Breakfast at Ball Square Cafe using a Groupon .
* 1 pancake
* Small Fruit bowl
* Veggie sausage (2 patties made in house)
* Bottomless Coffee
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Le's Restaurant
On Sunday night, after watching a disapppointing end to the season for Kurt Warner and the Cardinals, Ann and I headed out by foot to Harvard Square. We had pho soup on our minds and Le's Restaurant as our goal.
First though, we checked out the cafe and bar menus, respectively, at Harvest and Noir for future reference. Harvest offers delicious poutine, and a selection of sliders and small bites (missing from the linked menu). Noir has its own "5-4-3-2-1-0 Happy Hour Nibbles: $5 Flat Breads, $4 Sandwiches, $3 Snacks, $2 Salads, $1 Sweets, $0 Nuts. Available Monday – Thursday 5 PM – 7 PM with a minimum $6 beverage purchase per guest." Can't wait to try it all!
Eventually we made it to Le's Restaurant. We shared:
* Crispy Springrolls/Cha Gio - A savory mixture of ground chicken, carrot, onion, rice vermicelli and mushroom wrapped in springroll and fried golden brown. Served with nuoc cham on the side.
* Beef Noodle Soup with rare eyeround and will done flank - Beef soup with scallions, onions and cilantro offered with white (pho) noodles. Served with beansprouts, fresh basil, sliced lime and green chili pepper on the side.
* Grilled Meat & Crispy Spring Rolls Vermicelli - Grilled chicken with crispy spring rolls on top of vermicelli (thin rice noodles), shredded lettuce, mint, beansprouts and roasted peanuts. Served with homemade nuoc.
Great meal with leftovers to take home. I had hoped to walk home, but the rain drove us into the subway. Fine evening!
First though, we checked out the cafe and bar menus, respectively, at Harvest and Noir for future reference. Harvest offers delicious poutine, and a selection of sliders and small bites (missing from the linked menu). Noir has its own "5-4-3-2-1-0 Happy Hour Nibbles: $5 Flat Breads, $4 Sandwiches, $3 Snacks, $2 Salads, $1 Sweets, $0 Nuts. Available Monday – Thursday 5 PM – 7 PM with a minimum $6 beverage purchase per guest." Can't wait to try it all!
Eventually we made it to Le's Restaurant. We shared:
* Crispy Springrolls/Cha Gio - A savory mixture of ground chicken, carrot, onion, rice vermicelli and mushroom wrapped in springroll and fried golden brown. Served with nuoc cham on the side.
* Beef Noodle Soup with rare eyeround and will done flank - Beef soup with scallions, onions and cilantro offered with white (pho) noodles. Served with beansprouts, fresh basil, sliced lime and green chili pepper on the side.
* Grilled Meat & Crispy Spring Rolls Vermicelli - Grilled chicken with crispy spring rolls on top of vermicelli (thin rice noodles), shredded lettuce, mint, beansprouts and roasted peanuts. Served with homemade nuoc.
Great meal with leftovers to take home. I had hoped to walk home, but the rain drove us into the subway. Fine evening!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Lyndell’s Bakery
The cake for the Dority baby shower was from Lyndell’s Bakery. Ann and I picked it out and were very happy. From top to bottom:
Whipped cream frosting
Gold cake
layer of custard
Layer of strawberry jam
Gold cake
The cake was decorated with a red capital "D" in the red sox font. Very classy!
(Update: I've since learned from unnamed parties that the cake also makes a delicious breakfast.)
Whipped cream frosting
Gold cake
layer of custard
Layer of strawberry jam
Gold cake
The cake was decorated with a red capital "D" in the red sox font. Very classy!
(Update: I've since learned from unnamed parties that the cake also makes a delicious breakfast.)
Za
Saturday afternoon was the Dority baby shower at Za, a gourmet pizza and salad restaurant in Arlingon. Ann organized the co-ed shower, doing an outstanding job with the decor and activities. You can read more about her purchases and planning prowess on Ann's own blog.
My limited role included making up the fake answers for a quiz about Dave and Kristen. My favorite fake answer was to the question about Dave's childhood best friend. I snookered several people with "KR-49 (Imaginary Robot.)" Second best were the fake answers to Dave's childhood hero. Correct answer: Luke Skywalker. Incorrect answers: Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, KITT. (Love the idea of KITT as your childhood hero.)
Meal was quite tasty. I enjoyed:
* Diet Coke (multiple refills)
* Salad with Crisp Iceberg Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, and Grated Carrot Salad with Applewood Smoked Bacon, Blue Cheese, and Creamy Buttermilk Dressing. (Shared the salad with Ann)
* Pizza with Bosc Pears, Caramelized Onions, Gorgonzola, and Smoky Bacon (I chose these toppings based on a specialty pizza, and then added bacon. Good, but too heavy on the gorgonzola.)
* Pizza with Pepperoni, Pineapple, and Caramelized Onions. (Ann's pizza, which I traded her a slice to try.)
* Pizza with Verrill Farm's Gala Apple, Homemade Pork Sausage, Onion, Sage, Cheddar Cheese, and EVOO's Apple Butter (Another friend's pie, which I traded slices to try. This chalkboard special was perhaps the best of the bunch once a little salt was added.)
Lots of food, which meant leftover pizza in the fridge. Made a great lunch along with a spinach salad after church Sunday.
My limited role included making up the fake answers for a quiz about Dave and Kristen. My favorite fake answer was to the question about Dave's childhood best friend. I snookered several people with "KR-49 (Imaginary Robot.)" Second best were the fake answers to Dave's childhood hero. Correct answer: Luke Skywalker. Incorrect answers: Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, KITT. (Love the idea of KITT as your childhood hero.)
Meal was quite tasty. I enjoyed:
* Diet Coke (multiple refills)
* Salad with Crisp Iceberg Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, and Grated Carrot Salad with Applewood Smoked Bacon, Blue Cheese, and Creamy Buttermilk Dressing. (Shared the salad with Ann)
* Pizza with Bosc Pears, Caramelized Onions, Gorgonzola, and Smoky Bacon (I chose these toppings based on a specialty pizza, and then added bacon. Good, but too heavy on the gorgonzola.)
* Pizza with Pepperoni, Pineapple, and Caramelized Onions. (Ann's pizza, which I traded her a slice to try.)
* Pizza with Verrill Farm's Gala Apple, Homemade Pork Sausage, Onion, Sage, Cheddar Cheese, and EVOO's Apple Butter (Another friend's pie, which I traded slices to try. This chalkboard special was perhaps the best of the bunch once a little salt was added.)
Lots of food, which meant leftover pizza in the fridge. Made a great lunch along with a spinach salad after church Sunday.
Marco's Pizza & Grill
On Friday night, we picked-up a large order of Jumbo Roaster Wings from Marco's Pizza & Grill. These mamoth fried chicken wings are fabulous. Marco's is a go-to take-out pizza joint on Mass. Ave directly across the street from Ann and my first apartment. And only a few blocks from our home now. We also quite enjoy their chicken parm which is enough food for both of us to have dinner with a lunch portion leftover.
We brought the wings to a friend's happy hour. There I partook of my new favorite hot beverage. Ingredients were: eggnog, tequila, chocolate (baking and grated bars), cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves. Yummy and quite the winter warmer!
We brought the wings to a friend's happy hour. There I partook of my new favorite hot beverage. Ingredients were: eggnog, tequila, chocolate (baking and grated bars), cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves. Yummy and quite the winter warmer!
Diva Lounge
On Thursday, I went to lunch with Joanne, Dan, and Christine to Diva Lounge. We were there for the $1 tapas. Awesome deal that gives you tons of different tastes for minimal money. Last year Ann made us our own order sheets that feature our favorite 8 items. It gives me special pleasure to hand our paper slips to the waiter when we order. The waiter is always slightly confused, but then rolls with it. Love this deal!
On this day, I enjoyed:
* 2 Lamb Sliders - Mini burgers with lettuce & tomatoes
* Mini Cheese Dosa - Crepe stuffed with cheese
* Cheese And Mushroom Samosa - Spicy turnovers stuffed with mushroom & cheese
* Tangeri Kebab - Chicken Drumstick (Tender Chicken marinated in yogurt mint and spices and baked in Tandoor
* Utappam - A thick pancake made with rice & lentils, topped with tomatoes, onions, peppers & fresh coriander. Served with coconut chutney & sambar (lentil soup)
* Indian Spring Roll (I'm missing the correct name and description of this item. A new item that was fine, but not a top 8 choice.)
On this day, I enjoyed:
* 2 Lamb Sliders - Mini burgers with lettuce & tomatoes
* Mini Cheese Dosa - Crepe stuffed with cheese
* Cheese And Mushroom Samosa - Spicy turnovers stuffed with mushroom & cheese
* Tangeri Kebab - Chicken Drumstick (Tender Chicken marinated in yogurt mint and spices and baked in Tandoor
* Utappam - A thick pancake made with rice & lentils, topped with tomatoes, onions, peppers & fresh coriander. Served with coconut chutney & sambar (lentil soup)
* Indian Spring Roll (I'm missing the correct name and description of this item. A new item that was fine, but not a top 8 choice.)
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