We went to Cost Plus World Market today to pick up some stocking stuffers. My plan was to go around 10:00 am, but things happened and we got there a little closer to 12:30. What on earth were we thinking? Less than a week to go until Xmas, and we just happen to be at a store right next to the mall with 200 of our closest strangers, looking at unnecessary things to put into stockings. After about 5 minutes of looking around in something close to panic, we decided to go home and nap or hike instead. We ended up doing both.
The plus side of our aborted trip was that we found a restaurant I'm interested in trying. It is called something like Strada (not sure exactly) and it sells "Italian street food". There was a restaurant like it in Columbus and it sold what were essentially Italian burritos: a thin, pizza-like tortilla, spaghetti noodles, veggies (zucchini, tomatoes, garlic, etc.) and marinara sauce with plenty of fresh grated Parmesan cheese... all rolled up into a burrito-like bundle. It was fantastic. The best of all worlds. So now I know where to go to find such a thing on this side of the country.
We didn't eat there today, because we had just had a late "second breakfast" at Biscuits Cafe. Brian had blueberry pancakes and I had a waffle smothered in strawberries. Sadly, the berries were frozen because it is winter, but Biscuits always serves them ripe and fresh when we're in strawberry season. As always, I had exactly the right strawberry to waffle ratio, with each bite having both strawberry and waffle. Yum! I have no idea how Brian's breakfast was because I was so very much into my own.
For dinner, I think we're having left over shrimp and grits (the recipe from last month's Southern Living magazine) and cheddar-cumin scones, then birthday cake for dessert. It is only 4:40 now and I can hardly wait for dinner. Patience!
With echoes of food in my head, I think I'll close for today. Be happy and healthy!
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