Meals in review, Part 1

From time to time I have the opportunity to go out to one of my favorite chain restaurants and order some of their yummy food. Food has been on my mind a lot lately, now that I'm trying to eat less of it.

The two chain restaurants that are currently on my "top tier" are Applebee's and TGI Friday's. My "second tier" currently includes Ruby Tuesday's and the Olive Garden.

Tomorrow, I will have the rare opportunity to eat at two of my favorite places on the same day. In the afternoon, I will be getting together with several local pastors at the Olive Garden. I'm not sure what I'm getting, but I can just about guarantee it will be covered in Alfredo sauce. Later tomorrow, I'm getting together with my family to eat at Fridays (most likely).

On Sunday's my family usually dines together at Applebee's where I order the same thing every week.....Smothered Grilled Chicken, Garlic mashed potatoes and a side of onion peels (as a sub for the vegetable medley). Of all the restaurant meals that I commonly enjoy, this one takes the cake (or the deep fried apple chimi-cheescake, depending on your perspective).

I love the taste of the marinated chicken. The cheese, peppers, onions and mushrooms are melted so nicely on top. The mashed potatoes are made from red potatoes and the skins are left on for the mashing process. The onion peels (see picture above) are the best fried substance on earth (and I love the horseradish sauce they give for dipping).

I wanted to include a picture of the Smothered Grilled Chicken, but when I did a search for it, I only found a picture of some guy holding a pillowcase over a bird's head until it stopped moving (kidding). That is how that make that dish, isn't it?

Tune in tomorrow and I will fill you in on the details of the dishes I chose at both meal stops.