Today was the best day ever. The food was a part of it. Decided that I'd done enough work for a weekend and needed to treat myself with some impulse shopping. Brought my baby along with me for the company - a good plan, that. We started by looking for a craft. That's funnier than you think it is, but only if you know the inside joke. Didn't find one, but that didn't matter. Lucky jeans fit me amazingly well and since I have decided to embrace my weight, I bought them. An exceptionally sycophantic sales clerk merely added to the enjoyment. Found the perfect purse - sometimes they do just jump out at you - and bought it. I bought one for my daughter, too. Now we're twins!
Okay, I know you are wondering when the food is coming. Zov's in Newport Beach makes the best Mac & Cheese known to mankind. Chicken and mushrooms and bacon and cheese and a sprinkle of goodness baked on the top. Don't share this. Eat it all yourself.
We started with, of course, a bottle of wine. Found another Pinot Grigio that was at least as good as the blue screw top wine that Trader Joe's refuses to sell me anymore. Split a bottle of that; of course, I forgot the name. Then the aforementioned M&C along with a Rosemary Lamb salad. Way better than it sounds, and it sounds great. What an amazing combination of flavors! Nothing exotic - lettuce, peppers, a great dressing, and the rosemary lamb - but a perfect blend. Someone was thinking on that one.
After great conversation, mutual amusement and the end of the wine, we applied a nice finish with the apple pie, ice cream and caramel drizzle.
Haven't enjoyed an afternoon this much in a while. Need to do this more often.
That and I bought Batman seat covers for the truck yesterday. A good weekend.
I agree a lot. Especially since I got to help eat these things and now have a new purse :) Definitely best weekend in a long time.
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