Eating American Style

I have not cooked since Tuesday night. This was not the plan. I have a bowl sitting in my kitchen of small red potatoes that I want to use and a 12lb bag of apples that I want to bake with. However, life rarely goes as planned.

On Wednesday evening, by Brother-In-Law was sworn into the Bar. The legal bar that is. He is now the 3rd attorney in the family. So, congratulations! With the swearing in ceremony, came the Grandparents. They were up north visiting family and decided to drive down to see their grandson be sworn in since it is "kind-of" a big deal. (I have recently noticed that midwesterners never say "It was a big deal" but "It was kind-of a big deal"). Since it was the BIL's day, he got to choose what was for dinner. What did I write about the other day? Famous Dave's. Well, I had to laugh when he told me that is what we are doing for dinner.

Now, don't get me wrong, Famous Dave's is not awful food, or is it bad food. It is just generic bbq. But, it is a good place to order the "party platter" for a group and do take-out. One party platter usually will feed about 6 average adults. There is very little bbq sauce on it so you can add either the mild or hot sauce of your choosing. TS and I always choose the Devil's Spit Fire (hot) to put on our food. It is a pretty good bbq sauce and usually the one I use when I make stuff with bbq sauce at home. One day I'll put up my bbq chicken dinner. Overall, I enjoy hanging out with TS's family, and this was a celebration, so I did not mind eating Famous Dave's.

We then get a text from TS's dad (who is OBSESSED with sending out mass text messages) saying the Grandparents are leaving on Friday, so if we want to see them, we can go over to their house for dinner. Now, in true American eating style, what would a group of people getting together eat? From take-out that is. Pizza, of course! When I walked in from yoga Divanni's was sitting on the dining room table.

Divanni's is a local pizza chain here. It is better than your national chain pizzas, definitely. Living here you can get any type of pizza depending on what you are in the mood for. TS and I have our places for thin crust, deep dish, excellent sauce, super cheesey, specialty pizzas, wood-oven pizzas, etc. Divianni's is where we go when we want normal, every day, decent pizza. Last night there were 2 pizza ordered: pepperoni, mushroom and green pepper & sausage and pineapple. Divanni's uses diced fresh green pepper and not those stringy slices you can get from other chain places. So there is some crunch to the veggies. Their sausage actually has some flavor to it too. Overall, not a bad dinner.

Tonight, there will be home cooked food. Probably using those red potatoes sitting on my counter. Now what to do with them.

As always, here's to good eating! (And great family).