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Red Lentil Restaurant

Craig, Chelsea and I went to a vegetarian/vegan restaurant tonight.

THE RED LENTIL VEGETARIAN & VEGAN RESTAURANT

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We decided to try their Red Lentil Soup, because it’s the name of their restaurant, so we figured it must be good and it was, DELICIOUS!!  We got a bowl each.  Red lentils, organic seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs and spices.img_0312We then got this dinner salad, which was really big, it was perfect to share it with the 3 of us and very yummy.img_0314Rustic Paella; Orzo pasta, green peas, cauliflower florets, onions, bell peppers, Kashmiri saffron, roasted butternut squash, and soy sausage simmered in a seasoned tomato broth and topped with fresh scallions.  Another good dish!img_0313Shepherd’s Pie; Layered mashed Yukon gold potato and sweet potato, soy sausage, corn kernels, onions, seasonal vegetables and spinach, baked and topped with vegan cashew gravy.  Drizzled with maple balsamic and cilantro sunflower pesto.  Absolutely delicious!img_0315Butternut Squash Polenta; Grilled plant, oyster mushroom ragout and warmed sesame asparagus, drizzled with cilantro sunflower see pesto and maple balsamic.  A very nice dish.

I highly recommend this restaurant!  There were a few other dishes that looked really good, but this was just perfect for the 3 of us!

The Red Lentil Vegetarian and Vegan Restuarant                                         600 Mount Auburn St – Watertown – Massachusetts – 1-617-972-9188

Yummy Dinner with Friends

img_0176Middle River, Maryland

We met some friends, from years ago, Bruce & Kathy and their daughter Sheri and we went to a fun restaurant, Carson’s Creekside Restaurant & Lounge, it was delicious!  For appetizers we had their Succulent Steamed Shrimp and…img_0181…Seafood Pizza with jumbo shrimp, crabmeat, tomato, mixed cheeses & white sauce, DELISH!!

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For my entree I had Mahi-Mahi with broccoli & asparagus yummy, too!

I highly recommend Carson’s Creekside if you are in Middle River or the Baltimore area!!

http://www.carsonscreekside.com

Cheesesteak Sandwich My Style

IMG_7699acPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

A cheesesteak sandwich is made from thinly sliced pieces of steak and melted cheese in a long roll. The cheesesteak is one of the favorite foods of Philadelphia. It can be found in most parts of the United States and is called a “Philadelphia” or “Philly Cheesesteak”. Now, when you are a vegetarian or vegan, this sandwich doesn’t work…however, I was delighted to find veggie cheesesteak sandwiches around Philadelphia and they were delicious!  On this one they added mushrooms to the spinach, onions, green peppers & marinara sauce.  The other day I had one with portobello mushrooms on it.  Just take off the cheese and it’s vegan, yummy!

California Pizza Kitchen

I love going to California Pizza Kitchen, so when our son suggested it, I was all in!  There was one in Philadelphia, (they are all over the country) not far from our hotel and we were actually able to walk to it.  Being a vegetarian, I am limited with what I can eat, but there are a few dishes there that I really, really like!

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One of my all time favorites is their Quinoa & Arugula Salad.  It contains asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, toasted pine nuts, feta and of course, quinoa & arugula tossed in their house dressing at Champagne Vinaigrette.

IMG_7739I really like their Roasted Veggie Salad with warm artichoke hearts, asparagus, eggplant, red and yellow peppers, corn and sun-dried tomatoes served over some cool Romaine Lettuce, with avocado and a house-made Dijon Balsamic Vinaigrette.   Yummy!IMG_7741

They have some very good pizzas, one of my favorites is their Wild Mushroom Pizza with shaved Cremini, Shiitake, Portobello and white mushrooms with slivered scallions, cracked black pepper, Romano & Mozzarella Cheese and topped with Parmesan.  We got the extra White Truffle Oil.  This one is to die for!!

Next time you are looking for a healthy, yummy dinner or lunch try California Pizza Kitchen!

http://www.cpk.com/Menu

Delicious Mediterranean Dinner

We had one of the best Mediterranean dinners I have had!

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It started with red lentil soup, that was so yummy!IMG_6871

We ordered two dishes so Chelsea and I could share, we got the Spinach Pie with salad and…
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…the Veggie Kebab with salad & rice.  All we had to do was put a Kebab on one plate with some rice and some Spinach Pie on the other and we were set.  Absolutely, delicious, we definitely want to go back here again!

RUDY’S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL  ~  (First Turkish Restaurant in Howard County)  ~  7185 Columbia Gateway Drive  ~  Columbia, Maryland  ~  410-290-2004

http://www.rmgrill.com

Matsumoto Shaved Ice

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Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii

You can’t go to Hawaii without having a shaved ice at Matsumoto’s, the best around! DELISH!  THANKS to my granddaughter for helping me with this photo, as well as the others in the background!

Dinner or Breakfast?

IMG_7678Ogden, Utah

We went to our daughter, Jamie’s home for dinner and we had breakfast for dinner, I don’t know that I have ever done that before.  Her husband, Benji, is a great cook, so he made scrambled eggs, hash browns & Hootenanny Annie Pancakes.  I brought the fruit, so it was perfect on the pancakes!  And it was all topped off with a Mango Smoothie!  It really was good, delish!

Airlines Food

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Flying over Canada

I have heard people complain about airlines food, well I love it, because I request vegan or vegetarian meals and they are delicious!  Here I got some greens with with asparagus & tomatoes on a bed of quinoa & veggies, with a yummy roll and some crackers.  I would recommend them the next time you fly!

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Delicious Meal

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Flying over Greenland

I have heard people complain about airlines food, well I love it, because I request vegan or vegetarian meals and they are delicious!  Here I got mushrooms; broccoli, quinoa & veggies with a  salad of lettuce, asparagus, cauliflower, green peppers & mangoes with oil & balsamic vinegar.  Orange slices, rolls and crackers! Relish, I would recommend them the next time you fly!

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Blueberry Bavaroise

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Gothenburg, Sweden

At the Restaurant Fiskekrogen we had three desserts and this one was interesting with blueberries, walnuts, white chocolate and lavender ice cream.  The lavender ice cream has an interesting flavor, it was good, but kinda girly, that’s the best way I can describe it.

Crème Brûlée

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Gothenburg, Sweden

A Restaurant Fiskekrogen, we also had Crème Brûlée (absolutely delicious) with Walnut Sorbet and it was yummy, too!

Rhubarb Tart

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Gothenburg, Sweden

Our last night on our trip we decided to go to a nice restaurant in Gothenburg and to splurge and get dessert.  So, we went to Restaurant Fiskekrogen, it was really good, though a bit expensive.  AND, we did get dessert, but not one to share, we got three and shared them.  They are all delish!!  The cream in the tart was wonderful, yes, a nice, yummy dessert!

Meat

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Metz, France

This meat market was beautiful, clean, it smelt good and was so fun to just wander through!  THANKS to our friends Marlies and Helmut, who took us there.

Meat Market

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Metz, France

We walked through a fun meat market and I saw the perfect place to put my feet up and RELAX!

Yummy!

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Metz, France

I LOVE fruit tarts!!  You see them a lot in Italy as well as throughout Europe.  We found some here in France and we ENJOYED!

Meat and Cheese

Brienz, Switzerland

In Switzerland, some years ago, we drove way up on a mountain and the view was gorgeous.  We hadn’t eaten for a while, so we found a fun place to eat and we loved the platter of meat and cheese they brought us.  This is called Walliser Platte which is a typical Swiss lunch.

Camera used:  Canon 20D

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Yummy Selection

cl1cde-0406-img_6243-60In 2006, my friend Joannie, had this fun idea.  She bought some chocolates and brought over her plate that had chocolate written in French on it and then I took photos of the chocolates on her plate.  We had so much fun doing this and came up with the idea that Chocolate Cards are a Fat Free – Healthy Alternative to real Chocolate!  Now, for those of you who LOVE chocolate, I am sure this is a horrible idea.  Having said all this, I do LOVE chocolate!

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