Hi!
If you are reading this chances are you know me somehow so there is really no point in introducing myself, but in the event you don't know me and want to know a little bit about me...look to the right side of the page.
It only takes one look at me to know that I love food...I love to cook food, talk about food, and yes eat food! I have a passion for food, and if you know me you know how strong that passion truly is. I love the culinary experience, i truly do. Food shouldn't be routine or mundane it should be an experience, it should be exciting, it should be fun! Like many people out there, I can't afford to travel the world, so what better way to experience different cultures than through food?
I also love to cook. I take great pleasure standing in front of a grill, stove, or oven and cooking for others; I am not happy until they absolutely love what I have made for them. When I try something in a restaurant that I really like, I want to go home and figure out how to make it...unfortunately not always successfully. I rarely cook by recipe and when I do it's more of a guideline than a rule, but I do my best to make sure my family and friends eat well when I cook for them.
So why am a writing this blog? Well as I said, I love to talk about food: whether it's an amazing restaurant or an amazing recipe I want everyone to know "hey I had this great food and this is where it came from!" So I am starting this blog to try to maybe share some recipes with you from time to time, maybe tell you about some restaurants or particular dishes and just have a general food discussion. I hope I can give you a new recipe, a new lunch spot, or a new hot spot for date night. I probably won't update this daily but I will update as often as I can.
Unfortunately I am going out of town at the end of this week so I probably won't update anything until next week so I will leave you with a couple of different things here:
My favorite restaurants in the Pensacola Area: ( I will talk in more detail about these restaurants later but you should try one or two in the meantime.)
- Aegean Breeze, Gulf Breeze - Simply amazing...the calamari is the best ever, but you won't go wrong with anything here.
- Peg Leg Pete's - Seriously? You haven't been here already? Oysters...need I say more?
- Atlas Oyster House - Grits a Ya Ya among others.
- McGuire's - They are famous for a reason.
- Felix's Fish Camp, Spanish Fort, AL - It's a drive (maybe not the Pensacola area) but it's worth it! Nothing is bad I swear! My favorite is the grilled pork chops over grits topped with crawfish sauce!
In a hurry? Want good food fairly quick and not too expensive? No chains here:
- Philly's on Creighton Rd. - Subs like those damn Yankees eat them! Wow they are good!
- Momma's Place in Milton - Real Po-Boys, french bread and all....really! And yeah its pretty good!
- Georgio's on Scenic Hwy - Good Pizza, subs, and good variety.
- Socios in Pace - Great pizza, Stromboli, and sandwiches.
Want a recipe? How about some creamy crab dip this week?
Here's what you need:
1 lb lump crab meat (drained)
1 cup mayo
1 brick cream cheese (softened)
1 tablespoon old bay
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 bag shredded cheddar
preheat oven to 350.
Mix all ingredients together except hold out 1/2 bag of the shredded cheddar. Once ingredients are well mixed place in an 8x8 casserole dish and top with remaining cheddar. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is golden colored and bubbly. Serve with crackers, Melba toast, or french bread.
Okay folks....hope you enjoyed, that's it for the day, let me know what you think!
See you next time!
