Pralines

Trying something new... making pralines! If you've never had one of these sugary concoctions, you're missing out! Now, this is my first attempt, so god only knows if they'll come out right, but they LOOK right. Now they just gotta cool, and hopefully they'll taste as good as they look. The recipe came from the High Calorie Cookbook (one of the greatest cookbooks ever) by Leonard Louis Levinson. The book is noted for it's collection of famous recipes from long-gone restaurants mostly from New York City and around France. Ever hear of Lindy's? Well, if not, I'll have to make the Lindy's cheescake just so you can see what a cheesecake is all about! Being in a household with a baker means I don't often get a chance to bake, or make desserts, but since I had some time, why the heck not? I can always bring the rest into Infotonics for people to sample.

Post Josh Visit

Well, the money's all gone and the food is consumed and Josh is back in Atlanta, so how did things go? Let's see... Dinosaur as always was great. I think we spent about an hour waiting for a table, but it was a little complicated as we were a group of seven - not as easy to seat as six. But the meal itself was great. I almost always get the same thing, Cuban Platter with some sort of sides. This time around, they had a special veggie side that I ordered, only to find they didn't have it. So they put this carrot thing on my platter as a side and offered me another one (so I got fries). Well, let me tell you, if they ever have these honey glazed carrots as a side again, say YES! They were fantastic!

Next day was the Public Market for breakfast, and as always, very tasty. We did end up going to Nick's for plates that evening, followed by bowling at this little place in the city with two alleys, one above the other, and a nice bar. Following the men's humilation (it was boys vs. girls) we all drove over to Phillips for dessert. Mmmmmmmm...... Phillips!

Sunday we got off to a late start and got to Highland Park Diner around 10:30 or so. Josh and Rob each had the Highland Skillet, Julie had the belgian waffle with strawberries and sweet cheese, Chris had SOMETHING (but I don't remember what it was!) and I got the corned beef hash with poached eggs, potatoes and toast.

That night we did a dinner at home with Josh (just the three of us) to kindof recouperate from all the feasting. It was an okay meal - not up to my standards - mainly because of this lousy chicken we had. This was the smallest chicken I've ever cooked, apparently. Looking at it, you'd have thought it was ok... but ultimately, it was mostly bones. Oh well!

Otherwise, I think it was a successful weekend! We did end up throwing away Josh's old Overdale candy bag, but also got to enjoy all sorts of other goodies. Anyone who attended any of this want to comment?