The world is a wonky, wonky, place. I never used to go to chain restaurants, now that I know I have celiac's, I find myself looking for places with gluten free menus and/or options. That led me all the way to Australia, To the Outback.
I got all tingly upon the presentation of the gluten free menu. At first I thought it might be the booze, but no, it was in fact, excitement. There was a whole menu just for me. Yay.
For dinner I ordered the grilled vegetables and shrimp with a baked sweet potato.(It came with a heart-stopping amount of butter on it, which I promptly removed. Seriously, it was like an ice cream scoop of butter.) The shrimp, though slightly overdone was well-seasoned and paired with pineapple and other kebab related vegetables. I had forgotten how much I enjoy grilled pineapple. It really brings out the sweetness of the fruit and makes it very pretty to look at. Not as pretty as a pile of pasta, but oh well.
For dessert Tim and I shared the "Chocolate Thunder from Down Under" A flourless brownie topped with ice cream, hot fudge, and whipped cream. It was enough for a class of first graders. Really excessive and equally wonderful. I wanted to roll around on the brownie. It was that good.
Can I mention that I often find myself out and about, having the richest fantasies about things like eating a hot pretzel or baking a pie. When I went to see "Waitress" I was salivating over the prospect of baking and serving/eating pies. I miss baking and trying new cookie recipes almost as much as I missed smoking when I quit. I bought chocolate and vanilla candles to try to curb the craving, that just made it worse. So I went back to my fresh cut grass scented soy candles. (A trifle bit odd for someone with nasty hayfever, but not as bad as the vegan I know that has a leather fetish.)
I have a bit of a gripe. I love keeping my home, I love crafting, and cooking, and organizing my shoe closet. So I thought I would add Martha Stewart to my TIVO list. Her show IS ONE GIGANOURMOUS COMMERCIAL. "Would you like to buy my crap from Michael's?" "Would you like to see my suburban that I clean with scotch brite?" Donny Deutch has nothing on this woman. She could plug a hole in a dike. No wonder she is a gajillionaire. There I have said my peace. Now I am going to Macy's to buy my Lancome to get my free gift with purchase and then I am headed to H&M to get some tee shirts. After that I may head to Whole Foods to get a snack.
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