Grilled Pork Kabobs and a whole lot more

Last night for dinner I grilled Pork Tenderloin Kabobs (marinated in Olive Oil, Cavendars, Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper). For sides I made Black Beans and grilled veggies (Red Pepper, Yellow Pepper, Vidalia Onion, Zucchini) with Olive Oil, seasoned salt and pepper.

I highly recommend Cavendars to anybody looking for a subtle yet flavorful seasoning for meats and veggies. It complements but certainly does not overwhelm the meat.

Happy Eating!

Little Hills WInery

Perhaps not the best wine in the world (okay, definitely not the best wine in the world) is served at The Little Hills Winery in St. Charles, MO. This place is a REMARKABLE place to eat, drink some wine, smoke a cigar and spend time with friends and family.

Last night for dinner Erin and I split a Brie Cheese Plate and Chicken Nachos. We also had a bottle of Traminette. We have been going here for years despite horrific service because their food is better than average and it really is one of the best places to hang out on one of the many enjoyable summer evenings in St. Charles. Last night the company was great, the food was great and the service was decent. A great night indeed.

Later in the night after many more drinks and a Perdomo La Tradicion at Sasha's Wine Bar I had leftover Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta from The Cheesecake Factory (see Saturday's post).

The Cheesecake Factory

Widipedia defines gluttony as the following: Derived from the Latin gluttire, meaning to gulp down or swallow, gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or intoxicants to the point of waste. In the Christian religions, it is considered one of the seven deadly sins—a misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy.<sup>[1]

If we agree upon its definition, I will see you at Church. Wow...simply disgusting.

Last night for dinner I had lots of the following from The Cheesecake Factory in Chesterfield, MO.: Seven grain bread, sourdough bread, Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta and last, but most CERTAINLY not least, the Kahlua Cocoa Chocolate Cheesecake. My god, it was ridiculously good. I am not a paid spokesman for TCF, but you pretty much should drop what you're doing now and go try that cheesecake.

I washed that yummy mess down with El Diablo (tequila, cointreau, grapefruit and pomegranate juices) and a glass of Shiraz. Coffee with the cheesecake...of course.

If anyone can top that for last night's dinner...I'd love to hear about it.

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LEFTOVERS...AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

yes...leftovers again. candicci's cheese ravioli (blah) with salad and aquafina...

at least i didn't have to eat too much of it...

i do have a feeling this weekend's dinners will improve...so stay tuned!

Boring

Last night for dinner i had leftover pepperoni pizza from Malone's...with Gatorade...

It was so boring, i had to make this entry boring...

Yen Ching

Last night for dinner I revisited an old favorite...Yen Ching. They have a meal there called Spicy Crispy Beef, and I must say, it is delicious. For dessert, my gracious hosts offered a slice of Amish Friendship Bread washed down with a few cups of Seattle's Best Breakfast Blend.

I ask, does it get much better?

Leftover night

Last night for dinner it was lunch leftovers from Erin's mom's work. She works at a medical office and the doctors have structured their practice so that in order for a pharma rep to get facetime with a physician, the pharma rep has to provide breakfast or lunch for the staff. That means...lots of leftovers!

Last night I had a Bellacino's philly steak sandwich, watermelon and for dessert it was a Northstar Chocolate Covered Cherry Nugget. I would highly recommend Bellacino's to anyone who has not yet discovered that place...their fantastic.

Happy Eating, and tell me, what did you have for last night's dinner?

Hip Hop and Wraps

Bad title...I know. Last night for dinner Erin made grilled chicken wraps with spinach leaves, tomato, orange pepper, grilled onions, shredded cheese, and ranch dressing. The wrap itself was a Chipotle Pepper wrap. I must say, it was an incredible wrap. I finished up the meal with some tomato and orange pepper doused in balsamic vinegar with salt and pepper, sprinkled with feta cheese.

It was yummy. Washed down with a new favorite of mine, Vitamin Water.

BBQ season officially started

BBQ season is here, officially. My brother Dave got busy for about 2 hours on the grill yesterday to feed a big group of family and friends. Chicken, brats, burgers, beans, potato salad, cake, and beer...lots of beer. So, what did I choose out of all of these options?

I went with Johnsonville Spicy Bratwursts smothered in Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero Sauce, Baked Beans, my mom's world famous potato salad, grilled veggies (peppers, zucchini, onion) and half a burger. I washed that down with a few Coronas, a few Guiness Extra Stouts and a first time choice for me, New Belgium's Skinny Dip. After which I had half a piece of chocolate cake.

Luckily, I ran in the morning and only put on 5 pounds last night.

I AM BACK!!!!!!

To all my loyal fans and those few others who are looking to expand their appreciation of that which is good, my meal diary continues. So, where better would it be to start back in than to start with what I enjoy most, chicken wings.

Last night for dinner I had chicken wings and a Buffalo Chicken Salad (Erin and I couldn't decide between wings/salad; wings/pizza; pizza/salad; pizza/wings...there are tough decisions in life, I know. Anyway, my sister and her husband are in town from San Diego and we did the family dinner thing at a local restaurant called Malones. I'll be nice and say their food sucked, b/c it was worse than that last night. Wings were not crispy, they were fatty, cold, sauce was a 3 out of 10. The salad was fine, but, iceberg lettuce, fried chicken doused in wing sauce, bleu cheese dressing, an shredded cheddar is hard to screw up.

The good news is I am back and look forward to many shared experiences with you of life's simplest pleasure, dinner. Please tell me what you had for dinner last night and share this site with your friends and family, and lets build this into the largest community on the web. Watch out Youtube.com, here we come.

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