Saturday, April 7, 2012

Food Truck Bazaar

Food trucks have been around for years, but for some reason central Fl was a little behind on this trend, especially Kissimmee. I am so happy that City of Kissimmee has let the Food Truck Bazaar group  have a monthly roundup event. These food trucks are not your typical "roach coach" trucks. These are restaurants on wheels, some even gourmet. On Friday, 15 trucks lined up all along Dakin St.







They had trucks from lobster rolls to gourmet cupcakes.The first truck we went to was for pupusas. A pupusa is a Salvadoran dish made of thick, hand-made corn tortillas and stuffed with ground pork, cheese, and beans. Then they topped it with spicy salsa and cabbage. They also had other varieties like jalapeno cheese which my husband tried.These little pockets of goodness were my favorite food of the night. I will be getting these again. And since they are cooked on a griddle and not fried, they were not heavy or greasy. Just perfectly crisp.



 Our next stop was at a Korean BBQ truck. The bbq boxes came with your choice of meat, rice, sushi, salad, spicy chicken wing, and tofu. All for $8. I tried the short rib box. The meat was marinated in a special sauce and sauteed with onions. The short rubs were so tender they melted in your mouth like a filet cut would. Very tasty. By now we were getting full on just these 2 dishes so we decided dessert was next.





The Yum Yum truck. This is a gourmet cupcake truck that gets to go order by the dozens. Im serious. People were walking away with 2-3 dozen. These little cakes are not cheap either. At $2.50 a pop I was hoping these were worth it. We tried the basic vanilla, Dolce Gabbana (tres leche with dulce de leche frosting), and Peanut Butter Chocorama (Peanut Butter Frosting, crushed peanuts, and chocolate sauce top our super moist chocolate cake). All were delicious and cant wait to try more flavors next time like Dom Berrion (strawberry cake with champagne frosting)


This event was packed and I hope it stays that way. Kissimmee needs something like this close by since it can take over an hour to Orlando events. We cant wait to try the other tucks next time, even though I can go for a pupusa right now :)


Friday, April 6, 2012

Habibi Lebanese Food

I love middle eastern food especially falafel. Last weekend I was able to try Habibi Lebanese restaurant in Orlando near Disney. As soon as I pulled up I knew I was in for a treat. As you walk up you can hear Arabic music and their patio looks like a middle eastern tent oasis. Flowing curtains, lounge chairs and tall ceilings. We sat on the patio of course. Since there were 5 of us we decided on the Mezza. The Mezza is a sampling of 10 dishes served family style for the great price of $30 per person. We tried Hummus, Tabbouleh (parsley salad), Falafel, Kibbeh, mixed grill meat platter, and so much more. The hummus was creamy and tasty, and falafel perfectly cooked and the right amount of spices, the meats were tender and juicy. The plates just kept comming, and while we ate we had a belly dancer dance to the middle eastern music. It was a perfect meal and experience and can't wait to try it again.

Revamped Blog

This blog was mostly about our travels. But traveling is also about eating great food while there. So in addition to traveling, I will be posting reviews of restaurants, as well as healthy cooking recipes. These recipes have helped us maintain a healthy lifestyle as well as my husband losing 40 lbs. I hope you like the new additions.