Il Vicino at Bradley Fair
Posted on October 6, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
We’d been eating out a lot lately because Brian and I had been out of town over the last few weeks and we didn’t have anything in the fridge. We actually didn’t get groceries done until the other day. Brian went to the Dillons in Andover while I was in Zumba class. In the meantime we had no choice but to eat out.
We hit Il Vicino after the Wichita Flight Festival last Sunday because we hadn’t been there in a while and we’d almost forgotten how much we like it. I had at least until I saw Mama Dill’s post about going to Il Vicino.
Not being overly adventurous, we stuck with our usual: Caesar salad with chicken and a vespa. We normally split both.
I forgot to ask for them to leave the anchovies off. I don’t mind them but Brian doesn’t like anchovies so he had to pick them off.
Here’s what the vespa looks like. It has chicken, spinach, and tomatoes. I love all the flavor that they put in the chicken. I also add a splash of that delicious spicy oil they have at the table for even more flavor. So yummy!
Anyway, Brian was cleaning his wallet yesterday and found an old frequent buyer card from when we used to go to Il Vicino all the time. We had already gotten enough stamps for a free pizza or sandwich. Ugh. We could have used it last weekend when we went. Oh, well. I guess we will just have to go back. LOL.
Speaking of going back, when we go back to attend the Wichita Flight Festival next year, we are going to have to wear sunblock because Brian got one heck of a sunburn that day. He was redder than the tomatoes in our sandwich!
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MOMIX: Botanica
Posted on October 5, 2013 by Ching under Things to Do, Videos.
I am super excited to see MOMIX: Botanica tonight at the Wichita Orpheum. Huge thanks to my friend Christina for taking me. Brian would never have sat through the performance. It would have been a waste of a ticket. LOL.
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Our First Attempt at Chocolate Cobbler
Posted on October 4, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
You have no idea how easy this is! Even I was surprised.
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Here’s the instructions.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt 6 tablespoons of butter in an 8 X 8 baking dish while the oven preheats.
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup of self-rising flour, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1 1/2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder. Stir in 1/2 cup of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract until smooth.
- Spoon batter over the melted butter in the baking dish.
- In another bowl, mix 1 cup of white sugar and 1/4 cup of cocoa powder, and sprinkle this dry mixture over the batter.
- Boil 1 1/2 cups of water and slowly pour over the top of the mixture in the baking dish. Do not stir.
- Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until set.
- Serve slighly warm with ice cream.
This is what the chocolate cobbler looks like fresh out of the oven.
It was gooey and amazingly delicious. I was impressed that our first attempt turned out so well. The only thing that could have made it better is if we had some vanilla ice cream, which we didn’t have. However, we are going to buy some ice cream so when we make this for the Post-Halloween Party we’ll be able to serve it with the proper accompaniment. I can’t wait!
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Livingston’s Diner
Posted on October 3, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
This was breakfast on Saturday — after Zumba, before the dentist and before picking up Brian at the airport. I ended up at Livingston’s Diner after driving to both The Good Egg and Jimmy’s Diner. There was a long wait at both places. I’m glad not a lot of people know about Livingston’s Diner.
Breakfast was good but not as good as Brian’s breakfast spread. LOL. It hit the spot though.
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Old Mill Tasty Shop
Posted on October 3, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I introduced a friend to Old Mill Tasty Shop last week.
Faith and I were walking to Wasabi the other day when we walked by Old Mill Tasty Shop. I found out that she’d never been there so I asked if she wanted to try it. We ended up stopping eating there instead of going all the way to Wasabi.
I mistakenly ordered the regular chicken salad sandwich instead of my favorite, the toasted chicken salad club. The chicken salad sandwich was good but not nearly as good as the toasted chicken salad club.
It was my mistake though, so I ate it and enjoyed every bit. I also enjoyed the potato salad that I had on the side.
Faith really liked her toasted chicken salad club. I ordered a chocolate shake which she got to sample also. I think she liked the restaurant. We may eat there again next time since it’s so close to work.
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