Around D/FW - Scardello's

Scardello's has been a place on my list for a while now

I finally got to go for lunch  yesterday

I absolutely ♥ cheese

Besides cheese, they sell wine and other specialty items

They also sell sandwiches

Pictured here is the Sweet Italian

It's proscuitto, burrata cheese with fig confit

yum!

I've been dying to try Dude, Sweet Chocolate

Check out this name - Fungus Amongus

I'm told it is really good!

Of course, I will be trying it on my next visit

Around D/FW - Samar by Stephan Pyles

Samar by Stephan Pyles

is located Downtown Dallas

close to where I work

They are offering Lunch Large Plates

from $7 - $12

This is what we got for $12

 

Today's Fresh Fish

Grilled salmon with a blood orange vinaigrette,

serrano wrapped-asparagus,

&

fenugreek mashed potatoes

Roasted Monkfish

Grape leaf wrapped monkfish tail

with roasted squash & zucchini

&

tarator sauce

Today's Steak

Hanger steak with gingered potato cakes

curried haricot vert

&

spicy green chile chutney

Skinny Girl Margarita

Skinny Girl Margarita by Bethany Frankel

It is only 100 calories

I haven't tried it yet, but I definitely have plans for it this weekend

Sookie's Wish List

September's O Magazine has some awesome stuff

Remember, my goldfish, Sookie

I've had her for a little over 2 months now

&

She is doing very well & would like some new digs

Going round and round and round

Is a bit monotonous

She is loving this fishhotel by Umbra

It is only $26.50

Unlike this one that I wanted

With a starting price of $63.00 @ one of the super pet stores

Perfect Portion Scales

Check this out...

I just saw this in the September issue of O Magazine

You put your food on this scale

It has a built in database of nearly 2000 foods

It calculates the calories

and

nutritional values

I

know

Get out of town! Right?

Now if this could just be built

right into my countertop and dining table

I'd never overeat again!

It costs $59.99

&

comes in black, blue, red, white and silver

No, they aren't paying me for this free ad

I just think it's super cool

Just curious, does anyone have one?

If so, do you like it?

Sprinkles Limited Raspberry Cupcake

YUM!

Raspberry Cupcakes from Sprinkles

These are melt in your mouth delicious!

Run don't walk

they are only available

until August 29th

Good news is that you can get them any day of the week!

EAT PRAY LOVE - The Food

Here's the way this went down

My friend, Misty and I decided to have a dinner party

for EAT PRAY LOVE

a week ago

I sent an email out to our friends to see who was in

Then, made it all official with a Paperless Post invite

We asked everyone to bring an appetizer or dessert

representing Italy, India or Bali

Misty made homemade pasta to go with her chicken piccata

I'm so inspired to start making my own!

Here we have samosas, beef vindaloo & khaman dhokla

I wish wish wish I had taken a picture of each individual dish!

Everyone did such a fabulous job

We all got to sample these wonderful foods

hummus, naan, rustic bread with dipping oil, pizza, 

tikki masala,  aloo gobi,  curry chicken, gulab jamun, 

cannoli's,  mini chocolate chip sandwich cookies 

EAT PRAY LOVE - DINNER PARTY

Here is a snapshot of our EAT PRAY LOVE Dinner Party last night