Lunch cravingggggggg....

Do you ever just craveeee something fattening and NOT healthy? Well that was me today!
I had a chicken cheese steak and fries!!!!! Oh it felt good while I ate it but now I am miserable and sluggish*o*
Thank goodness I don't get these cravings very often.

ATLANTA RESTAURANT WEEK!

Here's your chance to have a three course meal at a fixed price! If you're like me there are tons of restaurants you want to try in Atlanta but you don't have the time or maybe it just doesn't fit in your budget at that moment.
Well here's a chance to mark it off your list:-)
See here:
http://www.atlantadowntown.com/fun/restaurant-week

Tomato Tart-Glamour Mag

I found this quick and easy recipe in glamour magazine.
I was not sure how it would taste because the cook time is 35-45 minutes and I was thinking tomatoes in the oven that long......really?
To my surprise it was sooooo good. I will definitely serve this as an appetizer for an up coming dinner.
Here yeah go.....
1 puff pastry sheet-thawed
Tomatoes(I used 2 large and one small)....I used tomato from my garden...yum!
Extra virgin olive oil
Sea Salt
Black Pepper
Thyme(Fresh)
Parchment Paper
Cookie Sheet

• Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper
• Put the thawed puffed pastry sheet on the parchment paper
• Put the tomatoes on the puffed pastry sheet in rows. Do not over lap the tomatoes as this could make it soggy.
• Pull leaves from the thyme twigs and toss them over the tomatoes
• Sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of olive oil over the tomatoes
• Lightly sprinkle the black pepper over the tomatoes
• Cook on 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until edges are golden brown
• Sprinkle the sea salt over after it's cooked

BEFORE

AFTER

PAPA Chow

On our way home from the airport we were quite hungry and decided to try one of the many restaurants that we have seen on Camp Creek. We decided on Papa Chow because the sign said they had stir fry. I was honestly thinking it might be like Chow Baby (http://www.therealchowbaby.com/), maybe because of the name but it was not.
Basically you go to the counter order your food, take a number and they bring the food to you.
I ordered the shrimp teriyaki. The presentation was nice but the food was not so good. The teriyaki was wayyyyyy tooooo sweet. I am usually a teriyaki fan but this was not good at all. I had plenty of shrimp and a nice size at that but just TOO sweet.
As hungry as I was I only ate half of my plate.
My husband had the Pad Thai Noodles with Tofu. He enjoyed his food.
Something that irritated me a bit is the fact that they were sweeping around us while we ate and mopped the floor with BLEACH while we ate. I was so annoyed luckily we were wrapping up and I was way too tired to complain. I may just drop the manager a note after I complete this review.

I will not be returning :-(

Here's the info:
http://www.papachow.com/index.html
3830 PRINCETON LAKES CT STE 900
ATLANTA, GA 30331
(CAMP CREEK MARKETPLACE - NEXT TO WALGREEN'S)
404-629-2575 (main)

2010 World Cup-Where to Watch...

Here's a good list that METROMIX Atlanta has put together.
Have fun and enjoy the games!
http://atlanta.metromix.com/bars-and-clubs/article/watch-the-world-cup/1996337/content

Slow Cooker-Pot Roast

I found myself on www.allrecipes.com while in search of a slow cooker recipe for wings.

I came across this http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Awesome-Slow-Cooker-Pot-Roast/Detail.aspx?prop31=8

recipe for pot roast. So glad I did because there was virtually NO prep time and it came out really good.

I cooked it on high for 5 hours and I added baby carrots the last two hours. I was a little concerned that the carrots would be too soft bu they were perfect.
I served it over rice with green peas on the side.
From now on this will be my "I can't decide what to cook Sunday" go to recipe.

Savannah,GA

I still need to add photos but here's the review.

Here is where we stayed,ate and played:

Stayed at
Holiday Inn Express
SAVANNAH-HISTORIC DISTRICT

199 EAST BAY STREETSAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31401UNITED STATES
http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/savannah/savex/hoteldetail

The room was nice ,clean and comfortable.
The staff from the front desk to the valet to the breakfast dining attendants were great!
We were directly across from the river walk. The only time we drove is when we went to Tybee Island.
The gym area is small but had exactly what I needed and at the time I went in there was only one other person there. After I worked out I walked straight out to the roof top desk to catch a breeze.
The complimentary breakfast was plenty. Normally when they saw complimentary it's cereal,muffins and fruit..not here.
More like biscuits and gravy,eggs,sausage,bacon(hubbie loved that) and I'll stop there:-) you get the picture.
I would definitely stay at this hotel again.

Where we ate:
The Wilkes House
http://www.mrswilkes.com/


We have been to Savannah several times and never ate here. We had been to Lady and Sons(Paula Deen) http://www.ladyandsons.com/
a couple of times but kept hearing about The Wilkes House and made it a point to go this time.
First advantage was there was not the long wait or stand in line to make an appointment to come back and eat as we have experienced at Lady and Sons(Please don't get me wrong I wanted to go so I went through that in order to try Lady and Sons and the food was good).
We waited about 30 minutes. Keep in mind we were in line about 15 minutes before they opened.
The food is served home style meaning you are seated at a big table with people you don't know and all different types of food is already at the table waiting for you. You then pass the food around as if you were at your own family gathering.
Man oh man sooooo much food! We attempted to try everything but that was a FAIL. We were too stuffed.
I kinda liked sitting with people that we didn't know because we all had something different to add to the conversation when we were not stuffing our faces.
So very glad we walked there because we were able to stroll back and let the food begin the digestion process.
OHHH I almost forgot they don't take PLASTIC...no credit cards! Yeah we found out when we pulled out the VISA! They guy at the front was so nice he was like oh you can just bring it back later today before we close and that's exactly what we did because we had no cash or checks on us:(

The Crab Shack-Tybee Island
http://www.thecrabshack.com/
I can't remember how I heard about this place but after seeing the web page it sounded like fun, plus Rachel Ray has a segment on the site from when she made a visit:-0
We had raw oysters and each had the low country boil.
The oysters were big and pretty good.
The low country boil was good but I would have liked more seasoning.
I will say the low country boil here was better than the one I had on the River walk at The Exchange Tavern.
The day we went in it was not too busy. We were seated right away and our server was really attentive.
Outside does have a small area with alligators. I sure kids would get a kick out of this us not so much.
Ummmm would we go back? Yes if we were staying on Tybee no if we were staying in downtown Savannah.


The Exchange Tavern on River Street
We actually stumbled across this place while walking on River Street. The menu looked good so we went in.
We were seated quickly at a nice seat upstairs.
Our server was good.
I had the low country boil(I was on a mission to have a REALLY GREAT one....but it didn't happen) and a spirited drink called the Fire Fly. The drink was delish. The Low Country Boil was not so good. The food was on the luke warm side and the seasoning was close to none.
My lunch mate had a fried seafood platter and enjoyed it.
IF I went back I would have something else on the menu.

Where we played:
Ghost Savannah
We did the haunted pub crawl
http://www.ghostsavannah.com/
It was fun and funny at times. We also learned a little history. Each bar had a specialty drink or you could order from the menu.

Our favorite and last stop on the tour was a place called Jen and Friends Martini Bar.
The martini's were delish!!!! We actually stayed here for another hour or so after the tour ended.
I keep getting error messages for the website(jensandfriendssavannah.com) so here's the address and phone number:
7 E Congress St

Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 238-5367
They're on myspace...just found this.....http://www.myspace.com/96780064

I hope this information is helpful.

Shame on me.....

I can't believe that I have only blogged once this month! I have pics and reviews of Savannah that I need to post.
I am hoping to take some time over the next week and get them posted.
The weather here has been wonderful. I had to completely cut down my rose bushes back in November when we were doing some renovations BUT they are coming back full and strong! I am sooooo delighted because I just knew they were not going to come back.
Seeing as it's the only thing I have planted and not killed I was not happy about cutting them down.
I'll have to take pics and post as they grow bigger and bigger and bigger.....ummmm wonder if I have any before pics???


Cheers