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December 9, 2008

Half Full

After an afternoon of studying Foodservice, I was so excited to get out of the house and out to dinner to celebrate Michelle’s birthday at Maggiano’s. No snacks were needed – that lunch was perfect!

Michelle and I tried to take our photo together, but it was dark and the flash was bright and we looked drunk even though we hadn’t been drinking! So pretend this was tonight

:mrgreen: this !

Michelle B-day

I decided to order lightly tonight and went with soup and salad. We had a table of about 14 and half of the table did a family-style dinner of all-you-can-eat everything!! It was kind of like that social experiment when half the room gets a 5-star meal and the other half gets beans and rice. But all in all, I am happy that I am not that full – my food tasted fresh and delicious. 

But first Michelle and Ben offered me some of their calamari! Michelle isn’t fond of the “spiders”

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I ordered minestrone for my cup of soup. It was a large cup, and it was really good!

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And my Spinach Salad with bacon, pinenuts and gorgonzola with apple-cider dressing was awesome!!! I think I was the only one at the table to clear my plate 🙂 The gorgonzola was so good it was almost sweet!

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( also had 3 small pieces of bread the size of the one on my salad plate..)

Plus a few of Michelle’s vodka gnocch! Mmm!

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And last but not least, the creme brulee leftovers got passed around to our end of the table and I had a generous forkfull with a strawberry 😎

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Despite those good eats, I’m only about half full. But maybe I am just comparing myself to the family-style half because I had plenty to eat and am not hungry.

Not sure of the morning’s plans, but I have my exam at 3pm tomorrow and need to start on Organic too. Yikesssssssss!!

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  1. VeggieGirl says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    Great outing!!

    Loooove the close-up shot of that Creme Brulee – food porn!! 😀

    Rock that exam tomorrow!!

    Reply
  2. Lindsey (Mrs. LC) says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    Wow that gnocchi and creme brulee forkful look delicious! Sometimes all you need is a simple forkful when the food is that rich!

    Hope you have a great evening!!

    Reply
  3. Sharon says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Oh wow, that creme brulee looks so good! Simply delicious!

    Reply
  4. Victoria says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    Looks great. Creme brulee is so good.

    Reply
  5. Missy (Missy Maintains) says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    Your meal looks delicious! Especially dessert 🙂

    Reply
  6. caroline F. says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    Yum, apple cider vinaigrette? Sounds awesome! Good luck tomorrow!
    -c

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  7. Megan says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    It all looks so yummy! What a great meal!

    Reply
  8. Oh She Glows says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    Good luck tomorrow!! I bet you will be happy when this week is over, eh? 🙂

    Angela
    www.ohsheglows.com

    Reply
  9. Heather McD (heather eats almond butter) says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:26 pm

    Love the simplicity of your salad. Looks much better to me than a big plate of pasta. Love all the colors.

    Reply
  10. Mel says

    December 9, 2008 at 10:57 pm

    Love maggianos! Looks like you picked some of the best things on the menu

    Reply
  11. KristenM says

    December 10, 2008 at 12:16 am

    Apple cider dressing? WOW. I’ll have to figure out a way to make that and post a recipe to my blog.

    Reply
  12. appleandmoses says

    December 10, 2008 at 12:33 am

    Go you! The fact that you were able to eat healthy despite the family style setting is really inspiring. Feeling half full is psychological because everyone else was over eating. Everytime I am able to stay on track when I at a restaurant or celebrating. I like to give myself a little cheer.

    Reply
  13. Moran says

    December 10, 2008 at 12:54 am

    I love Michelle’s Gnocchi! They always make it with cream and spinach here…this vodka sauce is coming up more and more often on food blogs! I better check it out!

    Reply
  14. Liz says

    December 10, 2008 at 1:52 am

    One bite of creme brulee, such retraint! I went out tonight too…lets just say it was not as commendable as you haha.

    Reply
  15. Mara says

    December 10, 2008 at 6:25 am

    That salad looks amazing, and I’m über-jealous of creme brulee!! It’s one of my favorites!

    Reply
  16. Courtney says

    December 10, 2008 at 7:48 am

    Looks delish. Family style is always a fun way to dine!

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  17. K says

    December 10, 2008 at 8:01 am

    Everything looks delish – especially the minestrone (I’m not a big dessert eater, shocker I know!) 🙂

    Reply
  18. MizFit says

    December 10, 2008 at 8:15 am

    youre SO photogenic.

    so is the food 🙂

    Reply
  19. Marisa says

    December 10, 2008 at 9:35 am

    Wow, that salad does look amazing. You did great at an all you can eat style restaurant. I have been there and it is tough to stick with healthy options!

    Good luck on your exam!

    Reply
  20. Jennifer says

    December 10, 2008 at 10:15 am

    I can’t just be half-full and be happy. I need to be full, not bloated, but actually full. You’re so lucky!

    Reply
  21. makstreet says

    August 10, 2009 at 1:21 am

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