Meals 263-269

09/19 it has been too long since i've made a fritter!! tonight's version was a combination of sweet potato and zucchini. flattened and fried up in a style similar to a latke. crisp and delicious. and full of vitamins!! keeping with the latke tradition of serving, i used both apple sauce and sour cream as topping. these worked well as a main dish for meatless monday, but i seem them making another appearance as a side dish elsewhere!

09/20 tony and i decided to splurge tonight and treat ourselves to a dinner out at ford's.  i decided to order something off the menu i had never had. in this or any other year! the "oyster blt salad". a wedge salad served with six fried oysters on the side. my mom loves fried oysters, but i've really never given them a chance. the texture takes some getting used to. but once you are accustomed to them, they are pretty tasty. and worked very well with the bleu cheese!

09/21 back to back date nights with my boo. yay! we returned to ray's the steaks tonight to settle our annual NHL bet (i won this year.....as the sharks beat the blues in the western conference finals...woo!). tonight i ordered the house special. the strip side of a porter house crusted in pepper and served with a brandied mushroom sauce and bleu cheese crumbles. since i had a wedge salad last night, for a starter i chose the crab bisque. which was amazing!! but the food and experience here is always amazing. made even more so by the pleasant company of tony!

09/22 my dear friend julia was in town this week, so tonight i met her at a latin restaurant near her hotel for dinner and conversation. "paladar" is known for it's rum selection, but we went for their tasty food! i had two appetizers that together made for a very filling meal. the "ropes vieja" was shredded beef served on sweet plantains with shredded yuca. the "mojo pork tostones" were rounds of mashed and fried plantains (like a fritter) topped with slow cooked pork. both very different ways to serve plantains, both every tasty!

09/23 tonight we had a "girl's night" at paradise, the local indian restaurant i always rave about. they have a ginger chicken that is delightful. a little bit of heat, but a whole lot of flavor. strong ginger and curry in a simmered sauce served with tender white meat chicken. i can't say that i've ever seen this at another indian restaurant? but i recommend trying it if you do!

09/24 tonight i am up at my parents house, and they hosted a family dinner. mom made a big batch of maryland crab soup with sides of rolls and cheese. a very maryland feast!

09/25 my niece rachel is up here staying with my parents, and offered to make dinner tonight. she made one of her favorite recipes "alfredo lasagna roll ups". i do love lasagna roll ups, for the same reason i love things in muffin form. individual servings!!! and i have to admit, it's a luxury to have someone else preparing the meal.

it has been a crazy busy week of running around, hence all the eating out! and full disclosure, i'll be out of town for the next four weeks for work, so it may be a while when i post again. this will leave a lot of recipes to try next year!!