Saturday, October 4, 2008

My Big Fat Greek Festival

by Meghann on October 4, 2008

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Tonight was so much fun, especially for my taste buds. ;) My cousin (Angela)and I  decided to hit up the Orlando Greek Festival for some yummy authentic Greek eats with a couple of her friends. I am a HUGE fan of Greek food so this was right up my ally. I know there was more stuff going on there, but food was the only thing I was focused on.

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My cousin is a big fan of my blog and a regular reader. She kept asking me if I was going to take a picture of ‘so and so’ for the blog. I told her we could take a pic and I would put it up to give her a shout out (Hi Ange!)  It’s nice to have a fan (even if she is a related one).

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Once arriving at the festival I some how magicially arrived the wine and cheese tastings. It’s amazing how that happens.

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I sampled these 4 wines….

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Three reds and one white. I really like the red Notios the best. I like my wine nice and dry and this was perfect. I’m not a fan of white wine but they told me the white Notios is nice and dry. I still wasn’t a fan.  It had been chilled and it made me realize I really don’t like chilled wine at all. I will just have to stick to my room temp reds from now on.

After the wine I was more then ready for the food. ( I have to warn you I’m pretty sure this meal was not healthy at all, but it was good!)

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From left to right I got the Moussaka (Eggplant with meat and bechamel sauce), a White Roll, Dolmathes (Stuffed grape leaves with ground meat and rice), and Green Beans. I really wanted a nice traditional Greek meal and this really hit the spot. I happily cleaned my plate.

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I also had a bite of my cousin’s Gryo. As you can see it was a little heavy in tsaziki sauce, but still pretty yummy.

And last, but not least you can not forget about the Greek pasteries!!! I had to stop myself from eating these first!!!

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On top I got a Amygthalota (almond cookie with apricot filling) and on bottom is a Flogeres (baklava rolled with chocolate drizzle). I was really wanting baklava and when I saw the flogeres was just chocolate covered baklava I knew that we were a match made in heaven. I bought two pastries hoping to save one and bring it home for later, but somehow they both ended up in my mouth by the end of the night….

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I know I was bad, but it was too good not to be bad. I probably ate a zillion calories tonight, but it was my one night to let lose and just enjoy the atmosphere. You only live once! I do have an 8+ mile run planned tomorrow that will hopefully counteract those zillion calories :)

Well now I am STUFFED! I have some new comfy jammies on, a good movie playing and Abbie by my side. Another great Saturday has come to an end. Good Night everyone!

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Parent's Lunch

by Meghann on October 4, 2008

Lunch with my parents was great. We ended up at California Pizza Kitchen which is honestly my favorite ‘chain’ pizza place. I love how unique all of their pizzas are and everything always tastes so fresh there.

To start off my Dad and I shared the half size portion of the Grilled Vegetable Salad which according to the menu is Grilled asparagus, Japanese eggplant, zucchini, green onions and roasted corn, served warm over a bed of chilled Romaine lettuce, fresh avocado and sun-dried tomatoes in a Dijon balsamic vinaigrette. (we got the dressing on the side)

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This is a picture of my half. This salad was good!! I almost wish we would have split the full size because I definitely could have ate a lot more of it. Even my Dad liked it and he sometimes rolls his eyes at what I order. :)

For the main course my parents and I decided to split a pizza. I really wanted to try the new Pear and Gorgonzola Cheese pizza -Caramelized pears, Gorgonzola, Fontina and Mozzarella cheeses, caramelized sweet onions and chopped hazelnuts. Topped with field greens tossed in our Gorgonzola ranch dressing - but for some reason no one else wanted to get it. :( Instead we went with the other new pizza, The Buffalo Chicken Pizza – Grilled chicken marinated in SPICY Buffalo sauce with Mozzarella cheese, carrots, celery and crumbled Gorgonzola cheese. (I also asked for Honey Wheat crust)

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I had two slices and let me tell you this pizza was good! It had a little spice, but not overpowering where I wanted to give up on it. I happily ate the two slices and then picked at the crumbs left on the plate.

After lunch we went to see How to Lose Friends & Alienate People. there really wasn’t much playing at the theater so we took a chance at this one and were pleasantly surprised! It was a little raunchy but very funny. I give it two thumbs up!

After the movie and a little shopping with Mom and Dad (have I mentioned how much I love my Mom and Dad?!?!) We went to one of my favorite little yogurt places near the theater called Sweet!

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I got a small tart yogurt with mangos and granola toppings. I definitely think tart yogurt is an acquired taste and I have become a big fan of it.

Tonight my cousin and I are attending the Orlando Greek Festival. I can not wait to try all of the wonderful Greek food! Baklava here I come! :)

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A Great Work Out

October 4, 2008

I think my favorite work outs always occur on Saturday mornings. This morning was no exception. The sun was shining, the weather was perfect and I just felt soo motivated (maybe it’s the fact I got up at 7:00 opposed to my usual 5:30 wake up call)! I started with the goal of doing some more ยป

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