Adventure-food

This weekend, Mom & Leyton & I went to Des Moines, Iowa, for a weekend of fun & food.  Cuz, what's a road trip w/o food?  : )

We ate at Perkins twice, Bennigan's, IHOP, BK, Adventureland... Some things I did well to get pictures of, and others... not so much.  But part of my excuse is that my camera charger broke our first day!

Friday for brunch was our first trip to Perkins, in Iowa City, netted Orange French Toast.  Delicious French Toast stuffed with orange marmelade and cream cheese, breakfast potatoes, eggs over medium and bacon.  Mmmm!  I admit it, the FT was the best part!  The next time we ate at Perkins, Saturday for brunch in Des Moines, I had Hawaiian pancakes (no photo, boo!), which were pretty good!  They had coconut, mandarin orange slices & marischino (sp?) cherries.  Didn't even need butter or syrup!  : )

Friday night's dinner was at Bennigan's, which was attached to our hotel.  Mom & I hadn't been to a Bennigan's in years, and so of course wanted their famous Monte Cristo sandwhich.  There was also another sandwich on the menu we wanted to try, the Day After Thanksgiving, which of course was turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce & mashed potatoes.  We decided to order both & split them.  The MC was delicious.  The DAT, not so much.  I can't recommend it.  Of course, to be fair, I don't think anything can compare very well after Capriotti's.  Still, I had high hopes, but they were dashed to pieces after the first bite.  On the bright side, the pretzel roll on which the sandwich was served was tastey!

Saturday we went to Adventureland and got to partake of two fair food staples:

The corn dog, in this instance a foot long version, and it was enough for the three of us to have a little mid-afternoon snack.  Cooked to perfection and accompanied by a little mustard, a little ketchup and a Sprite, we were good to go!

And of course, what would a day at any fair (or amusement park) be without the funnel cake.  This delicious concoction is just fried dough sprinkled with powdered sugar (and, in our case, topped with vanilla ice cream), but it is a must have, and is the reason I started eating my waffles with a scoop of ice cream!  Heh.

On the way home, we stopped at I-80 Truckstop for dinner.  My cousin Brandi works there, so we got to say hi, which was nice.  I'm not sure I can recommend the food, however.  Leyton ordered mini corndogs, and they came out cooked well on the outside, but cold on the inside.  : (  I ordered the fish sandwich, fried mushrooms and cottage cheese.  The fish & shrooms were okay, the tarter sauce was good, tho.  I never got the cottage cheese (and it wasn't on the bill, so that's good).  Mom had the salad bar, and THAT I can recommend.  Her salad fixins (including cottage cheese, hey!) looked fresh and she said it was yummy.  Also, Leyton ate her broccoli.  : )

All in all, a good trip, and the food helped make it a fun one.

Until next time - what's your fair food staple?