Fatty Melt

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I know I have already posted about the Buckeye Beer Engine and how great it is, but we went there again last night and I have to add to it! I had their very own Buckeye Porter and it was amazing. Now it's not as good as Willoughby Brewing Company Peanut Butter Coffee Porter but really nothing is. BUT this is a close second!!

Now of course I got the Fatty Melt, which let me remind you is a grilled cheese with tomato and bacon, then a 1/2 lb burger, then another grilled cheese sandwich. IT IS AMAZING!!!!

So if you are in Lakewood and want an amazing burger and really good beer go to Beer Engine. AND get the fried pickles cause they are the greatest thing on the planet!!!!!

St. Patty's Day in Cleveland

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So I know its been forever since I have posted, but it's been a little crazy. So St. Patrick's Day was absolutely beautiful, what did everyone do? Well I can tell you what I did! Not only was it March Madness but it was like 75 degrees out!! So a little background about St. Patrick's Day.

Saint Patrick's Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick") is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church and Lutheran Church. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official feast day in the early seventeenth century, and has gradually become a celebration of Irish culture in general.
The day is generally characterised by the attendance of church services, wearing of green attire,public parades and processions, and the lifting of Lenten restrictions on eating, and drinking alcohol,which is often proscribed during the rest of the season.

Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador and in Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora, especially in places such as Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand, among others. Today, St. Patrick's Day is probably the most widely celebrated saint's day in the world.

Our 1st stop was Winking Lizard to watch Ohio State play!! Then we went to Burntwood Tavern and I had my first ever (and second) Irish Car Bomb! I must say the food there is amazing!!

An Irish Car Bomb is a beer cocktail that is drunk as a bomb shot, similar to a boilermaker. It is made with Irish stout, Irish cream, and Irish whiskey.
The whiskey is floated on top of the Irish Cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout. Once mixed, it must be drunk quickly because it will curdle. While Kahlúa was part of the original recipe, it is often excluded from the drink today. Some refer to that original recipe as a Belfast Car Bomb.

The "Irish" in the name refers to the drink's Irish ingredients; typically Guiness stout, Baileys Irish Cream, and Jameson Irish Whiskey. The "Car Bomb" refers to the fact that the drink is a "bomb shot" and also to the many car bombings that took place during the Troubles in Ireland. For this reason, the name is sometimes deemed offensive and some bartenders refuse to serve it. The drink is virtually unknown in Ireland and ordering it there is likely to cause confusion or offense.

The night ended with our friend driving us home and us passing out! Overall a good day!

A Night Out....w/out drinking......

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A Night Out on a Saturday without drinking.....did I hear you right?  yes, yes you did. No I am not pregnant, but have had a wicked cold that has kicked my ass the past week or so. Thus no cooking blogs or cooking really at all. I have literally had some sort of soup and grilled cheese for the past week. I figured everyone knew how to make grilled cheese so I didn't feel it necessary to blog about it. Funny note about that though, I asked Michael to make me a grilled cheese sandwich, figured it was easy enough. Now I make mine on the stove, I butter both pieces of bread and put some slices of cheese in it and voila! You keep on eye on it and when its brown you flip yada yada yada. Wellllll, Michael literally told me that he did not know how to make a grilled cheese sandwich on the stove and only knew how to make it in the toaster oven. Now the toaster oven is fine, except its just dry toast with quasi melted cheese. Yuck!! It's just so very dry, so maybe I should have done a blog about making grilled cheese. :)

Anyway, so I have been sick and cancelled plans with friends to go out since drinking didn't seem too conducive to my health. So we went out to dinner to Latitude 41 N. Now I have been there numerous times for breakfast, but never for dinner. Still an awesome place! Breakfast is really really good. It's located in the Battery Park/Gordon Square District which also houses such places as Luxe, Happy Dog,  and many many others! (click here for a link to ALL the restaurants in that area) Dinner was great, I had this awesome meatball calzone with an incredible marinara sauce. Michael had a Sicilian calzone. It was accompanied with a surprisingly really good chopped salad! Then of course the whole reason why I wanted to go out in that area was my new favorite ice cream shop (sorry Mitchell's) Sweet Moses Soda Fountain & Treat Shop. I just CANNOT get enough of their brownie sundae. Now in a previous blog I raved about this place and how huge the portions are! Now this time I was smart, we got it to go and that way I ate some at home and some on Sunday! It is SOOOO freaking good! I love it, in fact I want some right now!!

So that was my weekend with absolutely no alcohol involved. Its okay I might as well get used to it since we are trying to get pregnant and if that happens, bye bye alcohol! I guess I should probably get my sushi fill in too!! :)

A Night Out in Willoughby

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So last night Michael & I went out with some friends to Willoughby Brewing Company. Now the reason I initially wanted to go was for the Peanut Butter Cup Coffee Porter, because it may honestly be the best beer ever!! I had it a few weeks ago at Happy Dog and it was just as I had remembered it. Now I am addicted to it and just had to get it again. So we went to the source!!  We went to Willoughby Brewing Company and not only was the beer good but I have to say they have some damn good food! I had the Magma Burger which is a hand pattied burger w/ deep fried jalapeno popper, pepper jack, lettuce, tomato, & their very own MAGMA sauce. Not really sure what Magma sauce is, but it was good!! And the above picture does not do this sandwich justice.

In the end we left with half a sandwich and a GROG of the best beer ever!!!

West Pointe Market

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Now I am a West Side Market kinda girl, but my friend Nikki lives in Akron and brought us goodies from West Pointe Market, She brought us brownies which were amazing, these great rosemary crackers for the variety pack of cheese dips, and thinly cut salami. AND a grog of beer! This place is on my agenda to visit very very soon!! If you live in Akron or near Akron or just want to go out for a drive, go to this market!!!!

Luxe & Sweet Moses

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So for my 30th Birthday, Michael and I went out to dinner to Luxe in Battery Park and then for dessert we went to Sweet Moses Soda Fountain & Treat Shop. I have never been to either and holy crap were they good. I have to admit that I liked my dessert better.

For dinner I had the duck confit with homemade pasta and cabbage. It was very very good. I of course left my to go box on the table when we left. :( As we were walking back to our car, I see this soda shop in the distance. Oh what the hell let's go see how it is. HOLY mother of pearl was this good! I had the brownie sundae with mint chocolate chip ice cream. The whip cream is homemade, I assume the brownies are as well. Not sure where they get their ice cream and honestly I don't care. It was THE best sundae I have ever had. Now I am a Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream girl; I worked there one summer, my sister worked there as well. The owner's are beyond great and if you are near any of their locations I highly recommend going there. However on this particular night we were not near one, so its okay to go to Sweet Moses. Michael got a root beer float, with again homemade root beer and ice cream. His was also amazing. The size of these things was incredible. I ate about half of mine and it looked like I didn't even touch the surface. It was sooooooo good!! GO there, right now if you want ice cream!!

The picture does not even do this delicious dessert justice!

Buckeye Beer Engine

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Last night was Date Night, so after trying to figure out where to go for about a hour we decided on an old time favorite- Buckeye Beer Engine. Now this is no normal burger, its a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato and bacon, an all beef patty in the middle, then....another grilled cheese sandwich with tomato and bacon. It is properly named The Fatty Melt! It sounds horrible; horrible as in horrible for your waistline, your heart, etc. But this sandwich is glorious!!! By far one of the best things I have ever tasted!I have tried numerous items on the menu, now they are all good, but The Fatty Melt takes the cake!  The AWESOME Menu for you to peruse.

Now my husband, Michael, and I both got this fabulous meal, but here is a pic of how massive this sandwich is! I also highly recommend the Fried Pickles! I don't eat pickles normally, but these I will eat. They are soooooo good!