Dinner was on the San Antonio Botanical Gardens restaurant patio and the temperature was a little chilly, in the low 60s and upper 50s, but we had a patio heater to make things nice. Daffodils were already in bloom. And the setting was tranquil. Birds singing all around.
Quote from: John G. on February 09, 2021, 07:26:04 PMDessert for me was a raspberry panna cotta, which had great flavor but was too dense to be, texturally, a good panna cotta. Gail had a dessert cocktail that Jane would have hated. It was a Brandy Alexander with, you guessed it, hazelnut flavoring added. As I was reading this, I thought that you were going to say that it had actual hazelnuts in the drink!
Dessert for me was a raspberry panna cotta, which had great flavor but was too dense to be, texturally, a good panna cotta. Gail had a dessert cocktail that Jane would have hated. It was a Brandy Alexander with, you guessed it, hazelnut flavoring added.
Quote from: singdaw on February 09, 2021, 04:40:57 AMTacocat spelled backward is still Tacocat.I do wonder about pet parents who feel compelled to do these sorts of things. I may be in the minority.
Tacocat spelled backward is still Tacocat.
Quote from: John G. on February 09, 2021, 07:24:11 PMA lot of the herbs grown there were featured in the food, which include plenty of mezze options that we split. We had bruschetta with a parsley salad and roasted tomatoes on it, fried rice balls, roasted garlic and toast, lebneh with a green olive-celery salsa on top, naan topped with herbs and spices, and a grilled cheese sandwich topped with tomato jam. Lots of carbs, lots of good flavors. There used to be a restaurant near Santa Barbara called, I think, The Ranch or The Ranch House, that was set in an herb garden. There were only two seatings, which allowed for a leisurely meal and a stroll through the garden. The food was quite good, too. Jane, do you know of it?
A lot of the herbs grown there were featured in the food, which include plenty of mezze options that we split. We had bruschetta with a parsley salad and roasted tomatoes on it, fried rice balls, roasted garlic and toast, lebneh with a green olive-celery salsa on top, naan topped with herbs and spices, and a grilled cheese sandwich topped with tomato jam. Lots of carbs, lots of good flavors.
Quote from: John G. on February 09, 2021, 07:26:33 PMIt was just nice to spend time with another human being for a little while. Yes, I know what you mean. I find myself talking more with people I hardly know. I think many of us are conversation-starved. It'd be even worse without HHW.
It was just nice to spend time with another human being for a little while.
Think pink!
Quote from: singdaw on February 09, 2021, 05:17:59 PMThis last bit, immediately above, is done, at any rate.I just added the thing about the Zoom Meeting/Party.
This last bit, immediately above, is done, at any rate.
WHILE I enjoy a good Brandy I don't think I have ever had a Brandy Alexander
Been listening to Marvin Hamlisch’s Jean Seberg tonight. It’s easy to see why it failed, byt parts are fascinating. And the music is quite good.
Quote from: John G. on February 09, 2021, 09:01:26 PMBeen listening to Marvin Hamlisch’s Jean Seberg tonight. It’s easy to see why it failed, byt parts are fascinating. And the music is quite good. I thought that was an opera?
