Wow, there has not been a lot of cooking going on in our kitchen! After a week of me being sick and basically opening canned soup for my children, my husband took out the family on Sunday, and last night we went on a date. We have decided to make sure we go on one really great date every month this year. Not really a New Year’s resolution, but a “we want to put a priority on this part of our lives”. I am excited. After dinner we went and saw Les Miserables, which we both really enjoyed and thought Russel Crowe did a great job, quite opposite of what everyone else seems to be saying, but hey we liked it! Anyways, I am getting ahead of myself, as you are sitting there reading a food blog, you probably want to hear about our dinner. We finally checked out Chop. It has been there for quite a while, and as my husband and I are both a big fan of steak, I am quite surprised we have never tried this place before! They have meals called the chopped experience that include a starter salad or soup, steak, veggies, and your choice of side. We both ordered that. I started with the French Onion Soup, it was quite tasty, a little thicker than the usual French Onion Soup, but delicious none the less. I then had a sirloin steak, with mashed potatoes, which very strongly tasted of horseradish. I like horseradish therefore really enjoyed them, however if you are not a fan you probably want to order a different side. My husband started with the caesar salad, he said it was really good, he ate the whole thing before I could take a bite, so I will have to take his word for it. That’s okay though I got him back when his food came. He ordered the New York, with a side of white truffle Mac and Cheese. That Mac and Cheese was the best thing of all that we ordered and I will admit my fork made my way over to his plate more than once. The dessert menu looked pretty good, however we were both too full to try anything from it, so we will just have to try again next time. Although being right beside a movie theater it could be the perfect opportunity to go out for desserts after a show. So yes, if you haven’t been, give it a try. It truly was a lovely experience.
Category Archives: Seafood
Brewsters – Calgary
Last night was our annual siblings dinner out. A triple date is you will. We started out the evening at Brewsters, and shared some appetizers. We went for the Lobster Artichoke Dip, it was amazing, plus the honey garlic wings, also amazing, and the calamari which I didn’t try but every one else said it was amazing. Okay, so you get the picture, we liked the appetizers. Now on to the meal portion, I had the Crispy Chicken Ranch Burger with a side of sweet potatoes. It tasted exactly like I thought it would according to the menu description, and let’s be honest with ourselves, that is a rare thing. For dessert we all shared the leprechaun Pie, and the Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake, again, I didn’t actually try these, however, everybody else seemed to enjoy them immensely. So all in all, we had a great dinner out. Next, was home for Settlers of Catan, and I was the champion! Woo hoo!
British Fish and Chips- Calgary
One of my fondest childhood memories is going to the drive-in movies. My mom used to make a huge bowl of popcorn, we would stop at 7-11 for a big gulp and go watch not one but 2 movies. Sure, I usually fell asleep during the second movie, but it was such a thrill as a child to be able to stay up late ( even if I didn’t always make it). My absolute favorite part was the hot dog concession video in between movies. So when I heard that Deerfoot Mall here in Calgary was having a summer drive-in movie series I knew we had to go . Unfortunatly it got rained out. Good thing we made a whole night of it, so the kids weren’t too dissappointed. Before the movie started we did one of my kids most favorite things. We ate at a mall food court and let them pick whatever they wanted. Our kids just love doing this. I think it gives them a faux independence. So Erik had his usual teen burger from A+W , Autumn got a Cinnzeo, Jordan and Clarke had Subs, and I tried something very rare for me to order out ….seafood.
I went to Mounts Bay fish and chips. I am not usually a seafood fan but I have to say when it is deep-fried and dipped in tarter sauce it is pretty tasty stuff. And to my great surprise this little mall food court stand was some of the best fish and chips ever. The fish was hot and crispy, and so were the fries. In fact everyone was eating a little off mom’s plate. Good thing I don’t mind sharing. So if you ever find yourself way up there at Deerfoot Mall, I think that you should give it a try!
