• Albany,  marathon,  Restaurant Reviews,  Running,  Running Gear,  Wine

    Weekend Happenings

    Friday night: Friday was pretty low key! I made some home made pizza for Chris and myself, complete with some cheese from the Cheese Traveler. It was DELICIOUS and one of the best pizzas I’ve made so far! The only thing I wasn’t a fan of was the fake sausage–the lightlife brand. It didn’t even taste like sausage–just like fake meat product. At least it added a bit of a protein, but the rest of the pizza was really good. The cheese we used was mostly mozzarella but also some slices of Havarti from Demark. Chris went to the Cheese Traveler to pick up some. It was pretty fantastic on…

  • Food,  Restaurant Reviews

    Weekend in the Adirondacks – Part II – Food

    Part 1 of my weekend can be found here! Now, one of the best parts of staying at Garnet Hill was the FOOD! They are a B&B so the breakfast was included with our stay. It was delicious! The first morning we were there, we both had the egg and cheddar wrap, served with home fries and your choice of meat (I didn’t get any meat but Chris did). Unfortunately I was so excited about breakfast both days I didn’t take pictures of either of the meals. But trust me when I say it was GOOD! The restaurant and pub were also open to the public, so you don’t have…

  • Restaurant Reviews

    Dinner Date Night – Mingle

    Friday night Chris and I had a Date Night, which included dinner at a new local restaurant and a movie. We went to the new restaurant called Mingle on Delaware Avenue, located in the old Wine n Diner spot. Gone were the trippy paintings of Wine N Diner. Instead we found a nice romantic atmosphere. We each wanted to try an appetizer, so I ordered the Korean shrimp pancakes, and according to the menu they are: Korean style gluten-free potato pancake with shrimp, zucchini, carrots and Korean chives. Our pancakes are served with a honey-sony-ginger sauce for dipping. These pancakes were amazing! They were so flavorful and had lots of…