FoodieintheUK

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

I found a Saltines substitute!

Sunday night's game was awesome! Being at Wembley stadium for an NFL game, a CHICAGO game especially was beyond words for me. The Bears pulled off a win even though they played like crap and Cutler.. gee.. What can I say about him that probably hasn't already been said. He sucked. I still had a lot of fun though, and that game will be seared into my memory for a long time to come.

Some pics from the game:

We got lucky to have such a gorgeous day. I only needed two layers!

I was pleasantly surprised at how many British accents I heard with jerseys on. I guess some Brits do watch American football!

I love seeing players pray before the game. How endearing.

throwing it back to the early 90's with a little Goo Goo dolls

Sad that this was probably the most decoration the Bears had on the field. Since the Bucs had home advantage, there was a ton of complimentary Bucs flags waving about.

at least Staley made it!

It was actually quite funny at the start of the game because there was this little squirrel stuck on the field. He kept running into the end zone, then up to the middle of the field, and then turning back to the end zone as if he didn't know where to run. I swear people cheered when the squirrel made it back into the end zone, as if it had made a touchdown itself! Lol.. Eventually I lost track and am assuming the squirrel made its way off the field.

the shirtless man that made it on to the field for quite some time before getting tackled.

he managed to high five some players on the field which was hilarious!

narrowly missed the first tackle

but eventually was brought down.. HARD

lol...

the end=Bears win!

It was nice to get win in a stadium full of Bucs fans. Whoop Whoop! :-)

look who was waiting for us on the bed!! :-) Okay, so we put her on the bed.. what a cutie!!

I was really excited to find this on Ocado recently. Since the UK doesn't have saltine crackers, I was recently looking for a good substitute and this is perfect! It's a big heartier than a saltine, since I think Saltines flake more in your mouth, but it's very similar in taste! Me=happy! Now I have something to ~~snack on~~ eat soup with!

I steamed some kale with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. mmm.. It felt good to be eating some dark leafy veggies again!

plus ranch covered salad

chili prawn pasta with steamed spinach for dinner

a bit oily but delicious nonetheless!

Saturday, 22 October 2011

NFL Fan Rally 2011

We had some Pho last night while my cold still lingered, and it felt really good to be eating clean for a change (no spices or curries of any kind). Although the soup was slightly cold, it was actually pretty tasty for being delivery (Hung Viet)

I had one of these delicious spring rolls. I love vietnamese style rolls because they aren't fried and they're usually filled with shrimp, noodles, herbs, and veggies. YUM!

mongolian duck

I was pretty satisfied with my PHO so I didn't have any of the other stuff T ordered but he said it all tasted pretty mediocre.

fried rice

beef curry

We stayed in and I called it an early night after dinner because I knew we had a long day ahead of us the next day. The initial plan was to do a house viewing at 10a.m. near Essex road so T and I went to The Diner, an American style diner close to the property. I was PUMPED when I saw the menu. I've had a weird hankering for American foods lately and when I saw the following on the menu, I literally squealed!

cobb salad
hot dogs
chili cheese fries (weird I know!!)
burgers
philly cheese steaks
bacon (I was hoping it was real American bacon!!!)
ketchup EVERYWHERE! Lol.

http://www.goodlifediner.com/

The food looked promising but unfortunately, failed to deliver on taste for the most part. T's pancakes weren't very fluffy or moist at all, the way pancakes should be. What can you really expect though; it's a greasy diner, not a gourmet restaurant!

Their spicy home fries was fantastic; a bit oily but the caramelised onions were delicious mixed in with the potatoes.

unbuttered, clean, yummy spinach

I was really hankering for waffles and bacon and this hit the spot in at least the bacon was good, chewy and undercooked, just how I like it. The waffle tasted like a sweet Belgian waffle you would get with chocolate on top so it was a bit too dessert like, even though I still ate most of it. :-)

After breakfast, the realtor cancelled on the property showing last minute (grrr!!), but on the plus side, we were able to head to the NFL Fan rally on time.

This is hands down one of my favorite things to do. Anything involving eating, the Chicago Bears, tailgating, or pep rally's I LURVE!! What can I say, I felt like a kid glowing on Christmas morning! haha. No. Joke.

I've been missing Chicago
Missing football
I wanted to see some Bears folk
I haven't been out of the house in a week and 1/2 people!!

sorta playing paparazzi...

We took some quick pictures before heading into the small crowd so we could get a good viewing spot before the bigger crowds.

I already had my sweatshirt on but I somehow managed to convince T to buy himself one! "You can't go to the game tomorrow without any gear on!!!" Oh, and he bought me a zip up one too :)