The California Benedict

The California BenedictOne thing that annoys me about restaurants is that almost everywhere you go you’ll find a “California” version of something on the menu that’s simply a regular version of the same dish with avocado added to it. You can’t just throw a few slices of avocado on top of a burger and call it a “California Burger.” To me that’s just boring and unoriginal.

I know I’m not the first person to come up with … CONTINUE READING »

Melthouse Bistro

Melthouse Bistro's Maliblue SandwichSeeing as how I’ve eaten at Metlhouse Bistro a few times now I figured that it would probably be a good time to finally write a blog post about the restaurant and their “handcrafted, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches.”

I just want to start off by saying that I absolutely love the sandwiches at Melthouse Bistro. They have some of my favorite sandwiches in the city of Milwaukee, but I wouldn’t really consider most of them … CONTINUE READING »

Monte Cristo Pizza

Monte Cristo PizzaA week and a half ago I wrote about the basil pesto club pizza that I made when I visited Palermo’s and I promised that I had a couple more pizza ideas I wanted to try out. The first is Monte Cristo pizza, which I made this past weekend.

The Monte Cristo, for those of you who have never had the pleasure of enjoying one, is an amazing sandwich consisting of ham, turkey and cheese. … CONTINUE READING »

The Philly Corned Beef Sandwich

The Philly Corned Beef Sandwich from Jake's DeliI always seem to have a list of restaurants that I’ve been meaning to stop and eat at, and for quite some time now Jake’s Deli has been near the top of that list. I figure that any place that’s been around since 1955 has to be doing something right.

For years I’ve been heating about how great their sandwiches are and seeing as how Jake’s is only a few miles from where I live … CONTINUE READING »

Wafflecakes

WafflecakesBack when I was making my chicken and waffle cone I inadvertently stumbled upon these pancake / waffle hybrids after I filled my waffle cone maker with pancake batter but didn’t push the top of it down quite hard enough to make a proper waffle cone.

The resulting creation tasted exactly like a waffle, but was round instead of square and had a thickness that was much closer to that of a pancake. I’ve since … CONTINUE READING »

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