Garlic Garlic Everywhere

I realize my blog is titled “Food, Football and Motherhood.” Guess which one is taking up all my time these days – or ask my Fantasy Football leagues since they’re getting lucky that I can’t devote as much time to crushing them and making the championships again this year.

I also find that instead of being able to blog as much as I wish I could – I try to organize ideas in my head and say “YES!” best next blog – and then I fall back asleep at 4 am and it never happens. So I do a few back-to-back blogging – and some are a little past their due dates. (the journalist in me CRINGES) But this one is worth returning to!

Now, if I talked about it more often, you would know that my other passion really IS FOOD. I love food. Too much. In fact, I moved to NYC JUST FOR THE FOOD. I swear. Have you lived here?! There is pretty much every single ethnicity on the planet crammed into this tiny island and I personally get to try out all their specialties. Seriously, you want to know where to eat in NYC, you give me a call— when you have some time to chat cause it’ll be a while! lol
But as always, motherhood gets the best of me, and you know my hidden passion is travel. (food and travel – anthony bourdain is retiring – hmmmmm Travel Channel??? Yes I am available! How about a new show with a mom and baby doing FAMILY fun around the world while teaching your child culture? SOLD!)

So we got offered a chance to leave the city again with our Dominican “twins” to see a Garlic Fest in Upstate New York. A Garlic fest? Yes – you heard right. And it’s right up in the hills where Woodstock too place. Sounds like a good road trip to me! So we also invited our Jersey friends/ Michigan State road trippers Manny and Diana and thier son Sebby to join us two hours north for some food and fun out of the city.
It was late September, so the leaves were just beginning to change – and since I am a lover of 4 seasons, the drive itself was well worth it!

So. Ask yourself – what possibly can you add garlic to? Oh, well, let me widen your perspective…

Garlic Ice Cream anyone?

Also – it was cloudy and rainy, the perfect fall day except the New Yorker has taken over me and I decided to wear my favorite pair of Toms to tromp through a mile of woods and mud to get to fairgrounds from the parking lot. Carrying a 12 lb baby doesn’t help the light step in the mud either. **sigh**

But spending a fun day in upstate was worth it – as well as the GARLIC SHOOTERS! giddy up! perogies, stuffed cabbage, garlic ice cream, garlic buttered corn on the cob, garlic cookies YEP!), garlic cheese (i brought home for later!), garlic bread, garlic empanadas (yes! culture LOL),….the list goes on.

If you want to join us next year, here is a link to the information and location! It’s definitely worth keeping on your list! (P.S. they have a whole kids area for face painting, crafts and games – Sebby loved it, and Maximo will too when he’s a bit older!)

Hudson Valley Garlic Fest in Saugerties, NY (September 28th and 29th, 2013!) Put it in yer calendars!