Vacation Day 2

While in Milwaukee we went to the Zoo and after that we headed to Marquette University for Lunch. We found a little place on the corner of Wisconsin Ave and 17th called Ziggies.

We walked in and the man behind the counter greeted us with a big smile, ton of charm and a greek accent. I knew this was the right place! He was so sweet with my 3 year old daughter (taking her over for a very big ice cream sample) talked with the kids with such enthusiasm and the sparkle in his eye when he talked about his food. He was a food lover and proud of it.

I got chicken Panini and it was full of wonderful homemade pesto along with chichen breast and swiss cheese (yum)

Hubby got the Gyro which looked wonderful (he never offered a bite) this came with homemade tzatziki sauce that was out of this world.

the kids got cheese paninis with waffle fries.

Vacation Chow

Day 1 - Lunch
When on the road with a 2 year old and a 3 year old all plans are out the window and so was eating in china town Chicago. we had to stop just on the west side of Michigan City for lunch and Schoops Hamburgers was the place. It is a little chain with a Mom and Pops feel serving burgers, fries and milkshakes ext.





Hubby got a burger, of course, and it was huge. He said he had never had a burger quite like this one because the meat was thin and slightly crisp. He did report that he liked it.

I got the chicken cordon blue that was also huge and very tasty; however, the onion rings that I ordered left something to be desired. At this point Hubby and I decided that it would be good idea to start splitting meals.

The kids got their first corndog with fries. DS did not eat his but DD loved hers.

Day 1 Dinner

For Dinner I was hoping for something new and I sure found the right place for that. The Bavarian Inn is very unique in decor and menu. However, it was us and the old farts, retired people always know the best little places.

  Hubby and I split an order of Roast pork, garlic mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. this worked out nice for me because I love sauerkraut and Hubby does not. The food was very good, I would say it was like homemade, you can't get much better then that. I also had the lentil soup. It was good soup but I did not like the caraway seeds in it.

  

This is not a place I would recommend taking young kids to. They do have the standard kids menu items; however, the clientele can easily get irritated if your children are not as quiet as a mouse. My two were well-behaved for children that had been cooped up in a car for 6 or more hours (only getting louder than the other tables 3 times) but I could tell a few people were slightly irritated.

Off again

I am leaving Thursday to Minnesota for a week and will not be posting while I am gone. I look forward to seeing what everyone posts on their blogs while I am gone.

Until next week, peas!

Stuffed Pears

the other day I made a fig tart that was very very rich, it was so rich that you could not eat it or it would make your head hurt. I happened to have some pears that were getting over ripe so I took the filling of that fig tart chopped it up and added a 1/2 t anise, pinch smoked chipotle powder, ground clove, salt, and nutmeg.


Cut the pears in half and scooped out the core with a melon baller. in the hole in each pear I stuffed in a tablespoon or so if the tart filling and then baked in a preheated 375 oven for 20 minutes.



serve with ice cream.

Turkey Salad Sandwich

right after I graduated from High School I got a job at a local grocery store (D&W) and I worked there until a few days before I turned 21. One of my fondest memories of working at the store was the turkey salad on a pita I used to get for lunch. This turkey salad was special because it had grapes in it that just went so well with a whole wheat pita. Often I have dreamt of that sandwich and a few weeks ago I decided to try to make it and it is better than I remember.

1 12.5 oz can turkey packed in water
1/2 cup grapes, cut in half
2 T. purple onion, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1/3 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cup carrots, finely chopped
1 T. Honey Mustard
1 T. Mayo
1/4 cup low fat yogurt
salt and pepper to taste

Drain water off of Turkey and place turkey in a medium bowl add in all the chopped vegetables and grapes.

Mix the mustard, mayo, yogurt, salt and pepper in a small bowl and then add to the turkey mixture.

Stir all the ingredients together and serve on crackers, on lettuce leaves or (my fav) Milton's wheat Bread.

Estimated nutrition facts for 1/3 of salad: Calories 260, Fat 7, Carbs 21, fiber 1, Protein 26