10/24 since i was so in love with the mini chicken pot pies i made a few months ago, tonight i tried a vegetarian version. i started with the same base, biscuits pressed into muffin tins. then i mixed cream of mushroom soup with roasted mushrooms, onions and mixed vegetables. a few spices and they made for a satisfying savory meatless dish!
10/25 for months i have been promising to meet my friends for a night of "burmese food" at a local restaurant. it's a cuisine very similar to indian food, with a little more influence from east asian spices. the service at this place was slow as molasses, but the food was worth the wait! we started with appetizers of squash fritters and then shared entrées of brown sugar garlic pork belly, tamarind pork loin and chili chicken (and holy cow were they heavy on the chili!).
10/26 tonight was another night of catching up with friends. we met for happy hour at american tap room. they had a caprese flat bread on their menu that i was intrigued by. nothing too fancy. a basic flat bread with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, shredded basil and a balsamic drizzle. sometimes the simple dishes are the best!
10/27 my parents are in town tonight to graciously take over hound watching duty before i fly to seattle for a weekend of hiking w/ tony. we went to our neighborhood bar jimmy's for dinner. trying to stick to my goal, i ordered something from the menu i hadn't tried before. the buffalo wrap. since this place has such amazing wings, i figured the buffalo chicken wrap would be a good bet! and it was tasty, but i have to admit, not nearly as amazing as their wings!!
10/28 today was a gorgeous day spent hiking mt rainier with tony. an uncommonly bright and sunny day for the pacific northwest! on the drive back north towards seattle we stopped at the little town of "enumclaw". a small bundle of restaurants and shops that had some fantastic looking retaurant options. we opted for the historic mint alehouse. i've heard people rave about the cut of beef called tri-tip, but never had it myself. the had a trip-tip and bleu cheese pasta that sounded like a good place to start! i didn't get a picture of the pasta, but here's a picture from our out door adventures!
10/29 tony and i spent the day wandering the streets of seattle enjoying the people watching. and you'd better believe that the weekend of halloween? offers some AMAZING people watching. we were lucky enough to stumble upon a crowd of zombies attempting the choreography from thriller. i love this city!!
for dinner we went to the smallest hole in the wall sushi place you can imagine. a bare menu and nothing to drink but tea. and i have to say, it was by far the most authentic japanese sushi place i've been to in the states! simple good fish and sticky rice, with fresh wasabi. being in washington state i had to try the salmon. and i always order hamachi when i see it!
for dinner we went to the smallest hole in the wall sushi place you can imagine. a bare menu and nothing to drink but tea. and i have to say, it was by far the most authentic japanese sushi place i've been to in the states! simple good fish and sticky rice, with fresh wasabi. being in washington state i had to try the salmon. and i always order hamachi when i see it!
10/30 there's an italian restaurant near where tony and i were staying that offered all day happy hour specials on the weekends. so we sat at the bar and ordered several small plates from their menu. meatballs in marinara, caesar salad, parmesan zucchini and lobster mac and cheese. my favorite was definitely the meatballs!
a wonderful autumn weekend!!!!
a wonderful autumn weekend!!!!
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