A Girl's Gotta Eat!

So, to anyone who was reading this with any regularity, it seemed as though I fell off the face of the earth. Or quit cooking. Or quit eating. I can assure you none of these scenarios is true. Mike and I still cook together all the time, and now it's even better because we moved last summer, and our new kitchen is far and way better than our old one. We've also still been traveling quite a bit — most frequently to Asheville — where the most frequent question that comes up is, "Where are we eating tonight/in the morning/next?" Along those same lines, for our last several birthdays and anniversaries, we've opted to celebrate by dining out at a restaurant (preferably one we haven't tried yet) instead of exchanging gifts. So I figured to help me get back in the swing of things, I'd share our most recent celebration dinner: my birthday dinner earlier this month. If you're not from Nashville, you may not know, but the food scene here has EXPLODED...

Burek (aka Beef Pie ) I have been meaning to write about this place forever. I keep thinking I've already posted about it, then we eat there again and I realize I haven't. For those of you not in the Mt. Juliet/Nashville area..I apologize. You're missing out on an excellent eatery—Cafe Bosna. For those of you in the area who have never heard of it, or who have heard of it and never tried it...what are you waiting for?!  Mike first heard of this place about two years ago via Urbanspoon or Yelp or some such site. It didn't have a ton of ratings yet, but all the ones that were posted were positive. When we finally tried it for the first time, we were instantly in love. It's nothing special to look at, just a little cafe/diner in the bottom level of a corner strip mall. There are maybe 8 tables in the entire place. But the food...oh, the food. Don't come if you aren't hungry...the portions are meant for hungry people. It was difficult to decide what w...

Let me apologize in advance to any readers who don't live in the Nashville area. I'm about to make you very jealous. This posting isn't about a recipe, but about the Food Truck trend sweeping  Nashville. Several months ago, I had my first experience at the Grilled Cheeserie . I was not disappointed. (I had the Hunka Burning Love in honor of Valentine's Day and Elvis-whole wheat bread filled with homemade bacon peanut butter, brie, and caramelized bananas.) Since then, I have joined Twitter and taken to food stalking the trucks. They rarely come close to my office, so I want to be sure I don't miss it when they do. The above photo is from my lunch by Hoss' Loaded Burgers (hand-formed burgers stuffed with cheese and rosemary Parmesan fries) and Riff's Fine Street Food (rosemary lemonade and sorrel fruit punch). Everything was delicious, and I can't wait until I track down the next set of trucks in my area!