Chipotle Mexican Grill

I have a new love in life... Chipotle's Burrito Bowl. The famous order at Chipotle is the Burrito, which is good, but HUGE-O-MUNGO and quite messy. Looking for something of a better fit, I wondered down to the burrito bowl... FIT-O-PERFECTO!!! Chipotle piles all the condiments from the Burrito, in an awesome environmentally friendly bowl and Voila! Dinner is served! I save time, space and napkins by eating my burrito with a fork- and there is no tortilla to diminish the awesome flavorings of their organic material! All of Chipotle's ingredients are organic and everything is environmentally friendly... they even recycle all their waste! I always order my bowl with rice, black beans, meat, a little pico and a little of their corn salsa, top all off with sour cream and cheese... wholesome goodness! I also love the quality of all their meat. I really enjoy the chicken and shredded pork. The grilled steak is of excellent quality, though a little too spicy for my little t. buds. I then order my bowl with a side of chips and guac to help scoop it up and eventually down! I have to add that Chipotle's guac is the BEST out of all that I have tried in the Hispanic line of eateries. The added benefit of the bowl, is if you can't enjoy it all in one sitting, it is just as good the next day! Take a try at the Chipotle Burrito Bowl, I promise it lives up to (and longer) than it's burrito brother!

As promised, here is their website:
www.chipotle.com

Pepercini Roast

Upon a recent visit to my Aunt's for dinner, she served pepercini roast sandwiches- so we had to try it for ourselves! This roast is sooo incredibly easy, and delicious! You simply take about a 4lb roast with 1 16oz jar of chopped pepercinis, toss in your crock pot, cook for 8-10 hours and voila! We shredded the roast at about the 7th hour, then let it soak up more juice for an hour. You then serve the shredded spicey meat on a white roll, with a little mayo, pickle slice, and Munster cheese. This sandwich is moist, warm, spicy with a little tang! It is delicious! The best part of is you can reuse the meat! The next day we tossed the meat with some sauted onions and peppers and made fajitas. They were proabably better than the sandwiches. You must try this roast! If you don't want all the heat, you can cook the roast with a jar of whole peppercinis, then remove the peppers just before you shred. The peppercinis flavor the beef so wonderfully... and who could ask for an easier meal!!! Try It! :)

MOOCH-A-LICIOUS!

Moochies is truly my favorite place! I took my sister-in-law this weekend and they have revamped!! They now have made more room, a new soda counter with condiment treys, booths and new tables! Their menu also now sports french fries, onion rings, mozzarella sticks and even fried pickles! The french fries are really quite good- though not so sure about the fried pickles. ;) I did finally try the chocolate cake which is really, REALLY good- moist with perfect distribution of frosting to cake... chocolaty goodness! Yummers! I have to admit... this visit was a total calorie OVERHALL... but worth every bite! All that time of saying, well Moochies would be my favorite if they had Fries... WELL NOW THEY DO!!!! :)

If you haven't read my previous entry about Moochies... they have the absolute Phillies in Salt Lake... don't miss out!

Here is their website:
www.moochiesmeatballs.com

Enjoy! I do! :)

Starbucks Signature Hot Chocolate Ice Cream

You might be able to tell... I am in a HUGE ice cream kick right now. Tonight, I really wanted some Chubby Hubby, so I made a run to the store with instruction to get Matt some ice cream as well. He is not quite the fan of the CH as I am. Upon careful consideration I chose Starbucks Signature Hot Chocolate Ice Cream. I have alwasy been curious about the Starbucks Ice Cream line, but always thought their flavors would contain coffee. There is no coffee in this ice cream and MAN-O-MAN... this is a delicious chocolate ice cream! This ice cream has vanilla and chocolate ice creams with ribbons of fudge. This is the perfect combination of subtle chocolate, creamy vanilla, and rich fudge... which make a lovely harmony of chocolately goodness in your mouth! Delicious! I felt a little guilty in that I opened the ice cream and ate a good three or four bites before taking it to it's rightful owner! He was busy feeding our littlest, so I gave him bites, after giving a few to myself... I know, I know! This is truly now one of our favorite chocolate ice creams! WHOLESOME GOODNESS!!! I am now eating my Chubby Hubby, so no worries, it has been devoured as well... ;)

Starbucks also has a coffee free Strawberry... this is next on the list! :)

Carlucci's Bakery and Cafe, SLC UT

So this afternoon, my mom and I ventured to see the Farmer's Market, but due to inclement weather- decided we would venture and try something new for lunch! After driving around the park, I noticed Carlucci's Bakery and Cafe just across the street from the Market. What a wonderful little cafe! This cute little nook, has wonderful pastries and a great little lunch menu! From the case in the front showcases their desirable pastries and cakes.. that is when my mouth started watering! I ordered the Roast beef with horseradish aioli, greens, red onion on a white baguette. It was delicious! The flavor distribution of the horseradish to meet and greens was perfect. The onion was mild, just enough to add a little flavor. The bun was soft and held everything together until the last bite! Yummy! My mom ordered the Blackforest Ham and Brie with honey Dijon mustard on a white baguette. The ham and brie were of great quality, however, there was a little too much mustard as it over powered the flavors in the sandwich. The sandwich was good, though again, needed less Dijon, so you could appreciate the brie. Each sandwich came with their house pasta salad- a rotini pasta with their house balsamic dressing, mozzarella, zucchini, red onion and olives. At first I was hesitant, but it too was delicious! Then came dessert! We ordered four petites- their Decadence (flourless chocolate cake), Almond Tart, Gingersnap, and an éclair. All were amazing! The decadence was rich and had incredible texture (though I was glad we ordered the petit! The gingersnap was made with real ginger and was soft, yet crunchy. The Almond Tart and Éclair were good, though not much past the competition. I also paid close attention to the plates passing our table and everything looked just as delicious. In fact, I think the next time I visit Carlucci's I will be ordering the Turkey Bacon Avo! Carlucci's also serves Coffee items, of which most all their customers were ordering- along with either a dessert or a sandwich. This little cafe/bakery was really simple and delicious! If you want a simple sandwich and pastry, stop by Carlucci's! It is also quit easy to access from the freeway... and so much better than the common fast food! WHOLESOME GOODNESS!!!

Carlucci's Cafe and Bakery Website:
www.carluccisbakery.com

I have decided to add the link to the restaurant if available, so you too can check it out! :)

Les Madeleines

Not to long ago, I heard about the Kouing Aman pastry, and had to go and try it out! I grabbed my mom and away we went for lunch! We ordered the Sesame Chicken Salad Wrap, Turkey Avocado Sandwich, Pommes Frites, and topped it off with their famous Kouing Aman. The Sesame Chicken Salad had great flavor! The sesame dressing they use along with the chicken and peanut sauce were great flavor companions! The Turkey Avocado was really good, simple and fresh, but nothing over the top. It was good, just not "special" in anyway. I absolutely loved the Pommes Frites- they were crisp and delicious! Not to mention the amazing Garlic aioli that comes with! (The aioli is served with half ketchup, which I was not a fan of... I think it would be better if there had been more of the aioli and ketchup... if any, but I don't really care for Ketchup, and LOVE garlic.) Then came the Kouing Aman- this was delicious! This dessert item is what they are famous for and justifiably so! The puff pastry is buttery, and sugary on the outside and soft and delicious on the outside! They are a little expensive at about $5 a piece, but if you like pastries, well worth the price! I just don't know that if I foot the bill... I don't think I could make myself share! Ha! Lunch was really rather light and fairly "healthy" which rounded out the pastry... in fact I should have tried more! I will definitely be going back to Les Madeleine's to try more of their menu and definitely more desserts! WHOLESOME GOODNESS! :)

ACME Burger Company

Ready for wholesome goodness gourmet burgers? Go to ACME BURGER CO. in downtown Salt Lake! The owner of ACME, has his burger flavor distribution down to a science! Every burger on the menu is to die for and they rotate. They are incredible! I also love the shoestring fries and they make the BEST bread pudding in town! Made with Buttermilk Brown Sugar Ice Cream and Goat Milk Carmel... believe me it is to DIE FOR! I literally lick the platter clean with each dish, every time I go. This is the "class" of the burger industry! They feature the regular beef burger along with bison, Kobe Beef, Veggie, Turkey, Lamb, Elk and even duck or sea bass. There is a burger for everyone! :) Again, their menu does change every now and then, but you can never go wrong! If you have a gourmet pallet and LOVE burgers- GO TO ACME! WHOLESOME GOODNESS!