At work today, one of my coworkers, Kaylen, was raving about the Big Wheel Provisions food truck that parked itself in downtown Orlando yesterday.
Big Wheel Provisions Truck
She claimed that their food was “gourmet to go” and featured amazingly fresh and delicious local fare. After hearing her speak so highly about the food from the Big Wheel Provisions truck, I just had to see what all the fuss was about. Kaylen, another one of my workers and I took a quick trip to the truck to check it out.
I was immediately impressed with the menu.
Big Wheel Menu
I really wanted to try the “Hot Lunch” special which featured a corned beef sandwich, but since we’re having corned beef for dinner, I held off and decided to save my money since I already packed my lunch anyway. (I really want to go back for lunch sometime soon and try the grilled calamari salad that Kaylen ordered. It looked unreal!)
Once my eyes got to the “Sweets” section of the menu, my mouth started watering. Whoopie pies? Red velvet cupcakes!?
After speaking with the owner of the truck who was so friendly, passionate and just plain cool, I knew I had to buy something and figured Ryan and my sister would appreciate a sweet treat.
I nabbed a whoopie pie for Leslie to enjoy as a reward after her interview today and a red velvet cupcake (the same flavor as our wedding cake!) for Ryan just ‘cuz he’s so great.
Whoopie Pie
Red Velvet Cupcake
That whoopie pie is calling to me. Literally. I can hear it. “Juuuuulie. Eaaaaat me.” I can resist! I’m calling on my inner strength.
While chatting with the owner of the Big Wheel Provisions truck, I saw that they offered a soda called Moxie. When I asked him about it, the owner said it’s really popular in Maine, but isn’t for everyone and ended up giving us a can to try for free!
Moxie
Turns out I’m a Moxie fan! 🙂
Lunch
When we arrived back at the office, I knew I had to break into my lunch or else I would want to dig right into the sweet treats I purchased.
Lunch!
Lunch today was a “grilled” cheese sandwich which I prepared by melting a slice of Swiss cheese on top of a toasted whole wheat hot dog bun before spreading one half with spinach artichoke cream cheese. Double the cheese = double the fun!
I also ate some leftover roasted cauliflower for some veggie pow-ah!
Back to work for a bit. I hope you’re all having a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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You stay still and suck it up. It s not like you are some kind of little girl dying to lick an ice cream…I fully trust in your inner strenth cause you don t seem to me like the kind of person who needs some chesse with that whine!
Question: Do you slightly boil the cauliflower before roasting it?
nope, i just roast it after tossing it in olive oil and garlic salt.
Oh jeez! Moxie! Yes, it’s quite popular in Maine and New Hampshire..my ex-bf LOVES the stuff. His grandfather used to tell me it would put hair on my chest, HA!
YAYYY a shout-out to Maine… love it!! although, i can honestly say that i’ve never tried Moxie!
What brand is the spinach artichoke cream cheese? Also, I definitely need to get my hands on some Moxie!
philadelphia. i love it!
I looked for it at my local grocery stores and couldn’t find it! I love spin dip so I’m thinking I wouldnlovethis cream cheese… Sad day, hope I find some soon.
Yay Moxie! I love it but it is definitely not for everyone! I live in Maine and it is definitely big up here. The town I am from has a Moxie festival every year and my nickname is even Moxie!
HA HA Moxie is huge in Maine. There is even a Moxie Festival complete with a Moxie 5k road race!!
http://www.moxiefestival.com/index.html
Julie,
The bakery that makes those whoopie pies is Bee’s Knees Sweet Treats — one of the bakers/owners is the wife of the man that owns/manages Redlight Redlight, where Lucas works!
I get to me a lucky taste tester for a lot of their goodies, and they are amazing. I love the whoopie pies so much that Lucas got me a dozen minis for my birthday yesterday!
Let me know if you ever want to swing by Redlight and I’ll give you some insider scoop…(she often brings market leftovers to the bar to share!)
I was a Moxie lover too! Along with Lobster Rolls on summer vacations a very long time ago!
xo Mama
You’ve got some willpower girl! Way to go 🙂
Moxie!! When I was in high school I toured with a theater group during the summer. Our chaperones “made” us try this drink in little shot glasses. To me it tasted a little medicinal but it turned out to be Moxie! I haven’t had since then. That’s amazing they have it in Florida since it’s hard to find south of PA. Sort of like finding Cheerwine north of the NC/Virginia border. 🙂 You just can’t find it.
Good job in resistence! Those little treats looked so yummy!
Tony is a friend of mine & his food is out of this world! You’ll have to stop by soon & try it out, you’re going to love it! I wish my job was in downtown so I could partake too!
I found your blog through Tina at FFF. I have been trying new veggies and loved roasted cauliflower. I was wondering how you roast yours? What temp and how long?