by yours truly (me).


Cheese pizza with whole wheat crust.



Whole wheat pita pizza with ricotta and marinara. I was starving when I made this and got impatient waiting for it to bake. I took it out too early. It was still good but not great.

Food from yesterday

I had lunch with The Boss yesterday at Indian Oven on Main Street. I had Tandoori chicken and curry chicken from the buffet.

I typically eat some form of chicken twice a day. Yesterday, after the huge pile of chicken that I had for lunch, I could not stand the thought of bird in any form for dinner. Plan B: baked ravioli with spicy marinara and a simple salad of baby romaine, tomatoes, and olive oil vinaigrette. It really hit the spot.

Comfort Food

I've felt like crap all week - tired, body aches, itchy throat, headache. Bleh. Wonton soup always makes me feel better when I feel bad. This soup was especially good because it had so much cabbage in the broth. Yum.

I DIE

As the great Rachael Zoe would say, "I DIE." That's right. This pizza is so good that you could die of a heart attack while eating it and it would be the best last meal that you could ask for. It's from Dante's pizza on Indianola. If you've never been there, go there. Now.

Hilliard Likes Chicken

There is no shortage of fast food restaurants in Hilliard. We have most of them - McDonald's, Burger King, White Castle (Ian's favorite), Skyline (Connor's favorite), Arby's (my fav), Donato's (Tony's fav), just to name a few. Raising Cane's started construction on a new restaurant down the street from us. Their specialty is chicken fingers. This is Ian's favorite food, so he had been anxiously monitoring the progress. It finally opened two weeks ago and for two straight weeks, the drive-through line as been around the entire building and in to an adjacent parking lot. I love Ian but I don't love Ian enough to sit in that kind of line. On Sunday, we drove past and the line was somewhat reasonable so we decided to try it.

Connor was pissy about us getting this for lunch because he wanted to go to Dairy Queen. Ian and I were excited to try the chicken and I ordered fries and texas toast in hopes that Connor would try them. I'm not going to lie to you. The chicken here is really good. The kids and I loved it and and Connor really liked the fries. There were no takers on the bread or cole slaw.