OC Foodie Fest

I just wanted to say, "Thank you" for the nice comments on my post regarding my weight loss/exercise goals. I have to say, I'm pretty impressed that I haven't gained weight since my injury started to really flare up. Although I did notice some pain during my lower body workout with Jackie Warner. Squats kill my knees. I wonder if it's my form? I'm starting physical therapy tomorrow (2x a week for 4 weeks) so hopefully they'll be able to help me.

I swear I feel 86 instead of 26!

By the way, Andy's surgery is healing nicely. I'll take updated Gnarls Scarley pictures soon.

On Saturday, Andy and I attended the OC Foodie Fest. This was our third food truck festival and we had high hopes.



The lines were pretty intense when we got there. We were there about fifteen minutes before it started. While the lines looked bad, they actually moved fairly quickly.





Once inside, we went to the India Jones truck.



The India Jones truck served roti roll-ups called "Frankies", paranthas and curries. We decided on one Frankie and an order of samosas.





Andy ordered a lamb Frankie.



The samosas with some chutney. They were fried and a little bit greasy but HEAVENLY! Very, very tasty indeed. Each samosa was about 2 bites.



The lamb Frankie was delicious too. Andy and I are huge fans of Indian food so we were pretty happy at this point.



Our next stop was LudoBites. We'd seen it before but never wanted to brave the line. The line at the OC Foodie Fest was pretty decent so we decided to go for it.





We just ordered one and shared it.



Andy took a picture with Ludo himself.

For some reason I cannot find my picture of the chicken ball. It was pretty good! The biscuit was my favorite part surprisingly.



I stopped by the PopChips booth and grabbed a sample to eat at home later.



Then we lined up for CoolHaus. Luckily the line was short but not too short. We needed some time to digest.







We split a coffee toffee ice cream sandwich with snickerdoodle cookies. My friend Laura told me she got coffee toffee when she went to CoolHaus and we had to copy. It was really good! Quite filling though even with sharing.

At this point we walked around for half an hour.



The trucks were mapped out in different themed areas. Cute huh?



I decided to try an ice cream bar from Longboards despite being full.



I picked cookies and cream, dark chocolate dipped and topped with peanuts.



It was really good but I was too full. I had a few bites, gave Andy a bite and tossed it. I should have known better! Still, Longboards is really delicious.



We walked around a bunch and eventually sat down to relax and people watch. The Foodie Fest went from 11:30-7pm and we had already hit 4 trucks in 2 hours. (I thought this was perfect.) We debated on going home but decided to wait a few. We picked one more truck to try.





Louk's Greek Gourmet.



This truck had a long wait. We were in line for 25 minutes and then in a second line to wait for our order for another hour. It was nice because it gave us time to digest, interact with other fest goers and watch the cooks in the truck work.



We ordered a gyro. It came with fries and tzitaki sauce. It was pretty good but super filling. I don't know how people can eat at more than a couple trucks! There were plenty of other trucks to try but we were way too full to go on. (Plus, really...I had over-indulged enough!)




Andy filling out our "cheat sheet." A list the OC Foodie Fest provided with a list of all of the different food trucks.


Overall, we both agreed that the OC Foodie Fest was better than a lot of the other fests we'd been to. We really liked the variety of trucks, the shorter lines, the sitting areas and booths to check out. We also didn't feel rushed at all. We probably could have been more leisurely if we wanted. We'll definitely be back!

I do reccommend going to one of these things with a few friends and sharing. Especially when the portions are pretty big.

Can you see why I decided to start food journaling again? HA!

Have you been to a food festival? Any suggestions?

The Grilled Cheese Truck

Originally I was going to have Andy post this one but I decided that I should instead since I'm not working.



Andy is working however. He started back at school yesterday! I made him take a first day of school picture at 7am. I am crazy.

I was lucky enough to start school yesterday too. I was offered a sub job. I took it since I haven't started my student teaching assignment yet.



Last Thursday, I got a tweet sent to my phone reminding me that The Grilled Cheese Truck was going to be at The Americana (a shopping center in Glendale) that night. It was Daniel's birthday but I figured we could have time for both.



The line was pretty long. We got there a few minutes after they started and still waited about 45 minutes.



I'm not really complaining, it was worth it!





Their operation runs really smooth considering the throngs of people waiting in line. You wait in one line to order and another to pick your food up. While we waited some nice person walked by and handed us a menu. This helped things move smoother as well. We made our decision way before we got to the front of the line.





Finally, we had our sandwiches. It was getting dark and they were about to show "High School Musical 3" at The Americana so we ate fast.



We both ordered the cheesy mac and rib. It was perfectly crispy, cheesy and flavorful without being greasy or messy. You can't say that about most grilled cheeses!



We also split an order of tomato soup to dunk our sandwiches in. I figured it'd be boring but it was NOT in the least. The tomato soup had way more flavor than we expected. We loved it! You can order either a cup or a shot of tomato soup with your sandwich.

We're definitely going back. I'm going to get a grilled cheese with cheddar, bacon and avocado next. What would you get?

P.S. We're going to another food truck event on Saturday in Orange County. Can't wait to share pictures! Are any of you going?

Happy Birthday Emily!

On August 5th, my baby sister turned 19. Emily is the youngest girl in my family. She's also a redhead. Families have patterns. Ours is brunette, ginger, brunette, ginger, dirty blonde. Good thing my parents ONLY have five children.



We decided that it would only be appropriate to take Emily out to try some food trucks.



First off we tried Cool Haus due to the surprisingly short line and the delicious homemade ice cream sandwiches.





Em tried brown butter with candied bacon ice cream with chocolate chip cookies. That's right candied bacon. (They taste like candied salted pecans to me.)



Sarah (my brunette sister) got mexican chocolate ice cream with chocolate cookies. The mexican chocolate ice cream was rich with a spicy aftertaste. Next time I'm at CoolHaus I'd get this.



The other ginger...my sister Kerry stuck to water.

I had vanilla bean ice cream with snickerdoodle cookies.



Next up was the Buttermilk Truck. There was an event going on so both trucks were in the same proximity.







We ordered the Hawaiian Breakfast Sliders and split them. Hawaiian sweet rolls with egg & portuguese sausage.



Red Velvet Pancakes with cream cheese frosting. These are incredible. I wish I could recreate them. I often feel that red velvet cake is over-hyped but these pancakes fit the bill. Delicious!



Lemon ricotta pancakes with a blueberry topping. The lemon scent was out of this world. I will be recreating these. I need to.



Chicken and cinnamon waffles.

We couldn't finish anything so we just all took bites and called it good. Next time, we'll order less! Lesson learned!

If you are in the LA Area, I highly suggest CoolHaus and The Buttermilk Truck. Try it at least once.

I'll be back with more recaps soon! I've had a busy week and I want to share with you!