The Girl Who Lost Weight

Before

Dear Food Blog,

Today I began a 90 day weight loss challenge.  20 people at my day job are participating.  If I lose the highest percentage of body weight I will win ... wait for it.... $280.  If that's not motivation then I don't know what is.  Over the next 90 days I will be sharing my efforts with all of you.  Please give me your support and your advice.  Leave a comment telling me your weight loss idea.  I might just try it.  So take a look at my before picture to the left and then come back to watch as I transform.

Once again, this is the Girl Who Ate Fredericksburg.  Thanks for reading my food blog.

I'll Have the "Fish"

Dear Food Diary,

My brothers and I visited the Happy Clam in downtown Fredericksburg recently.  The food was great.  I recommend the cat fish bites as an appetizer and the scallops platter as an entree.  The Happy Clam also sells fresh seafood for you take home and cook to your own taste.  The food was great and reasonably priced.  My only complaint was the lack of decor.  The dining room is very plain.  The clientele is often elderly, so if you are looking for a nice plain quiet dining place with little in the way of ambiance but delicious food, this is the one for you.
On an only partially related note, I want to take this opportunity to complain about a particular pet peeve of mine.  When I look at a menu and it says "fish," this is just as vague as saying "meat" or "mammal."  Just so everyone knows Burger King serves Alaskan Pollock and McDonald's serves Atlantic Pollock, which is larger, slighty darker, and oilier than Alaskan pollock which is actually a different species of fish, despite its name.  Don't you feel better now?

Thanks for reading my food blog.  This is the Girl Who Ate Fredericksburg.

Tyler, My Applebee's Waiter

This is Tyler.  Tyler is a waiter.  Not just a waiter.  He's the waiter.  I've been to the Applebee's at South Point three times.  Each time I had this guy as my waiter.  He is one of the best waiters in Fredericksburg.  If you go to Applebee's near the Walmart at South Point, you must ask for Tyler.  He will make sure your drink is filled before you even realize you needed more.  And he's friendly enough to pose for a picture.  Tyler... he's the waiter.

The Genius of Van Halen

So today I was reading about Van Halen....
Apparently, when they would play at a venue, it was always part of their contract that their room would have a bowl of M&M's in it. To get even sillier, the contract also stated that there should be no brown M&M's in the bowl. Now on first hearing this story you might think they were just spoiled Rock Stars. But an article I read explained the genius behind their method. You see if they looked in the bowl and they saw some missed brown M&M's, you can bet they better check all the other stuff, like the sound connections because obviously this venue doesn't have attention to detail. And they had trucks worth of equipment that should be set up to specification. I found it fascinating and more than that I found some M & M's in my fridge.

Mexico... In Restaurant Form

Deary Food Diary,

Tonight I went to Mexico for the first time.  I didn't even have to worry about having a passport.  I'm speaking of Mexico the Restaurant located in Southpoint.  I thought it was sure to be great because I heard from a friend that they heard from a friend that it was great.  The atmosphere of the restaurant was nice and welcoming, clean, festive, and comforting.  And I got to truthfully tell everyone on my facebook page that "I'm going to Mexico."  So that was fun.  However, my big problem with my dining experience was the time it took to get served.  It took a half hour after we ordered, to get our food.  That doesn't sound like a long time but during that time all our drinks went totally empty as did our chips.  And when the waiter finally brought more of these things, he looked disgruntled more than anything else.  I personally always have a friendly smiling face so I find it off putting when I go to a restaurant and I can't find the same.  The food was good, especially the quesadillas.  I can't recommend this restaurant but if you do go, I suggest you order the shrimp and crab quesadillas.  It was delicious.  I also ordered chile rellano, which is something I order every time I go out for Mexican food.  I was not happy with it.  To start with, it was very spicy.  I feel like if they are going to use anything other than the traditional poblano pepper, which is very mild, they should warn you on the menu.  Furthermore it wasn't covered with the egg and flour breading it normally is.  It was just baked with no breading and very little cheese sprinkled on top.  In the end, I didn't even get dessert because I was just over that restaurant.  But I did stop at the grocery store on the way home and pick up a cheese cake.  Sara Lee for the Win!

Anyway, thanks for reading my food blog.  Until next time, enjoy this picture of my brother, eating a nacho and waiting patiently for his food.