Steak

I have nothing interesting to say about this. Really. Nothing.

I am thinking that I will no longer blog about EVERY dinner. I really want to just review restaurants and talk about interesting things we cook. Seriously, does anyone want to read about the fifth time I make tacos from a box?

Anyway, this was steak. Look at the size of the steak Matt made me. I didn't eat most of it, and we are off for three days tomorrow. I hate to waste, but it looks like I will have to.

Cabin 12

We havent been to Cabin 12 since long before it moved to the new location.

Hmmmm...well, I am writing this as I sit in a 1/2 full restaurant at 1pm on a Tuesday. Waiting. Waiting. Still waiting...

Okay, we finally ordered. No apology; business as usual? I hope not because we are hungry.

Interesting to note: we are 1 of 3 tables, currently only 5 tables seated in entire restaurant, dining with a baby.

One thing that really bothers me while dining out is when I can hear the staff complaining. The waiter was complaining to another patron (?) about how busy they were. Well, there were maybe 2 tables finishing as we got there, 3 eating while we were, and 1 that came in after us. Maybe not even that . many total. In my opinion, it was dead. Why complain? He seemed unable to handle his workload still, and that made me nervous for him and the establishment, as if this is busy for them, yikes!

The food was also not up to the standards of the downtown Cabin 12. The hasbrowns were absolutely AWFUL! Matt and I could not agree on the origins, but I thought they were bad enough that they were previously frozen and cooked until they were flakey and dry.

Matt ate an omelette with bacon, feta, and red peppers. That, he states, was delicious.

I had the Badger Benny. I can't remember exactly what was on it, but it had various meats and veggies (tried to look online, but for some reason they don't post the full menu??) like bacon, sausage, onion, and  tomato. The eggs were well done, and the Hollandaise was good too.

However, the hasbrowns were really unforgivable. Breakfast is what Cabin 12 does. And hasbrowns are 1/2 the meal. Really gross. Huge fail.

But still, the service was lacking, and the atmosphere felt kind of off. Maybe they are being haunted by the ghosts of all the failed restaurants that have tried to open in this location?

Beef Dip

Cost: $4 (the meat is leftover)

Prep: 20 minutes

This is an old favorite of Matt and mine. We haven't made it in a long time, and I think I found a much better way to do it.

I used the leftover roast beef from the other night. It was SOOOO much easier to thinly slice the meat when it was cooled.

I also used the leftover potatoes that were not very good on slow-cooker night as a bit of hasbrowns tonight. Served up with a big serving of au jus (that was fun to watch Charlie attempt) and a Caesar salad care of Matt.

It was a good, hearty meal. Food like this feels like a real family dinner.

Fernwood Inn

We have a whole bunch of Groupons that are going to expire, so in the next couple weeks we need to eat out a lot!

On the way to our "gender assessment" ultrasound today, we stopped at the Fernwood Inn to use our coupon. We had no idea they served brunch, but they do! They also are accommodating for people with children, even though I don't think it is their forte. They were great about turning on an extra TV to the soccer match so Charlie could watch.

And Charlie was being a bugger. Just got to throw that in there. He was kind of a butt all day, and this was no exception. We kept him fairly entertained, and I cleaned up the mesh he made, but I hope we weren't "those people" with their naughty infant disrupting everyone.

He looks innocent, but don't be fooled.

Generally, I like the food here. We tried the benny. Again it left me asking, why do people like the Blue Fox? This benny was a million times better. It was served on a flakey biscuit with thick smoked ham and a thin slice of cheese (smoked Gouda we guessed). It could have used a bit more Hollandaise, but the eggs were perfect. I really really like the fruit salad, but the hashbrowns....well, I liked that there were parsnips in the mix, but over all, the hashbrowns were served totally cold. Oh well.

We also shared the Down South Chicken Strips. I think it is usually served with 2 dips, but that wasn't really the problem. There was something wrong with the sweet potato fries today. They were really soggy, and that is not usual.

Oh well, we left satisfied, but it wasn't up to the usual standard. Generally, I would say they have good service and good food, but this visit one was a little off.

Weekend Leftover Breakfast

This is from last weekend, but I just wanted to share this idea for using leftover slow cooker ingredients. This easily could be paired with a side salad and served as a dinner.

I sauteed the leftover potatoes on the skillet, fried up some eggs, and toasted some focaccia bread. Seriously, focaccia bread is the best thing to happen to eggs since chickens.

We are going to try, eventually, to have a meatless night. We eat too much meat and can save some money this way. Not yet though. This week we eat steak. Stay tuned for meal plans.