Food Obsessions Part 3

I know you have all been dying for this latest installment of my food obsession so here we go. This food obsession is all about Philly food. Yes, that is right folks food from Philadelphia. This was just going to be about Cheesesteaks but when I was in Philly I discovered another heavenly delight known as the Tastykake. So I decided to make it all one post about Philly food.

Again I have the food network to blame for my obsession with the Cheesesteak. I saw some show, probably Unwrapped, and saw what a real Cheesesteak looked like. Now, you can get cheesesteaks in MN, I have had them but once you have had a real cheesesteak from Philly, there is just no comparison. Here in MN we call them Philly Cheesesteaks, in Philly, it's just a cheesesteak. Remember this folks because apparently people from Philly don't like it when you refer to a cheesesteak as a Philly Cheesesteak.

So anyway, back to my obsession. I love steak, I love hoagie rolls and I love cheese. I needed a cheese steak. Believe it or not I actually researched where to go. The food network helped. I found that there are 3 main places in Philly to get a cheesesteak. One is Pat's, one is Geno's and one is Jim's on South Street. I consulted some of my message board friends about cheesesteaks and where to go and found that there was ordering protocol that needed to be followed. What?? Apparently at some places if you do not order correctly you are sent to the back of the line. I could not let this happen. I got schooled on how to order, Whiz wit, whiz witout. What is Whiz? Whiz is cheesewhiz. Wit means with onions, witout means without onions. Provy is Provolone. Now there is more to this than what I am explaining but it's been a while since I was in Philly so I'm sure I am leaving a few things out, I just wanted you to have an idea. I was so nervous about this ordering thing.

Once in Philly we had to decide where to go. We didn't have a car but ended up on South Street so Jim's it was. The place was mobbed and the line was long. I was actually practicing in line on how to order. (yeah, lame, I know). I didn't need to worry they were very nice when I ordered. No one was sent to the back of the line. I got my steaks and was in heaven. BEST FOOD EVER! I wanted to get back in line and get another one but I didn't. I seriously want to go back just to have a cheesesteak and yes, I have considered ordering the supplies from Jim's to make them at home. I haven't done it but I have thought about it. I may do it someday.

So about these Tastykakes yeah they are like Hostess only better! Lots of variety's and yummy cakey goodness. I have resorted to ordering Tastykakes from Ebay. I also have a friend at work who is from Philly who brings me some back when she goes home. I think it is probably good that we don't have Tastykakes in MN because it could be dangerous.

So there you have it. Tastykakes and Cheesesteaks. Are they worth it? Darn right they are!

Cute things for sale

So, by now most you probably know that I am participating in the Breast Cancer 3-Day here in the Twin Cities in August. I need to raise $2300.00 in order to participate. One of my fundraisers is selling these cute "Faith, Hope and Love" necklaces and the Cancer Sucks and Pink Ribbon Buttons.

The necklaces are $10.00. The silver charms says "Faith, Hope, Love" around the charm. The cord is black satin and it is 16 inches long.

The buttons are $3.00 a piece.

If you are interested in purchasing please send me an email. I will ship for free!(I may even consider shipping to Australia ;))

kmabernathy32@msn.com

Food Obsessions Part 2

I started this food obsession thing with my post about Sonic. I get obsessed with things that I cannot have and I blame it all on The Food Network. They are always talking about some damn place that is no where near me that I want to go to. So I am going to blog about some of my food obsessions. Today's installment is Krispy Kreme.

About 7 or 8 years ago I stumbled across Krispy Kreme in our hotel in Las Vegas. I think at that point I had heard about Krispy Kreme on the Food Network, (it's that damn Unwrapped show). Anyways, we didn't have Krispy Kreme in MN at the time. When I came across the "Hot Donuts Now" light I was intrigued. I loved donuts so I thought what the heck let's stop in. Not that it matters but it was about 3:00 am, early by Vegas standards.

I was quickly in love with those hot glazed donuts. I had never tasted anything so good. I made several trips to Krispy Kreme in that visit to Vegas, thank goodness it was in our hotel. Once I got home I was having a donut withdrawal. I got all obsessed trying to locate a Krispy Kreme but there were none around me. The closest one was 250 miles away in Des Moines Iowa. Yes, I briefly considered driving there but that would have been crazy so what did I do instead?

I emailed Krispy Kreme and asked them to airship me a dozen donuts. They said no. They wouldn't do it because they could not guarantee freshness. I was hugely disappointed. About a year later Krispy Kreme was becoming all the rage and our local paper actually had an article on how you could get Krispy Kreme to Fed Ex you donuts. It wasn't worth the $45 charge. Soon after Krispy Kreme came to MN with huge fan fare. People waiting in line all night for donuts, it was crazy. ( I was not there!) A few stores were built here and then they started popping up everywhere, like gas stations and Target. I didn't like that because I only wanted them hot. Pretty soon Krispy Kreme died off and now all of them are closed again in MN. There are no more hot Krispy Kremes to be found. Guess I'll just have to go back to Vegas.