Katie’s Backyard BBQ 2009

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Jen

There is nothing better than having a whole bunch of your friends gather together on a beautiful day to play washers, ladder golf, wiffleball, talk, eat and conjure fire from a makeshift firepit. Add alcohol to the mix and even more hilarity ensues.

Thank you, Paul for being the Pork Steak Grillmaster. You mastered our Weber grill with such experience and ease.

The best part about someone else’s child is that you can feed her as much sugar as she wants because at the end of the day, she’s not going home with you.

Some people braved the frigid water and went in on their own volition.
Others were forcefully convinced.

And while others just soaked up the afternoon sun.

After more people joined the party, a pick-up wiffleball game commenced.

Then the pork steaks came out and we all enjoyed that.

As evening set in, the boys became bored of the conversations going around and decided to be pyros (at least they were responsible pyros).

So, you know a BBQ is a success when it ends in fire. Can’t wait until next year’s extravaganza!

Here are the rest of the pictures from that day.

Supper Club: Iron Barley

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Jen

With the Komen Race this past weekend, we showed our support for breast cancer research by “Dining Out For The Cure” instead of “Racing For The Cure” because, frankly, we eat better than we run, much better stamina. We chose Iron Barley because we had seen it on Man vs Food and it looked fabulous. We were not disappointed.

When we got down there, the restaurant was tiny, it almost looked like they converted a row house into a restaurant. We ended finding seats out on their back patio and that was where the adventure began.

Appetizer: Ricotta Salata. An appetizer of triangles of ricotta cheese, prosciutto, pancetta, toasted bread slices and red leaf lettuce. This was a light appetizer, just perfect for the four of us. It curbed our growling stomachs just enough that we could wait for dinner.

Entree: I had the Smoked Duck Salad. Omigoodness, that was wonderful! It had bacon, Granny Smith apples, this sweet sauce I’m sure was made from duck fat, so delicious. I would definitely recommend this dish to anyone who likes duck.

Bob had the Oak Roasted Pork on a bed of barley.

Katie enjoyed the Chicken Salad.

Kim had the Roasted Chicken Club Sandwich.

No one was unhappy with their dishes, everything was devoured. We even shared a bit with each other.

Dessert: Fritz’s. Of course. Nothing bad to say about this place. And for you who know me, you know how often I go there hence why I’m so fat. But it’s worth it.

We all would come back to the Iron Barley again. It’s a divey place to go to but the food is fantastic. I highly recommend it. Go forth and enjoy this little diamond in the rough.

Seven Years Later

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Bob

Happy Anniversary, Babe! Here’s to the next seven!

Taste of Clayton 2009

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Jen

While Saturday night was all about the beer, Sunday night was all about the food. As you can deduce from the title of this post, we went down to Clayton to sample the diverse food served at the Taste of Clayton. There were the usual suspects that you can find in Clayton that I’ve been to numerous times during lunch and then there were some that were new and shiny. For $10, you can purchase 16 tickets and each little sample can cost between 2-4 tickets. I thought I would have to buy more but by the end, I was very satisfied with what I got. I had a panini, a slider, some green curry, spinach-artichoke dip, and little pastries (see that’s a lot of food). But of course, after a delicious meal, one needs dessert so we had to go down to Ted Drewe’s, our little summer treat place.

Enjoyed the Taste of Clayton, can’t wait for Taste of St. Louis in September!

Brewfest 2009

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Bob

While last year’s Brewfest was a wet and muddy mess, this year’s event could not have asked for better weather. It was sunny and breezy, just the right temperature. A perfect night for drinking beer.

We got there early and snagged a table in a great location, between the food and beer tents and away from the band (no knock on the band, they were passable, just easier to talk), then myself, Andrew, Brandon, Sarah, and Kate headed off in search of potent potables. Fortunately, there were many to be found. This year we started in the lager tent and worked our way towards the ales. That was a good plan, but a lot of the fruity and weird beers that you can only get at the festivals were gone by the time we made it over there.

In between all the drinking, we took time to hit up the food tent for some tasty pulled pork sandwiches. Andrew scored a big ass pretzel:

As the night carried on, toasts were made:

Beers were smelled:

Cameras were held at arms length:

And tongues exposed:

In the end, I think everyone had a good time. Click here for more pictures.