This blog is long overdue. I promised my dear cousin-in-law that I would blog about the Big Green Pizza truck. I've eaten the Green Truck twice and both times it was fantastic. My cousin ordered the truck for her son's first birthday party. I think a pizza truck is a great concept. They drive the truck to your place, open up the side of it, make the pizzas there, give you salad, dessert, and they clean up after themselves. Can't go wrong.
When they start making pizzas, they just start making pizzas. They crank out a ton of pizzas. I'm not sure if there's an exact number or not, but they make whatever you want. I always like things like this because then you can be adventurous and try things you wouldn't normally order when you're out for pizza. They just make a bunch of different combinations. You could also go up and ask them to make a specific kind and then they'll whip one up for you. I'm thinking back to June here but I'm sure I tried quite a few types. I know for sure I had this delicious one with shrimp. I also had pepperoni, broccoli, clam, and I believe a meatball. They bring all sorts of ingredients and toppings. Some pizzas are white, most are red. The crust is so thin and crispy. I prefer thin crust and my pizza and this pizza definitely hits the spot. They also had bowls of salad. (That I didn't really care about) It was a windy day and it was hard to keep the lettuce from blowing away so I stayed away from the salad really. Great dressing. After the pizzas are done, you can keep any leftovers, they serve dessert. They have these personal size cups of gelato. Delicious. A nice way to cleanse your palate after all of that salty, cheesy, crispy, pizza. I've tried the pistachio and lemon. Both were delish. I know they have chocolate and a coffee flavored one. A few more flavors that I can't remember. The pizza truck makes outside entertaining easy. The pizza is delicious, the setup/cleanup is easy, and the price isn't too bad considering how much you would spend on food if you bought trays or made your own food. You still have to spend a ton of money and there's no work to prepare or to clean up. Highly recommend!
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PEQUOT CAFE
I went on a field trip this past year to the Pequot Museum at Foxwoods. I fell in love with museum and became hooked on Native American history. That was never my favorite time during history and I guess I was just close minded when it came to learning about Indians. I mean if all those terrible things didn't happen, what would our lives be like? Would we be who we are? The world would be completely different if the settlers came here and said, "Oh people are already here. Let's go back to Europe." That being said, I am so fascinated by Native American cultures, beliefs, and way of life. On the field trip we did not eat in the cafe or go to the gift shop, which was perfectly fine for a school field trip, but not for me. DJ had a vacation day from work and because he's such a great guy, he took me back to visit the Pequots. I just want to say right here that it has always been said that my great-great-great grandmother was an Indian from Canada. I believe the Micmac tribe. I feel in touch with my roots. I love it.
We went back and I was able to really experience the museum at my own pace. You could spend the entire day there if you did everything, read every sign, looked at every exhibit, watched every video. Half of the museum I missed with my group the first time. Apparently I missed the entire section after the European arrival-present day. They have wax figures, life-like scenes, a farmstead, and videos about the Pequot War. It is unbelievable to think that other tribes would ally with the colonists and help virtually destroy the Pequot tribe. (Mohegans included) I have always felt more of a connection with Foxwoods and now it is solidified. Okay, I'm sorry. Back to the food.
They had some exotic menu items at the cafe- Antelope burgers and wild boar chili. Both of which we tried. The antelope burgers didn't seem to taste very different. They did taste a bit different but more like, I don't know how to word this so I'll just say it out- a crappy burger. It was very good though! It just didn't taste like your top choice beef. I put some Worchestershire sauce on it and I was set to go. It had cheese on it, lettuce, tomato, onion. It was almost hidden. The wild boar chili was OUT OF THIS WORLD. It was the best chili I ever had in my life. The meat was ground, so it wasn't like a hunk of pig floating in my beans. It didn't seem as dry as beef and it was incredibly flavorful. The best chili I ever had. I think their menu changes. I don't think they always have the same things and I want to say that they change the menu by what is in season? In the museum it said something about using the Pequot land to farm for the casino. It was great. I wish people would use all of the animal like the Pequots and other tribes. All of the organs, the bones, the fur. On a side note, I bought these moccassins with rabbit fur. So comfortable. Love the museum, the cafe is odd because it's just an open room with tables. You order at the counter. The antelope burger was good and the chili was great. They also had hunter's stew but I didn't try it. I'll just have to go back!
Until my next bite.... Does anyone know where you can either buy venison to cook or a restaurant that serves it? Or is anyone going hunting in the fall and needs a companion??
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