Just as with friend, Kathy, I gave Cindy free lunches for her Christmas present and for her first one she chose First Watch in Maryville . First watch is a 600+ restaurant chain headquartered in Bradenton, FL and Cindy has been there many times and since I had been wanting to try it, I was pleased with her choice.
Bev had picked up a stuffed beef roast on a whim the other day and we decided to have it for our Friday card group.
I’ve cooked these in the past and the cheese always ran out so I first browned it in a skillet.
For the second meal as part of Kathy’s Christmas present, we decided to go to the local Greenback Diner where we had not been in many years. After we retired, we ate two to three times per week at the locally famous Greenback Drug Store which at one time was a drugstore with a pharmacist and they served meals as well. It was where the local farmers gathered early every morning for coffee and solving the world's problems and they occasionally brought their instruments and played a little music and politicians would come by stumping for votes. After the original owners sold, it changed hands several times, the food quality and service went down hill and we gradually quit going. Even though it’s only a 10 minute drive, we haven’t been in more than 10 years so when Kathy suggested it, we decided to give it a try.
I rarely eat soup in warm weather but with highs in the 30’s (cold for here) predicted for 10 days, we decided to have a soup-a-thon beginning with chili on Friday before the predicted winter storm. We used our normal Anson Peckham’s Chili Con Carne recipe and once again we thought it was delicious. This is Bev's topped with cheese and onion.
