This time we got smart and ordered two plates of bread/hummus when we got there. (Last time we ran out before our food came and we had to fight over the last piece of pita bread. It was a black day, let me tell you.) This time we had enough to last until our hot plates of yummy squewered chicken and lemon potatoes got there. Oh my gosh. It was, in a word, divine. For dessert we ordered the flambed baklava. Which, I am bummed to have to tell you, was not as delicious (or exciting) as I had hoped it would be. The baklava itself wasn't fantastic (you can't beat good baklava - but bad baklava is just... well... bad), and our waiter was new (and nervous) so he brought it to our table already on fire. (I like it when they light my food on fire table-side. It's so much more exciting that way.) The good news there is that the table across the way from us had a different waiter, who did know how to light stuff on fire, so at least I got to see one good flame go up - even if it wasn't for the dessert I paid for. Oh well.... :) After dinner (because we were bummed that we didn't love the baklava) we went and got
and a movie, then went back to Jo's so she could put her kids to bed (her hubby was out of town on a scout campout) and watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding and laughed ourselves sick.
(This is one of my favorite parts of the movie. Oh my gosh, so blinkin' funny. The way she says "hor-mon-ees" gets me every single time. In fact, I giggled just now as I typed that out. Are you kidding me? Who talks like this? Seriously.)
Oh, it was a fine fine Friday night for me. I didn't get home until after 1:00. We just sat and talked and laughed.... it was a great night. And now I'm gonna dig in to my leftovers. Oh, heck yeah - good times!
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OPA!!!!!!
One of my favorite foods! Souvlaki is wonderful. I like the lamb and beef ones from there. And the lemon Potatoes? To Die For!
I think that my favorite part of MBFGW is just before that when they talk about the Bundt cake - aka: the flower pot holder. Bund-TT. Ha ha!
Beebopsie Hee Ha. Yep, and John Corbett is a cutie!
I forgot...topsecretrecipes.com has a great recipe for hummus this week. check it out! It's totally easy.
Huh... I'll check it out. I'd forgotten about topsecretrecipes. I used to go there all the time. Not sure how I forgot it existed, but I did. Thanks for the tip. I'm checking it out right now. :)
i lived in florida for a summer near a small greek town called tarpon springs (just outside of tampa). best greek food EVER. if you ever go there, you will have to try the flaming cheese (it's like the baklava, but cheese drenched in some sort of alcohol that they burn out and it makes the sweetest cheese crust on the outside and gooey melted cheese on the inside...really there is nothing better in the world than that cheese). now i'm drooling...
Okay, My... You've have about the most exotic life of anyone I've ever known. "I lived in Florida near a small Greek town"... Oh, I'm burning with jealousy. I'm glad you mentioned the on-fire cheese, though. They had an appetizer that was cheese on fire. (Feta.) I, of course, wanted to get that + hummus. I was outvoted and we got 2 orders of hummus. Next time I'm putting my foot down and getting the firey cheese - FOR SURE!
I had a farm in Ahfrica... Ok, not really, I just wanted to join in on the exotic locales. Sounds so much better than I lived in a hovel south of campus.
Anyhoo, great clip. I also loved the BundT part and when she had the headphone on at work. Oh yeah, hilarious. Hmm, now I'm in the mood to watch the movie again. I feel a covert move to the parentals for some free video rental is in order.
"A bibopsi...and inside the lump he found teeth..."
SUCH a good movie. And that John Corbett is delish!
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