Stamping with Kim

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives

Have you ever seen GUY FIERI in this spunky food network show??  Me either!!  Well, not until just a couple of weeks ago when I was channel-surfing & ran across an interesting episode.  It caught my attention because he was so awesome AND the food looked very....interesting!!  It's no secret that I'm no food snob - just give me "something" - preferably not too bad for you - and I'm typically happy.  The less fancy, the better.  So for me to watch a food show - well, let's just say that my family was impressed!

So just try to imagine my husbands' surprise last week when he told me that he was travelling to CHARLOTTE, NC & I said "hey!  I just heard of a great place to eat there!!"  Yeah, he probably thought it was the Apocalypse or something :)   But knowing how much he LOVES BBQ, this episode caught my attention because this is FRIED BBQ.  Now think about that for a second - to me that just screams "the worst of the worst" - but to him, I knew it was like the heavens had just opened up.  His face lit up like Christmas.  It was funny & disgusting all at the same time!!

This place is called BBQ King and is a classic American Drive-In.  It's really cool!  It's right outside Charlotte, near the airport, on a busy street.  The sign says they have been serving BBQ for 49 years.  Amazing!!  It's not fancy & certainly no frills - but I have to admit...it was good!!  I didn't get the BBQ, but you know he did.  He said it was incredible.  He said that often  :)  The onion rings came highly recommended - and they were some of the best I've ever had.  I opted for the trout.  Sounds pretty healthy, right?  ...it was deep fried!!  It was good, too!  Not as healthy as I should have chosen - but I was at a BBQ place, after all!

We had the nicest waiter EVER, and he invited us to come inside and look around.  Now, remember, this is a DRIVE-IN, so there aren't seats or anything inside - just a counter to pick up take-out orders, and lots of cooks & waiters.  Still, it was really cool!!  He even took a picture of Steve & me standing in front of this Guy Fieri poster.  How cool is that?!!

Just for kicks, I got a pic of the letter from Fieri & another poster image.  Way cool!!!

So even though I didn't have my camera handy when we were driving through the breath-taking mountains on the drive over to N Carolina, I did remember to get pictures to share with you about our lunch!  If you ever find yourself in the Charlotte, NC area - I really would encourage you to check out the BBQ King.  It's definitely a one-of-a-kind, and they will treat you like family!!

Now...I'm off to find out when the next episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" comes on!!!

No food snob here!

Are you a picky eater?  Seriously....when you have a choice of places to eat when you are out, do you stick to the "sit down and serve me from a menu" type of restaurant.  Or do you just wing it, like me?

I don't think I've ever been a food snob.  In fact, when I was younger (much younger!) having to stop what I was doing just to eat was so annoying to me.  I absolutely hated it!  I would go & go & go until there was nothing left to go on.  Then, reluctantly, I would go eat.  I've grown up since then - a lot!!

Hubby never likes to give me final say on where we eat.  If he does, I know he's in a really REALLY generous mood, because these are some of the places that I will want to eat at.  Why?  They're fast.  They're filling.  And it's food.  Whatever!!

The kids make fun of me when I say "I had Krystals for lunch today"!  They usually say "WHY???"

I guess I'm not a good example for your kids - so don't send them to my place & ask me to feed them!  LOL!

Now that you know I am definitely NOT a food snob.  I will tell you what I am snobbish about.....

TATTOOS!!!  Bet you didn't see that one coming, did you?!!  Well, while surfing for the food logos I ran across this last picture.  And I can tell you, I will not eat with the person that has this tattoo!!!

Can you blame me?!!!

Enjoy!

 

The Fruit of my Labor

...or vegetable!

This is what my garden has produced so far.  This is not "one of many"....this is "it".  Sad, isn't it??

You know what is even sadder than this one Green Bell Pepper??  I planted 2 Red Bell Pepper plants, and 1 Orange Bell Pepper plant.  Zero Green Bell Pepper plants because I don't like Green Bell Peppers.  Wonder which one this is....the Red or the Orange????  ...geez...

Truth is, I'm not much of a gardener.  Truth is, I could buy this bell pepper for $1.83 at my local grocer.  Truth is, I'm out about $200 in "building costs" for my garden.

Truth is......I'M STICKING TO STAMPING!!!!

I'll be back tomorrow with some SNEAK PEEKS of my Convention goodies!!!