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- What's for Dinner: A cheese pizza Lean Pocket
That Linus sure is a smooth operator, getting Sally to hang out in the pumpkin patch with him like that.
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Afton, if you sell any of those bumper stickers or T-shirts I want royalties. 
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Had a "girls night out" with some friends last night. It was great getting together, but the food could have been better. It was a special 5-course fixed menu/wine sampling dinner at a Spanish tapas restaurant. I've never had Spanish food before that I know of and was looking forward to trying it. Unfortunately, I don't think what we had was traditional Spanish cuisine. The theme for the entire meal was pork (including dessert 
...Yes, you read that right. Take a moment to say, "Ewww," I'll wait). I didn't know about all that until we got there since one of my friends who eats there a lot raved about the place and made the reservation for us. The theme of these dinners is apparently different each month. Don't get me wrong, I likes me some bacon and the occasional pork chop or roast, but pork is not something I normally order when I'm dining out.
I started to realize it wasn't really my type of place when the waitress came over and asked if we'd like some water, rambling off the names of four or five types, none of which was tap. Fancy sparkling/mineral water that you have to pay for isn't my thing. The first course was a baked butternut squash mix with sour cherries and some crispy bacon sprinkled on top. That was actually pretty good. Then it went downhill with pork belly served with some fancy lettuce and a dressing on top. The pork belly was like eating raw bacon. Next came pork terrine (which looked like pate and tasted like tuna) stuffed in an apple. My cats' canned cat food looks more appetizing. That was followed by what I guess was supposed to be the big "Ahhhh!" course. They carried several whole roasted pigs out to the dining room where they carved them up in front of us. There's nothing I like more than staring my food in the face before I eat it. 
Poor piggies. Anyway, the meat was very fatty and wasn't cooked long enough for my taste. You pretty much had no idea what part of the animal you were eating. One of my friends was convinced she had a heart valve. Dessert was a trio of chocolate - a brownie, a truffle, and a scoop of ice cream - all made with bacon. It actually wasn't as bad as it sounds. The touch of saltiness from the bacon played off the sweetness pretty well.
I'm not that into wine either, so the dinner wasn't really worth the (rather hefty) price to me. I would have been happier with a glass of sangria and trying some paella or something. Of course, the several hours spent with friends was nice, and I guess you can't put a price tag on that.
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Yesterday was also Els' birthday. I hope it was a great one! 
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and landed in your neck of the woods. Nice place you have here. Will visit again soon. Wishing you a spiffy Tuesday! 
Happy New Year AD. 
Merry Christmas, Francine. 
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