sooo still being a fattie

I just moved to Florida two days ago, which meant leaving my long term boyfriend for about a year because I am going to school. And I was also leaving most of my friends (I have some down in Fla). Soooo because it was a sad time, celebration was needed, and that meant bad food! It started with the boy and I getting supreme stuffed crust pizza at Pizza Hut, which was awesome! I am picky about pizza because I am an Italian from New Jersey.....but I have a huge weakness for stuffed crust @ Pizza Hut and I love Little Caesar's (though I haven't eaten there in about 17 years).
The next night, my friend, who is picture in the previous post, asked me to a dinner date and we went to this place called Pub Dog in Columbia, MD (www.pubdog.net). Pub Dog is known for their own beers and the pizza they make. Both the beers and pizzas were great! We had mixes of the beers and some of the plain, and they also serve it in two mini mugs, instead of one tall glass (so you can share!). We had the Boxer (half black, half blueberry) which tasted like a sweet coffee dessert, but not too sweet. And we had the Beagle (half brown, half peach), which was good and not too sweet; very nutty. And since they were out of the Raspberry, we tried the Very Cherry. Now some cherry beers and booze can taste like cough syrup, in my opinion but this was good. It was a bit tart, and a bit sweet and very very refreshing. And it was bright red! so cool. I fail because I didn't take pictures. The pizza we had was the Baja Chihuahua which was chipotle sauce with cheese and lime marinated chicken and tomatoes. Not as spicy as I would have preferred, but still good. These are pizzas I know before I eat I cannot be a snob about. It's not an Italian place, and I can not think it as so. Our other bar goer got the Old Yeller pizza, which was good as well. CHECK OUT THEIR SITE!
Ok, so then the next night the boy and I got some grilled wings and deep fried oreos at Buffalo Wings and Beer in Eldersburg, MD (www.buffalowingsandbeer.com). Things wings were great and healthier than most because they're grilled! And their sauces are low carb! And I've reviewed deep fried oreos before at the fair. They gave us 4, and they weren't as heavily coated as the other ones (which I kind of enjoyed), and they were topped with chocolate sauce, not powdered sugar. Still awesome and the boy loved it!
Ok, so the next afternoon, I go to BWBs with the same friend this time we get the deep fried snickers!!!!!! (we also ordered twinkies but they were out). So its a good thing we split the snickers....because they give you 2 whole bars in one order!!!!! YAY SHARING!!!!
Don't they look awesome! And they were! Nice and crunchy, and the insides were nice and melted. The nougat is an odd texture, because it is still sold but it didn't overshadow how awesome it was. And yes, I have a picture of the insides.
Sooooo good!!!!! And I don't even want to know how many calories are in it!
Other things I consumed that week were Spicy Italian sausage and my first Burger Bite from 7-11, which was freakin awesome! So my last week could've given me a heart attack, but I'm ok.

So yeah, now I'm in Fla with my dad....and I am back to eating better and cooking better. But when I do eat bad, I'll post. And of course when I cook, I shall post as well. Because I enjoy it all too much!

being a super fattie

Ok so this happened roughly a week ago, on August 5th. It was the boy's little sis's 21st, so she wanted to go to an Irish pub for lunch (i thought she would get beer at the pub, but instead went with the fruity drinks). But the pub had some great irish dishes, such as shepherd's pie, bangers and mash, fish n chips, lamb stew, plenty of duck dishes. btw, the pub is O'Lordan's in Westminster, MD http://www.olordansirishpub.com/ So I got the shepherd's pie, and a shandy (harp's and magners)

I know this picture sucks, but it was soooo good. The potatoes were so moist and creamy. But the potatoes on the top that are a little brown had a great "french fry" taste to them. The brown stuff circling the potatoes is the meat filling peeking out! That part had become a little crispy/charred and the taste was amazing. I think I enjoyed the burnt bits better! But the center was very hearty. The beef was in a wonderful thick gravy, not sloopy at all. And the pieces of carrots and peas were small, which i personally like...sometimes chunky is a weird texture for me. The filling also had a sweet taste too which went well with the hearty meat flavor... i wanna assume they used something along the lines of cinnamon to add it (i like to add a pinch to my marinara, its really good.) O and my shandy was nice and light. I had been here before for drinks only and was really excited to go for food finally! I will definitely go here again for lunch, they have a Irish Dip sandwich with sliced lamb that I want to try!

LATER THAT DAY.....

My friend invited me to go to the 4-H festival that evening, since I had never been. I was not the extracurricular type in school, and I think there is some religion tied in...But this festival was pretty awesome. There was a barn where you could pet hundreds of sheep and pigs and goats, as well as some cows. I loved the sheep. So cute to hear them "baaa". Besides the animals, there were art projects made by kids 18 and under, and then senior citizens. Photographs, clothes, knitting, painting and even garbage can decorating! Pretty cool.

(That's me with the black hair)

So besides the cool crafts and animals, there was food! There was a gyro stand, lemonade, ice cream, and because its maryland, there was a pit meat stand. They had pit turkey, beef, and pork. Since I had eaten earlier, I just had a giant pickle. I LOVE PICKLES! and for a dollar, why not? But the best thing we had, and we had eyed it up from the beginning was the stand that had deep fried oreos!!! i had them about 12 years ago and wanted to give it another go. My friend, not pictured, has a voracious appetite and wanted to join me in this.

The stand gave us 5, and between 2 people its uneven. But that was solved with a bite each into the 5th one! Ok, so they were pretty friggin' awesome. Now the only crunchy part is the batter on the outside. the inside (cookies and cream) is super creamy. the cookie is in no way soggy, just creamy. and added with the cream of the center...heaven! We also put some powdered sugar on top (my friend got it on her shirt)which added some extra sweetness. you would think that they are overtly sweet, but no. i have always found oreos to not be too sweet due to the chocolate cookie (i hated oreos until about 6 years ago) so the treat was the right balance of sweet and kind of savory. but still amazing! if i could eat a lot of still be super skinny, like my hungry friend (pictured right), i'd eat these more. but no, just not in the cards (i am also unemployed at the moment due to moving, so i'm pretty lazy right now!) There is a restaurant by me that also does twinkies and snickers deep fried. maybe i'll try it. i'm just working on getting the boy to try deep fried pickle chips (soooo good!).