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Tonight, we're summoned for a divine cause remembrance, no but for their future loss
And we're back to Monday again. We had a good, quiet Sunday during which I did nothing. The cinamon rolls I was thinking about making never appeared. (I also forgot to get cream cheese which is important for the icing. There's always Jan 1, or the afternoon of Dec 31.) I was a complete lump. My highlights were actually putting on a bra to go to lunch, and figuring out the Ticketmaster site for my sister.
For lunch, we were originally thinking of Fogo, since I have a birthday discount to use. But their parking is SO bad that I kept looking. There's a little restaurant that's right up the road, called Bluestone Restaurant. We'd gone there once, about 20 yrs ago, and weren't impressed. But since it's got a parking lot and brunch, we decided to give them another try. I'm so glad we did!
First off, it's directly across the street from Baltimore Coffee and Tea Company.
We wandered around the small shop and got some tea for Jess and a box of kcups for me. They have the best flavored coffee. Their Snicker Snicker coffee is so freaking good. This time, I got Frosty's Favorite, which is cinnamon and graham crackers.
We started out with Crab dip and calamari. Well, I started with calamari. Jess doesn't like it much, but I've been on a total kick. This was really good, too. Not at all rubbery! I ate about 1/2 of it? There was SO much food. The crab dip was really good, and the little fried pitas they gave us to dip were amazing. I could have eaten just them.
Entrees were huge. I got the Ocean and Gulf for me. It was a crabcake, shrimp and scallops in a buerre blanc sauce. It was so fucking good. The scallops were perfect, possibly the best I've ever had them. Buttery and delicious. Jess got the short rib, which also tasted really good.
Afterwards, we had an eggnog creme brûlée, which was pretty good. I wasn't sure if I liked it on first bite, because my brain was expecting regular, even though we'd ordered eggnog. By the end, I decided that I liked it a lot. We ate all of it.
Once home I found my sister struggling to transfer tickets for an upcoming hockey game and failing. I asked to see it and fixed the problem (you needed to scroll in one tiny panel, and it was being difficult and not scrolling when you dragged. You had to go in and use a teeny tiny scroll bar on said tiny panel. But we got it set, and now BIL has the tickets for the Hershey Bears Teddy Bear Toss. (Basically people bring teddy bears and at intermission, you toss them on the ice for the local hospital children's ward.) It's very sweet and wholesome, and the BIL does it every year.
We have our own, somewhat wholesome plans this weekend. Head up to Philly and visit with friends, go to the zoo and have fun, and then come home on Sunday.
I made Jess' literal tea table. It's very pretty and will be perfect for the pot, cup and also maybe a small plate of noms. Maybe a picture on Thursday after we set it up for game on Wednesday.
But for today, Work. Ew. We'll probably not be horribly busy today, though busier than Saturday for sure. Tonight, Jess is making some lovely Jambalaya, which should be awesome. Tomorrow, spare ribs. NYE, who the hell knows. We'll figure out something.
Everyone have a wonderful Monday!
Tonight, I might go to Trader Joes, or I might wait and do it on NYE, though they're going to be horribly busy. IT's all a matter of freezer space right now. Maybe we could do the turkey breast and get a large thing out of our freezer. That would help.
For lunch, we were originally thinking of Fogo, since I have a birthday discount to use. But their parking is SO bad that I kept looking. There's a little restaurant that's right up the road, called Bluestone Restaurant. We'd gone there once, about 20 yrs ago, and weren't impressed. But since it's got a parking lot and brunch, we decided to give them another try. I'm so glad we did!
First off, it's directly across the street from Baltimore Coffee and Tea Company.
We wandered around the small shop and got some tea for Jess and a box of kcups for me. They have the best flavored coffee. Their Snicker Snicker coffee is so freaking good. This time, I got Frosty's Favorite, which is cinnamon and graham crackers.
We started out with Crab dip and calamari. Well, I started with calamari. Jess doesn't like it much, but I've been on a total kick. This was really good, too. Not at all rubbery! I ate about 1/2 of it? There was SO much food. The crab dip was really good, and the little fried pitas they gave us to dip were amazing. I could have eaten just them.
Entrees were huge. I got the Ocean and Gulf for me. It was a crabcake, shrimp and scallops in a buerre blanc sauce. It was so fucking good. The scallops were perfect, possibly the best I've ever had them. Buttery and delicious. Jess got the short rib, which also tasted really good.
Afterwards, we had an eggnog creme brûlée, which was pretty good. I wasn't sure if I liked it on first bite, because my brain was expecting regular, even though we'd ordered eggnog. By the end, I decided that I liked it a lot. We ate all of it.
Once home I found my sister struggling to transfer tickets for an upcoming hockey game and failing. I asked to see it and fixed the problem (you needed to scroll in one tiny panel, and it was being difficult and not scrolling when you dragged. You had to go in and use a teeny tiny scroll bar on said tiny panel. But we got it set, and now BIL has the tickets for the Hershey Bears Teddy Bear Toss. (Basically people bring teddy bears and at intermission, you toss them on the ice for the local hospital children's ward.) It's very sweet and wholesome, and the BIL does it every year.
We have our own, somewhat wholesome plans this weekend. Head up to Philly and visit with friends, go to the zoo and have fun, and then come home on Sunday.
I made Jess' literal tea table. It's very pretty and will be perfect for the pot, cup and also maybe a small plate of noms. Maybe a picture on Thursday after we set it up for game on Wednesday.
But for today, Work. Ew. We'll probably not be horribly busy today, though busier than Saturday for sure. Tonight, Jess is making some lovely Jambalaya, which should be awesome. Tomorrow, spare ribs. NYE, who the hell knows. We'll figure out something.
Everyone have a wonderful Monday!
Tonight, I might go to Trader Joes, or I might wait and do it on NYE, though they're going to be horribly busy. IT's all a matter of freezer space right now. Maybe we could do the turkey breast and get a large thing out of our freezer. That would help.