Schmidt's Sausage Haus

For someone who's lived in Columbus all her life, loves to explore, and is part German, I have never been to Schmidt's Sausage Haus until the other day. When I walked in, it was so cute and you could see the German heritage everywhere. Once my family got back to our table, we looked at the menu and it was so hard to decide. All of the options were classic, warm, filling German foods. Since it took us so long to decide, we started with drinks. I got hot chocolate which was very creamy and delicious. 

Eventually everyone decided what we wanted to eat, and then we waited for it to come out. My dad and sister went to their buffet for their meal and got tons of food. All different types of sausages, sides, and desserts. My mom and I got the classic reuben.

I got two sides with mine so I picked chunky applesauce and potato pancakes. All the food I had was delicious and kept me full all day. It also reminded me of all the stuff my family has made before. It tasted like a good home cooked meal. I would highly recommend going here.

Homemade Chili

The best part of it getting colder out is my dad's homemade chili. I don't know what all he uses because some of it is old family secrets, but it is the absolute best.

I usually add cornbread and tons of cheese to it. I love making it extra cheesy because the heat melts it and it becomes stringy and delicious. With all of the spices and heat packed into it, it is sure to warm you up on any cold day.

Work Surprise

I just recently started a new job at Cracker Barrel. On my first day of orientation, they fed their new employees with a sampler.

I didn't get a chance to take a picture, but it looked something along the lines of this. We got ham, meatloaf, chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, greens, carrots, green beans, and their baked country apples. With all of this, we also go to try their corn bread, biscuits, and famous sourdough bread. The sourdough bread was amazing. Everytime I go to cracker barrel, I always get breakfast so it was interesting for me to try their dinner food. It was really good and I'll have to try some more dinner/lunch food again. 

Breakfast for Dinner

One of my favorite things to have for dinner is breakfast foods. I think this is because I usually don't have time to eat a big breakfast in the morning, or sometimes I'm not hungry that early. For this meal, my dad made some extra cheesy eggs, homemade sausage patties, hash brown rounds, and we had cranberry apple toast. I've never had the toast before because I believe it's a holiday edition bread my dad got at the grocery store. I'm not a huge fan of the cranberry flavor, but with it toasted and butter on top, it was delicious. 

Steakhouse Nachos

Today I tried something new when I went to Taco Bell. They've been advertising these steakhouse nachos and I thought for something from fast food, they looked pretty good. You can choose between steak, chicken or beef for your meat, and you get cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pica de gallo on top. For nachos that were from a fast food place, they tasted like they came from where the name stated: a steakhouse.

Leftovers

Since I some how failed to take any pictures of my actual Thanksgiving dinner this year, all I have is left overs. The good thing about left overs is I can have my favorite foods that my family sometimes only makes once a year, whenever I want. In this picture I have a four cheese mac & cheese, yams covered in marshmallows, and my favorite kind of stuffing. It comes from my maternal grandpa's side of the family. I look forward to it every year. To me, it always tastes better because we cook it inside of the turkey and all the juices mix in with it. 

Donut Adventures Part 3

For one day only, Krispy Kreme had pumpkin spice glazed donuts. This meant that their original, delicious donuts were coated in an amazing pumpkin spice. They were very good, especially warm, but I don't think I would ever need to have more than one at a time.