Gas Station Pretzel FAIL

Whenever we go to the Red River Gorge to cover something tragic, we always stop at the Shell station off the Slade exit on the Mountain Parkway to get provisions. Last week, Jackie decided on this pretzel. Bad idea. The moment it was removed from the warmth of its incubator, it turned into wood. Clearly it had been in there a while. Usually this store has really good snacks. I have only gotten stuff from the shelves, but Jackie says they have OK sandwiches. They have a large variety of Little Debbies, which in my mind, validates any convenience store. But steer clear of the pretzels!! The only good news to come out of this experience: Jackie used the mustard packets intended for the pretzel on her wrap that she brought from home. So not all was lost!!

Alfalfa's Changed My Life

yeah yeah yeah...I haven't blogged in forever, gimme a break.

So to make up for it here are pics of the delicious food Adam and I got at Alfalfa's a couple of weekends ago. This was Adam's first trip there but now he's a big fan like me! If you've never been to Alfalfa's because you thought it was a feed store or something, trust me you have got to check it out. It's like 'health' food that's not overly pretentious, and honestly not all that healthy. There are a lot of vegetarian options.

I had an appetizer of tomato bisque that was perfect. Then I had chicken and broccoli crepes with spicy cheese sauce. It was amazing. Think a gourmet version of a chicken broccoli hot pocket. The filling was made out of large chunks of chicken, finely chopped broccoli, onion, and some other spices. The same spicy cheese sauce that topped the crepes has made appearances in other dishes at Alfalfa's, such as the chicken penne. It is excellent.

For his meal, Adam had salad with house dressing, and the vegetarian lasagna. I have had this dish before and I love it. You cant get it in a half serving which is perfect. Most of the conventional dishes, such as lasagna, that I have tried a 'vegetarian' form of stray too far from the original for my preference. But this dish does not. The tomato sauce is just right, and the whole thing just feels slightly lighter somehow. While Adam liked his food, he was envious of mine. :) Truly mine was the winner, but both were very good.

For dessert we got raspberry chocolate mousse cheesecake. Yeah. Raspberry flavored cheesecake on the bottom and chocolate mousse on the top. Upon taking his first bite, Adam proclaimed, "It's so good I just went cross-eyed." I concur. Alfalfa's is downtown across from the government building. Sometimes the staff is squirrely, but overall I love this place!

We could use a Bizcuit

Yesterday I had to work dayside, so naturally I didn't have time for breakfast. I came into the newsroom, starving, and the following exchange took place:

Me: "Does Zaxby's do breakfast?"
Pam: "If they do, I need to know about it!"

With nothing better to do, I went across to the street to find out. The Zaxby's across from our station has only been open a couple of months, so the appeal has not yet worn of, and we haven't quite memorized the menu. A quick spin past the drive through confirmed it:

Zaxby's does not do breakfast.

Don't fret, Lexington. According to Pam, we just need to "keep hope alive".

Roastburger, parts 1 and 2

Last weekend Adam climbed into the live truck and announced that he had printed off a coupon for a free roastburger from Arby's. I guess this is their new thing they are pushing, but according to Adam they are always giving out coupons for free stuff online. We resolved to stop at the first Arby's we came to which happened to be in Harrodsburg. Adam buys his drink and receives his free sandwich. But the cashier never took the coupon from him. Thanks Harrodsburg Arby's. So the following day, yes the very next day, we went back to Arby's, this time on New Circle Rd, for another free roastburger. This time, however, the guy did take the coupon. Adam says the new menu item is very delicious, so much so that he was enthusiastic about eating one 2 days in a row. We'll have to try this con again.

"Besides the baby, homeless man, and flies, it's my favorite place in Frankfort!"

In that order.  For my first (ever!) blog post, I'm going to share our lunch experience at the Frankfort Coffeetree Cafe.  I've been here a couple of times, so when Jackie and I got to take a break from watching crews search for a man's body in the river behind the library downtown, I drove us over, promising Jackie some super 'snacks'.  We both caved and got actual meals.  She got a grilled cheese and baked potato soup.  I got turkey and swiss on a bagel with mustard and lettuce.  Mine didn't exist on the menu, I just asked for that though and they had no problem making it.  I also got a strawberry/pineapple smoothie, which was perfect!  I went back for dessert (you know you do it...feels less bad than ordering it with the meal...almost like an afterthought...but you've been planning it all along.)  They had a little chocolate mousse for $1.50 so that was my choice.  I brought it back to the table, lifted the tiny sampling-spoon to Jackie and my eye level, and told her that such a dessert was just a slap in the face.  It was in a container the size of a shot glass.  When I tried to think instead of how I truthfully don't ˆneedˆa bigger dessert, I remembered that it was the little girl who rang me up who suggested that i get the tiny mousse.  Judgement?

I gave Jackie shit in the form of notes scribbled on her notebook for seating us RIGHT between the fussy baby and the chatty homeless man.  Then while we ate some sort of gnat harrassed us.  But those are my only complaints.  Oh yeah, and their game selection.  Aside from games that would take way longer to play than for you to eat your sandwich (cranium, scrabble, yatzhee) they only had a deck of cards and Uno.  So we played one 35 second game of Uno.  Fun.  Then we took a picture of a book called something like 'New Jersey: Unexpected Pleasures.'  This cafe's walls are covered in books like a library.  They also seems to have a computer on a tall desk on one wall, Jackie asked if she could use it, but they told her she didn't have a log-in ID.  Ok?

Well the next time you're in downtown Frankfort, try this place out.  It's on Broadway in downtown.  Weird stuff happens there, but the food is really good!