Tim and I don’t celebrate Christmas, but I am using of this time off work and the general gaiety of the season as an excuse to indulge a little bit. My employer is shut down for the last two weeks of December, so I am at home in the Quad Cities. Tim and I are taking advantage of being back here during mid-day to reacquaint ourselves with our favorite local cuisine.
Yesterday we got beef tacos from Bent River Brewery. Tim and I discovered this delectable treat this summer, when Bent River would sometimes serve them on Saturdays (they only serve tacos on special; they are not a regular menu item). Eventually, to our dismay, they stopped serving them on Saturdays and reverted back to only serving them on Wednesdays. We got them yesterday, and they were deeeelicious. I wonder if they simmer the beef in a delicious stout or something….
Today we are going to get donuts from Dunkin’ Donuts. We drove past a roving billboard for DD yesterday, and it whetted our appetite. After that we are heading to La Rancherita 2 for a tasty Mexican breakfast. Our goal is to hit Hungry Boy Deli in Moline (hands down the best gyros in the QC) for lunch. But, as Tim and I are not bottomless pits, I’m not sure if we’ll have room. We’ll definitely need to make it there over the next week or so, though.
We also recently discovered some very tasty treats at the store – Tim Tams and Rold Gold Bavarian Dark Chocolate pretzels. Our interest was piqued by a Pepperidge Farm display at Target yesterday, advertising an Australian cookie called a Tim Tam. We figured it would be worth $2.50 to see what all the fuss was about. Tim tams are chocolate sandwich cookies that are also dipped in chocolate. Australia has good taste in cookies; I mean “biscuits.” They are super, duper tasty. I highly recommend them. You can follow the link above to get a $1 off coupon (as long as you are not using Ubuntu like I am).
Tim was seduced by a well-placed end cap and bought the other treat that we are currently in love with, Rold Gold dark chocolate covered pretzels. The combination of salty pretzels and not-too-sweet dark chocolate is awesome. Very tasty. Very dangerous.
So much tasty food, so little time.
