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Moochie's


Originally uploaded by ninetreats


Recently covered on the Food Network show "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Drives. My brother and I went here for the first time last week. It is a small place with a set of sandwiches and salads. They are famous for their philadelphia style cheesesteak and meatball sandwiches.



I went for the classic cheesesteak which included onions, and also added mushrooms and tomatoes. The bread was crusty, the filling was hot and gooey and dripped all over the place, including the front of my shirt. And it was all good. I'd like to go back and try their pizza cheesesteak which includes pepperoni and mozzarella and housemade marinara sauce. It is definitely worth a return visit.



Moochie's Meatballs & More!

232 East 800 South

Salt Lake City, UT

http://www.moochiesmeatballs.com/

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Macrina Bakery, Seattle, WA
Originally uploaded by ninetreats On a recent trip to Seattle I did some research ahead of time and came up with a couple bakeries that I wanted to visit while I was there on business. Fortunately they were both within walking distance of the hotel where I stayed, so each morning I woke up early enough to walk through Seattle and stop by one of the bakeries before I had to head off to meetings for the rest of the day.]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2008/10/macrina_bakery_seattle_wa.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2008/10/macrina_bakery_seattle_wa.html Bakery Eating Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:30:16 -0700 Richmond-Upon-Thames
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Originally uploaded by ninetreats Not far at all from central London, Richmond is at the end of one of the District Lines. It is a part of London that I really like. This shot is looking up the Thames from the Richmond Bridge. Just off to the left in the trees is the Western edge of Richmond Park.

It is great area of London for walking along the Thames.
]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2008/08/richmond-upon-thames.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2008/08/richmond-upon-thames.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:43:02 -0700 HG Wells in Hampstead
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Originally uploaded by ninetreats On Saturday I took myself on a self-guided walking tour through Hampstead and Hampstead Heath. It had a literary slant so I went past several houses or places with some kind of literary significance.

This is a picture of a house in Hampstead Village, just a few minutes walk from the Hampstead Underground Station, where H.G. Wells lived for a time.
]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2008/08/hg_wells_in_hampstead.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2008/08/hg_wells_in_hampstead.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:40:01 -0700 Yew Tree Inn, Highclere, Berkshire, UK
Yew Tree Inn, Highclere, Berkshire, UK
Originally uploaded by ninetreats Had dinner here. Updated British food in a building originally built in the 17th century.
]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2008/08/yew_tree_inn_highclere_berkshi.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2008/08/yew_tree_inn_highclere_berkshi.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:52:17 -0700 Indigo Bay, Newbury, Berks, UK In the UK on business this week and part of next. On a recommendation from our hotel, we had dinner at an Indian restaurant in Newbury. I have very limited experience eating Indian food, but this was very good. If you are ever in Newbury and want Indian I recommend it.

Indigo Bay
54-55 Bartholomew Street
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 5QA
http://www.indigobayrestaurant.co.uk/

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Fourth of July Flag Cake
Originally uploaded by ninetreats Cream cheese frosting, fresh raspberries and blueberries, and a cake that my wife think tastes like sugar cookies. The recipe actually come from Ina Garten in the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. Although it requires some adjusting to cook properly at the altitude where I live.

This followed only days after finishing my cousin's wedding cake, finishing and intense spot of cake making.

I'm still recovering. And avoiding the kitchen.
]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/08/4th_ojuly_flag_cake.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/08/4th_ojuly_flag_cake.html Cakes Cooking Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:47:50 -0700 Finished Wedding Cake
Finished Wedding Cake
Originally uploaded by ninetreats And the final product. The colors were lime green and shades of blue. Thanks to my wife's efforts I was able to add a perfecting coordinated ribbon at the bottom of each layer. This is how it was presented at the reception.
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Husband and Wife
Originally uploaded by ninetreats This is what greeted me as I delivered the cake and all the other guests as they came to the reception to honor the bride and groom. If you hadn't guessed, my uncle is an artist. And a good one.

I took this picture to show the colors of choice for the evening. The cake I made was designed to match this color theme.
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Wedding cake - in process
Originally uploaded by ninetreats One of my few remaining unmarried cousins got married last month. As a wedding present for her, I offered to make her wedding cake. Actually I offered it via her parents, without letting her know. It was a surprise on the day wedding. She didn't know she was getting it.

At this point the cake is covered in fondant and ready for the final decoration. I stopped to take a picture alongside the picture that was in her announcement. I think I came pretty close to matching her choice of green.
]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/08/wedding_cake_in_process.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/08/wedding_cake_in_process.html Cakes Cooking Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:39:20 -0700 Small Bird-day Cake
Small Bird-day Cake
Originally uploaded by ninetreats The small one. This is companion to the large bird cake.
]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/06/small_birdday_cake.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/06/small_birdday_cake.html Cakes Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:23:33 -0700 Bird-day Cakes - Small and Large
Bird-day Cake
Originally uploaded by ninetreats A few months ago some good friends called and asked me to do a birthday cake for them. My instructions were that the theme was birds and the colors were white, pink and brown.

This is what I came up with for the main cake, although I can't take credit for the adornment on top, I only did the cake. I also created a small cake to accompany it, in the same color scheme, but with the birthday girl's initials on it.

They said they were happy with it. That makes me happy.
]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/06/birdday_cakes_small_and_large.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/06/birdday_cakes_small_and_large.html Cakes Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:14:41 -0700 Banana Monkey Cake
Full cake
Originally uploaded by ninetreats Lately, my daughter and I have been watching a lot of Ace of Cakes on the Food Network. It is all about a bakery in Baltimore, MD that makes really cool cakes.

My daughter asked me if I could copy one of their cakes for her birthday and this is the result. Not as good as the original version, but I was pleased nonetheless, considering I had to make my own fondant, don't own an airbrush and have to work all my cake making in around my paying job and other activities.

We'll have to see what my son requests now for his birthday later this summer.
]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/06/banana_monkey_cake.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/06/banana_monkey_cake.html Cakes Cooking Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:24:36 -0700 Emigration Market's wood-fired pizza Several months ago my brother and I went to Emigration Market. It is a neighborhood grocery store in Salt Lake City on the corner of 1700 S and 1300 S. It has obviously been there for quite awhile. It is a pretty typical market, but you can tell they have started to take up the trend of local and artisan made products. Along with all their typical grocery items they feature a lot of Utah produced products. And their bakery seemed to be a step above a typical grocery bakery. The thing that piqued my interest was some signs they had up advertising a restaurant that they were building in front of the store. It had claims of wood-fired pizza and other things. And then I kind of forgot about it.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/05/emigration_markets_woodfired_p.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/05/emigration_markets_woodfired_p.html Pizza local pizza Salt Lake City Thu, 10 May 2007 21:11:56 -0700 Big City Pizza? Last fall I wrote my impressions of Big City Soup. It was good then. I have been back several times since then. It is still good. They have figured out how to make soup. But I write today with both trepidation and excitement.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/04/big_city_pizza.html http://www.ninetreats.com/2007/04/big_city_pizza.html Eating In Queue Pizza Soup local pizza Salt Lake City Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:54:06 -0700