Fit Foodie Life

We finally made it to my home town!  When most people think of food from Virginia they instantly think of Smithfield Ham and peanuts from th...

What we had for dinner: American Chop Suey Some may also call this American goulash, depending on where they are from.  I'm not sure why...

What we had for dinner: Pastrami Burgers This burger is said to be invented in Utah. Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1/2 pound sliced pastra...

What we had for dinner:   King Ranch Chicken King Ranch of South Texas is one of the largest ranches in the world.  The story behind this di...

I don't know about anyone else but I have anxiously been waiting for this state. What we had for dinner: Memphis Ribs I'm sure there...

What we had for dinner: Chislic "South Dakota Cubed Meat" is a popular bar food in South Dakota.  It is skewered deep fried red me...

I definitely needed a food dictionary for this state. Hoppin John, Perloo, Frogmore Stew, it wasn't easy to make a choice. What we had f...

What we had for dinner: I lost my picture! This one is courtesy of whatscookingamerica.net Johnnycakes No, these are not pancakes.  Johnnyca...

What we had for dinner: Cheesesteaks  Probably one of the most famous food wars is the cheesesteak showdown between Pat's and Geno'...

What we had for dinner dessert: Marionberry Pie The marionberry was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Oregon State Uni...

What we had for dinner: I nicknamed this meal the Cracker Barrel meal. Chicken Fried Steak Cube steak coated in flour, fried, and served wit...

What we had for dinner: Cincinnati Chili This chili stands out for its use of seasonings such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice or chocolate.  I...

What we had for dinner: Well... we didn't.  It seemed that most of the recipes involved dough and baking is not my strong suit. Strudel,...

What we had for dinner: North Caroline Style Pulled Pork sandwiches.  North Carolina pulled pork is served with a vinegar-based barbeque sau...

There are so many choices for New York.  New York style pizza, bagels, Manhattan clam chowder.  We traveled outside the big apple for our Ne...

What we had for dinner: New Mexico is home of the green chili.  We had Green Chili Cheeseburgers. It only made since to use a Bobby Flay rec...

One of our country's great debates.  What do you call a sandwich made on long Italian or French bread stuffed with meat and cheese?  Wha...

For New Hampshire we went all maple syrup.  It was very delicious but by the end of the meal I was maple syrup'ed out. What's not to...

Well it's a good thing that we weren't actually in Nevada for this meal because it didn't have the "stay there".  Get ...

I hope everyone had a great holiday season! It is a great season for foodies for sure. We had a simple meal for our Nebraska dinner.  It was...