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Julie’s 25th
Yesterday was my sister’s 25th Birthday! Happy Birthday, Julie! I went to my parents earlier in the day to have some cake and ice cream. She got her cake from Cakes Next Door in Delmar. It was red velvet and delicious! Apparently my eyes were bigger than my stomach. I wanted the rose but could hardly eat it–the frosting was SO sweet. Usually I can always finish my frosting since its my favorite part of the cake, so that’s saying something. My sister had reservations at the New World Bistro in Albany for her birthday dinner. I might have played a role in choosing the dinner place…Shhh. But, it never…
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Salt of the Earth
Greetings from Pittsburgh! This morning Chris and I flew to Pittsburgh, PA. We’re here visiting his parents and also to run the Pittsburgh half marathon on Sunday. This is my second time visiting the city and I’m super excited! We grabbed lunch at BWI today–Au Bon Pain style. I got the Mediterranean wrap. It was pretty tasty and filling for fast food. I also had some Food Should Taste Good Chips! And they did taste good–ha ha. 🙂 We had one short flight from BWI to Pittsburgh and then it was time to get stuck in massive amounts of traffic going into the city. Thankfully we made it just in…
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Vegan Spring Wine Dinner
I realized it was the liquid broth that was so hot, I just ate the rice cakes and peanuts out of it, and it helped a little bit with the heat. ... The wasabi sauce wasn't overpowering either (usually I don't like wasabi) but I could only taste a hint of it in the sauce. The wine with this dish was a Fox Run Chardonnay. Third course: "Fun Guy Marsala- Beautiful Mushrooms--Honshimeji, King Oyster, Blue Oyster and Spring Morels on poured Wild Hive polenta". This was my favorite so far.