A Bite here.....A Bite there.....

Anyone who knows me….knows how much I LOVVVE food!

That’s never been a secret…
But it sure did kill my dreams of being a runway model….!
Ahhh well, maybe in another lifetime 

In fact my hubby attests that when I’m having a meal that I am thoroughly enjoying, it’s totally pointless to try and have a conversation with me.
Apparently my sense of hearing gets lost, as I indulge in the raptures of foodie joys.
True story!

Since I’ve been travelling through the United States so frequently, one my greatest pleasures has been seeing new places, new people, and of course enjoying many culinary delights.
So it’s just totally mad that I have not done a foodie blog yet!

I decided that I’m going to start one now….A running one that will hopefully get updated ever so often.
Many times people ask me what type of food I like eating……My usual reply is, Anything Yummy! :-)

So I've set out to write this, as it's the last hour of my fasting day, on the last day of fasting! I sure know how to torture myself.
Here are a few yummy things that my expanding waist-line has been testament to.:-)

1. The very verrrry best steak that I have ever eaten (and I’ve had my fair share), has been in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.
It was so unbelievably good, I literally wanted to weep in joy….weep I say.
I thought I had died and gone to heaven.
Never had a piece of cow tasted sooooo good!
This is an absolute MUST-HAVE if ever in the Raleigh area.

A second close is a fillet Mignon I had while in Phoenix, Arizona.
It had a totally different southwestern twist to it…..but it’s definitely something I would re-order in a flash!

2. The yummiest crème brulee ever has been in unassuming Troy, Michigan!

    Who knew! In Michigan.....
I needed a truck to haul me away back to the parking garage, because I was so stuffed and so high on happiness, I could barely coordinate my limbs!

Other than the dessert, I also had a not-your-ordinary Mac ‘n’ Cheese at the same restaurant, and oh boy, It was not ordinary indeed! 

    I'm not a fan of Mac n Cheese…I just don’t think it’s a ‘dish’ (if you can really call it that!) with any thought process to it and so I don’t really respect it….
So this was a huge turning point in my life J I have tried Mac n Cheese at different places.
Troy has it done the best!

3. This one really surprised me.
But I had a really fantastic fish tikka in Ocala, Florida.
I had no high hopes of sampling a great meal in what almost seemed like the middle of nowhere, but there you have it.
Indians are everywhere, and apparently the ones in this little city in Florida take their food very seriously!
Y.U.M.M.Y!

4. Not many people know this, but I am such a pizza lover.
I could literally eat it every day and be happy forever.
So this point has to be split between two totally different pizza styles, but both equally worth of mention.
 

    

    The classic Italian pizza….
New Haven, Connecticut….
Its reputation precedes it, and for darn good reason!
I think anyone who ever praises pizza from elsewhere (and I hint at the new York pizza lovers here)….has never had pizza from New Haven.
Hubby and I weren’t even talking the entire meal. Our mouths were much better occupied!

And then comes the American version, stuffed pizza, which HANDS DOWN is a Chicago forte!
Here’s a little hint, the Mr. and I had a SMALL pizza………
We were unable to finish it!
But it was so delish! I was actually so mad at getting full on one slice!

5. Another unassuming place has been West Lafayette in Indiana.
I have had two really reallllly good treats here.
First, for the first time in my life, I ate fried pickles!
Yup…..you read it right!

 

    To non-Americans, this will just sound weird………….Heck, to many Americans this will sound weird.
But I did it, as a dare, and there was no turning back. The whole plate was mine by my own decree!
It’s one of those things where, you just have to taste it, to understand.
 

    Second thing I have totally loved there, is a chicken and veggie risotto.
I love Italian food, and have been to countless Italian restaurants.
This risotto is goooooooooooooooooood!
Yet another dish where I was mad that I got full even before I was halfway through my plate!

6. Anyone who has ever been right next to me when I’m having a dessert I like, knows that I have a sweet tooth :-)
So to cap off the list today, I have to mention something from home sweet home, that I have not tasted elsewhere as good.
The Candy Apple! :-)
The first time I heard of it, like with many other things (I don’t know why I don’t just quit it!), it just sounded highly skeptical.

     I didn't even bother to Google it!
But then later, I finished the first one, and IMMEDIATELY bought another one! :-)
 

     It’s a cooked apple, covered in caramel most times, and array of different toppings/coatings (for some reason I love the one with peanuts). In the US, there’s always a bazillion choices for everything. Choose whichever strikes your fancy.
Now that’s a way to get ANYONE to eat fruit regularly! :-)