Papa Joe's

Seven Seas Soup

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Went to Papa Joe’s for dinner for my mother’s birthday this past Tuesday.  I arrived early and had a chance to talk to the waiter about what to order off the menu.  I told him about the menudo soup I had and he had the same thing from the same place.  I told him I was game to try anything so he picked the Seven Seas Soup for me.  It was a tomato base broth very close to Maryland crab soup.  It had two large crab claws, shrimp,clams, muscles, fish, some small shell fish and scallops. Very tasty and filling.  It came with tortilla shells but there was no need for them.  I guess they expect you to pull out some of the seafood and use the shells.  Papa Joe’s is our favorite place to have Mexican and the portions are large.  If you walk out of there hungry then you have a problem it’s called a tape worm.  God bless, thanks for reading and if you have not had it before then try it.

http://www.papajoeswestminstermd.com/

What is on your menu?

This year I will be cooking some bizarre food.  Deer heart and liver will be on the menu at some point.  Rabbit if I am lucky enough to get one out of the yard.  I will be trying a few other things that are different next month at work.  They have Diversity day and we bring in dishes from other countries.  I am making Pork and sauerkraut (requested by a few of the ladies I work with).  I am always game to try something new and exciting. Really hoping that someone brings in chicken feet.  Keeping my fingers crossed. Also next month is our church picnic.  Pot luck and Ellen is making Hotdog salad.  Everyone always brings great dishes and I always over eat. This fall I am looking forward to roasted pumpkin seeds.  Hot out of the oven they are so good.  So keep me in mind when digging into your favorite dish and let me know what is in your feet bag as you strap it on your head and pig out.  Thanks again everyone for reading and passing this blog along to your friends.  God bless and see you at the table.

Deer

Menudo soup

Well I had it and to be honest I will not be having it again.  Menudo soup was different.  Beef stomach sliced thin and cooked in a spicy soup broth.  The broth was great.  Very spicy and not to heavy.  The stomach on the other hand was, well let me say I think it was more of a texture thing for me.  It did not have a taste of its own.  It took on the spice of the broth.  It was not rubbery like I thought it was going to be but more spongy.  They served it with tortilla shells, cilantro with diced onion, and oregano.  The sides added flavor but I still had to put some of their home made salsa on the shells with the stomach.  The home made salsa and warm chips were really good.  They brought those out before my lunch along with some guacamole.  I do not care for guacamole but I tried theirs and it was better than most I have had.  It was not chunky at all but smooth like a dipping sauce.  She brought me out a sample of the pork they were cooking.  That was good.  I could have had that in the broth.   I will be going back to try some other stuff.  It is the most authentic Mexican food I have had in the area.  The portion for the price was great.  My meal was $8 and I was full walking out of there.  God bless, thanks for reading and hope to see you at the table.

Menudo soup

Pizza night

We made two pizzas tonight. Ellen made herself a vegan pizza with sun roasted tomatoes, fresh oregano from her herb garden, onions and some other spices. Mine was topped with fresh tomatoes and oregano. They were very good and we both have enough left over for lunch. God bless, thanks for reading and see you at the table.

Fried green tomatoes

Tonight's dinner was tots, salad and fried green tomatoes. Fresh from our garden. It may not look like enough to fill you up but you would be wrong. We were both stuffed. God bless, thanks for reading and hope to see you at the table.

Great snack

Our in San Diego we had
A chance to go into Trader Joe's. That was a mistake in a good way. Not only did Ellen find some great stuff for her to eat we also found this tasty treat. Two flavors of lightly salted seaweed. Wasabi was my fav. Not too spicy but you could feel the heat. If you get a chance stop and get some. Just .99 per pack. Just be warned. One pack will not be enough. God bless, thanks for reading and see you at the table.

Asian buffet dinner

Ellen and I went to the Hibachi buffet in Hanover today for lunch. I got my fill of sushi and other tasty things. Here is a sample of what was in the last two of my five plates today. God bless, thanks for reading and see you at the table.
Sushi, seaweed, crab legs, chicken on a stick, craw fish, squid ( grilled and steamed).

Last nights dinner

Chicago deep dish pizza. No I did not make it. We went out and it looked so good on someone else's table I had to get it. It did not disappoint. The sauce was not salty, crust was fluffy with a crispy outside crust. I had two slices and saved the rest for today's lunch. I could not wait and had one slice for breakfast. God bless, thanks for reading and see you at the table.

Eating my way through So Cal

Here is the I was promising everyone from my trip to San Diego.  I should have wrote one each time I ate something but I was too lazy to do so and to type on an Ipod is not fun at all.  So let me say that the trip to San Diego was awesome.  Comic con was out of this world.  The costumes and people were overwhelming.  We had such a blast watching people and seeing all the great stuff there.  Eating there is one thing I did not do.  There was not much to eat there besides hot dogs and drinks which I can get anywhere so I just took some prepacked nuts, fruit bar and some water to get me through the day.

I am not going to go into a lot of detail on all that I ate and I did not take pictures everything I ate.  Some of what I ate you can get around here but I did want to highlight some of the better things that I had.  The most bizarre was the Sea Urchin saveche fresh at a road side stand.  He cut it open and fixed it for me.  It was still moving as I ate it.  The Hodad's burger was spotlighted on Diners drive in's and dives on Travel Channel.  The line was out the door.  This was also the first time I have ever had Eggs Benedict.  I hate runny eggs but I wanted to try something new so this was one of those things. Loved it.  I was told to try the menudo soup but never got a chance so my goal is to ask around here at the the Mexican owned places to see if I can find a place that I can try it.  So here are a few pictures of the food and each are labeled so you know what it is.  Also a few websites to visit from the places I ate.  Enjoy.  God bless, thanks for reading and see you at the table.

http://majesticgarlic.com/ 

http://hodadies.com/home/

http://pomodorosd.com/

http://www.poppasfreshfish.com

Grape fruit orange limon and lime fresh from tree

Chili cheese burger and fries at Lake Cuyamaca

Hodad's burger

Lobster and eggs benedict with potatos and salsa

Majestic Garlic

Pappas Fresh Fish Company Sea urchin saveche 1

Pappas Fresh Fish Company Sea urchin saveche 2

Pappas Fresh Fish Company Sea urchin saveche 3

Pomodoro's linguine Di Mare

Tuna taco sliders with blt salad

grape fruit fresh from tree kathy's house

Lunch at Olivia's

After church today we took Ellen's mother out for lunch to Olivia's located on Baltimore Pike between Gettysburg and Littlestown. http://www.olivias.biz/  https://www.facebook.com/oliviasrestaurant This restaurant started out as a diner style restaurant called The Honey Bee with soups, meat and potatoes style fare with a good crowd for breakfast.  Talking to Harry Tassou (proprietor and chef) they have been open for 22 years and still going strong.  Now they have expanded, along with changing their name to Olivia's. Outside seating and a back yard bar serving the regular bar fare of wings and tapas.  The wings which, I have had as well were great and done a few different ways from hot, bbq and even Old Bay style.  Greek food is large on their menu as is the pasta and seafood.  I have had the Seafood Stew there a few times and love it.  They serve the table with a small loaf of bread and hummus, which is a great way to start out a dinner.  Being vegan, Ellen loves it.  She also enjoys their salads that are served in a large bread bowl with a great house dressing on the side.  If I get a salad I go for the Village Greek salad with the stuffed grape leaves.  Talking with Harry, he mentioned growing up in Baltimore and being Greek was a major force behind him changing the menu to what it is today.  After telling him my mother-in-law had the crab cake salad and how good it was with very little breading and packed with crab, he said "Being from Baltimore you better know how to make a crab cake, there is no excuse."   Next time I visit, I will ask him to fix a plate that he would recommend for me that is either on or off the menu.  I told him about my blog and asked his permission to post this.  Hope you all found it helpful and will consider trying his food. Thank you all for reading. God bless and see you at the table.

Soft shell crab sandwich