Showing posts with label pasta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pasta. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 May 2011

Granite City - Idaho Nachos

Today I met Aunt Nancy & Uncle Gene, Aunt Judy, and cousin Jenni for lunch at Granite City.  I had cheddar ale soup (always, it's my favorite!) and Lemon Basil Chicken Linguini.  






Not a fan.  Hopefully I'll like it better as leftovers.  It was too ... there was something in it that I didn't like.  Can't pinpoint what it IS, tho!  I mean - I like lemon, I like pepper, I like basil... ??  So... yeah.  Thankfully, everyone else had good food!  And I had the soup ... : )  


Aunt Nancy had stuffed tortellini w/ a creamy marinara sauce that I'll want to try next time.  (Uncle Gene had an Alfredo dish that I didn't get a picture of for some reason!)


sorry that turned out way more blurry than it looked on the camera!


Jenni's usual Caesar Chalupa salad was sadly no longer on the menu, so she got a chicken wrap that she said was very good - kinda like chicken salad inside instead of large chunks, and this way made it easier to eat.


love the presentation on this one!


Aunt Judy had the delicious and beautiful - Idaho Nachos!  Waffle fries done up w/ cheese, bacon, tomatoes, sour cream & a yummy garlic cream dipping sauce on the side.  I only had a couple bites (staying w/in my meal plan, you know!) but I could certainly see getting this again as an app for the table.


big laughs cuz the whole meal just about slid off the plate...!  


Our next trip to GC will hopefully be for Sunday Brunch!  :)  


Until next time (which might be soon... LOL)  -  what staple do you insist be on your brunch buffet to call it "good?"  

Sunday, 8 May 2011

Olive Garden Goodness - Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!  


Today Mom & Grammy decided they wanted to lunch at the Olive Garden.  I went there at 11:15 - they open at 11? - to get a table.  Mom & Grammy would be there at 11:30.  THEY WERE ALREADY PACKED with a 30 minute wait!  What the what?!  I got the beeper & stood in line outside.  It was a beautiful day!  : )  While in line, I heard that the restaurant opened at 6 AM.  D'oh!  I wonder if they served breakfast dishes that early, or if ppl actually came in that early for pasta?!  Hmmm.  


Anyway, finally the buzzer went off & we got our table.  




Grammy was happy to be there, really!  ; )  


Mom & Grammy kinda fought over the bill, which was way cute.  I would love to be able to buy them both a nice meal!  I've occasionally be able to buy ONE a nice meal at a time... heh.  


Anyway, I had the lovely Four Cheese Pastachettis w/ grilled chicken.  SO GOOD!  Cheese lasagna stuffed w/ four different kinds of cheese.  The chicken was smothered in a cream sauce, tomatoes & spinach.  Delightful!






I also had the Chicken Gnocchi soup, which was tasty, and breadsticks.   Yummy garlicky goodness!  


For dessert, we ordered one each of the Dolcini Little Dessert cups. The amaretto tiramisu and limoncello cake were my favorites.  






Until next time, what's your favorite thing to do for Mother's Day?