Corned Beef and Cabbage

So this post is a little late but Happy St.Patty’s Day!  This also might be a little late (living the past 22 years and never eating this) but I had my first corned beef and cabbage this past St.Patty’s day! My roommate and I made a huge meal including mash potatoes, corned beef and cabbage.

History of the Food/Tradition: Via thekitchenproject.com

Corned Beef and Cabbage is basically an American tradition on St. Patrick's 
Day started by Irish-Americans in the mid 1800's

Some Irish people feel that corned beef and cabbage is about as Irish as spaghetti and meatballs. 

Since cows were used for milk rather than meat in poor times in Ireland, beef was a delicacy that was fed to kings. It was more common to celebrate a holiday meal with what they call a ham (Gammon) or bacon joint. (a cured but un-smoked piece of pork) with their cabbage and potatoes. When many Irish Immigrants came over in the mid 1800’s they couldn’t find a bacon joint like they had in Ireland, so they found that Jewish corned beef was very similar in texture, and they used that for their holiday celebrations.

Review of the Food: I give corned beef and cabbage a 5 out of 5 rating!

Yum, yum, yum, yum!!! I am so upset that this was the first year I had this oh so delicious meal! This takes meat and potatoes to a whole other level! To be honest the only reservations I had with this meal was that, when my roommate was making it, Guinness was added, in my opinion the worst tasting beer on the planet. But in the end (after hours of cooking) you couldn’t even taste it!

The cabbage on the other hand I had many reservations about. I really had never had cooked cabbage and was a little worried, but oh my goodness was it good. I don’t know all that my roommate put in it but bacon was involved and man was it good! I only wish this meal could be made more than just one day of the year because damn was it good! 

I recommend this meal to everyone!! It has officially been added to my St.Patty’s day traditions of green beer and beads! 

Seaweed Salad

Well ever since I went out for Sushi for the first time I have been craving it! So needless to say I have been eating it a lot! This is only a problem because I vowed to myself that I would only go out to eat and spend money if I was spending it on something that I had never tried before. So the last time I went out for Sushi I decided to try something new, Seaweed Salad.

A little about the food:

Seaweed Salad is actually a very simple dish. All it is, is seaweed, dried red chili flakes, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame, salt and your choice of sweetener.

Seaweed salad is not only easy to make, it is also actually very good for you! It is full of iron and minerals and is known to be good for balancing body metabolism and helps improve blood circulation.

Food Review: I give seaweed salad a 2 out of 5

While it didn’t taste bad, it, well, didn’t really taste at all. The texture was… interesting and while the flavors they added to the seaweed were okay it didn’t make up for the lack of flavor in the seaweed.

And while seaweed is very good for you I will not be adding it to my diet any day soon! It did not fill be up what so ever and it only made me more hungry for the delicious sushi that was coming my way. Not to mention red chili flakes, no thanks!

I’d say if you have a chance to try it for free, please do. Otherwise it’s not worth the money or the weight loss. 

Sprecher Hefe Weiss - iO Chicago Theater

My first beer blog post! I feel like I really need to try more beers so I can write more beer blog posts. There are so many MicroBrewery beers out there I could write a whole blog about them, so I will take it one beer at a time. 


My first beer is Sprecher Hefe Weiss. Sprecher describes it as a coarse-filtered wheat ale that is fermented with a German yeast culture for a refreshingly light spiciness and hints of citrus fruit. A cloudy appearance and an immense creamy head are characteristic of this lightly hopped Bavarian Brew.

Food Review: I give Sprecher Hefe Weiss a 3 out of 5 rating.

To be honest I will not be ordering this beer again. It was not the worst beer I have had by far but with there being so many beers out there, one really has to stand out for me to re-order it and this one did not. The flavor of this beer was light with a little spice to it. (I really need to learn how to describe how beer tastes better) I don't know that I would recommend this to people but I am glad I tried it and would like to try more of the Sprecher brews. 

Restaurant Review: iO Chicago Theater I give it a 4.5 out of 5

I very much enjoyed my time at the iO Chicago Theater. The theater itself actually has two stages in it and usually has two shows going on at a time. Each of the stages/rooms are not very big, which I really enjoyed! We got to sit really close to the stage even though we came in one minute before the show started and the intimacy was very nice. (Oh man I hate being late!)

The improv groups we saw were very funny and my only complaint is that they were not rude enough! I know this may sound weird but I like it when you go to places like this and the comedian yells at/makes fun of people in the audience if they, say are texting or get up to use the restroom in the middle of the show it just makes it more fun. That is the only reason I gave it a 4.5 out 5. But that is more to do with improve group than the actual theater. So iO I take it back you get a 5 out of 5! 

As far as pricing it was only $14 a person to get in on a Saturday night, which if you ask me is a steal! And let me say, I am already planning my next visit! Though I will try a different beer next time! ;)

Thanks for reading and please leave a comment if you have a favorite beer you would like me to try or if you have a favorite comedy spot you would like me to visit!