Selective Palate

Over the weekend I was not much in the mood for cooking; allergies! So we ate out of course.

M never turns down the chance for pizza; in our house it is a rare treat unless I make 1 from scratch. But for M nothing beats take out so we decided to try a fairly local pizza joint that we had not tried yet; Green Peppers. We had heard pretty good things about it so why not. M of course got a a large 4 cheese pepperoni pizza and an order of hot wings; what he’s a growing a boy! I ordered their eggplant parm on whole wheat. I was asked if I wanted peppers, onions and mushrooms on that but thought that was odd for a parm sandwich so I declined.

When we got our food I was shocked at the size. Lets just say we still have pizza in our fridge. The pizza was very good. Not at all what I think of when I think pizza however. It had a thick crust but not like a deep dish and it was not overly heavy which surprised me for the thickness of the crust. The cheese was abundant but not oozing off your pizza and they did not skimp on the pepperoni but it was not greasy. Over all we liked it! This is the type of pizza I would try non traditional toppings with to mix it up and have fun.

Next up the wings. Now both M and I enjoy our hot wings. As evidence in this post where I tried Alton Brown’s version. So we got an order of 10 HOT. Being that we are pretty picky when it comes to wings I have to confess these were pretty good. Not as crispy as we would like but then again we got take out so they sat in a plastic container steaming themselves and they were still good. Also, their hot sauce is not very hot but definitely tasty.

And lastly I got myself an eggplant parm “grinder”. Up here they call most heroes, grinders even cold ones. I remember when we lived in PA grinders were only hot sandwiches but not cheesesteaks or parmesans. Funny how different regions label things. Anyway back to my sandwich. It was good! The eggplant was thick cut lightly breaded but not deep fried and there was quite a bit of it. The cheese was a good amount but not over whelming and the same with the sauce. I decided on the mild sauce this time around but next time I think I am going to go for the spicy. Over all it had a good taste and not fussy at all.

She may not have been the prettiest girl at the dance but she was the one you wanted to take home if you know what I mean!

So if you ever fine yourself in the Middlebury VT region and want to try something differant you should stop by Green Peppers on Washington St.

So, as my millions of readers (HA!) may have noticed I have been away for quite some time. Let s recap shall we….First I drove down to New York City to pick my mother up for the holidays. We spent 4 great days in the city, did some visiting with old friends and family, some sight seeing, some shopping and of course some EATING! It was great! First my mother and I had a tradition to uphold and we found ourselves in a great bar eating clams on the 1/2 shell and drinking Bloody Mary’s. Aren’t traditions grand! My mother, who is born and raised NY now living in the south also had to fulfill the craving for a dirt water dog, I couldn’t help but grab a bite, totally worth it. For breakfast we indulged on real NY bagels with cream cheese and lox, I think I had that for breakfast most mornings either that or egg and cheese on a hard roll. What else did we indulge in, oh yeah how could a trip to NY not include pizza. I was a bit of a pig and ate 3 slices, but oh was it good. Then to round it all off we had some real good Chinese food. I don’t know what it is maybe the water from what I hear, but these foods just taste better in NY. When you move away you crave them, even dream about them or at least me and my mother do!

Well I was in such a frenzy shopping, seeing and eating that I totally forgot to take any pictures. So I drew these just for you!

So that only explains about a week. After we returned to beautiful VT, in a snow storm I might ad, we had a great Christmas. My mother an I shared the cooking and we created a seafood feast for Christmas eve and I made a wonderful prime rib for Christmas dinner. The only shot I managed to grab on Christmas was after a few rounds of Dominos and a few bottles of Champagne! Cheers….

In conclusion we had a lovely dinner at a local restaurant for New Years Eve then we drove back to NYC so my mother could catch her train back to Georgia.When I returned i promptly got a serious sinus infection and have been in bed ever since! Happy New Year!