What I've missed most in 9 months

Okay, so it hasn't been a full nine months of depriving myself of foods that I enjoy, but there is one thing that I am REALLY looking forward to enjoying once I am no longer restricted due to hosting a small being inside my belly.... A sandwich from Peterson's Market (in Dennis MA). That's really all I miss.

The closest thing I have found to a Roma's sandwich (of course, forever THE BEST sandwiches), Peterson's has good, fresh sub rolls, and just the right combination of ingredients. My sandwich order: Yellow mustard, no need for Dijon or anything, shredded lettuce, tasty cracked pepper turkey (the kind thats orange on the outside....not sure why, but it tastes good), delicious Muenster cheese, tomato and of course pickles. I've been thinking about this sandwich for a solid 3 months or so now. Ever since people started asking what I wanted to have as my first meal in the hospital. And the choice hasn't changed. That and a glass of red wine. Is that a weird combination? whatever! That's what I want.

This summer I will have to bring Rose and Julie McCoy to Peterson's Market and see what they think of the sandwiches. Its hard when you've had Roma's, to ever find something even close but this will definitely make me happy in a few weeks. Now to figure out who is going to deliver it!

Best Breakfast

I ate my face of in Saratoga this past weekend. Although my Roma's sandwich exceeded expectations, I think the best meal of the weekend award goes to the breakfast I ate Saturday morning. I went with my friend Jen. We had a couple of ideas in mind, and headed towards Phila Street. Our first choice was Beverly's, but I'd heard that the owner got arrested and we weren't sure if it was open. We parked on Phila across from Ravenous...which happened to be open for breakfast. I think this is a relatively new thing for them, and a lucky discovery for us.

Knowing I was going to Roma's for lunch, I didn't want a huge breakfast. I was also slightly hungover from my margarita intake the night before. I don't think I could have made a wrong choice, though. I chose the Rise 'n' Shine: crepe filled with scrambled egg, bacon, and gruyere. Amazing. It was the perfect size- about the size of a slice of bread. The thinness of the crepe allowed for a good amount of non-crepe ingredients, so every bite was perfect and I still had room for Roma's a couple of hours later. It was also not at all greasy, which is a problem I sometimes have with breakfast foods. My meal came with a side of Ravenous's famous pomme fritte, and my chosen dipping sauce was pesto mayo. I also put some of the mayo on the crepe, and this was pretty great.

I really think this was the best breakfast of my life. A close second was the breakfast I had Sunday...chocolate chip pancake from Country Corner, anyone?