What we ate this weekend

(Because another post about how I have nothing to say today would be boring lame. Sorry for the dearth of photos. EDIT: I added one!)

Thursday

Piece Restaurant & Brewery (with Megan and my mom)

• Caesar salad
• Pizza with red sauce, mozzarella, ricotta, garlic, and artichoke hearts
• I had Piece's Worryin' Ale; Megan had their Iron Fisted Stout (I think that's the name?), and Mom and the Top Heavy Hefeweizen.

Friday

The Snail (with my mom)

• Som tum salad (Thai salad with shrimp, shredded cabbage, carrots, tomato, peanuts, and lime dressing)
• Pad ped Talay (red curry with seafood, bamboo shoots, and basil)
• Thai iced tea

Hop Leaf Bar & Restaurant (with Mom)

• Mussels in white wine (with garlic, fennel, rapini, and olives), with frites and aioli
• CB&J (cashew butter, fig jam, and morbier cheese on sourdough then pan-fried), with stilton macaroni and cheese
• Framboise molten lava cake
• I had a Maredsous Tripel 10 and Oud Beersel Framboise, and Mom had a Bell's Amber

Saturday

Potbelly's Sandwich Works (with Mom)

• I had an Italian on wheat and a Cricket Cola
• Mom had Tuna salad with swiss on wheat

M. Henry (with Mom, Dad, and Marilyn)

• Me: Santa Fe Open Face - toasted sour boule topped with sautéed spinach, goat cheese, sliced chicken, roasted red pepper, & green tomatillo sauce
• Marilyn:
• rustic peasant quiche and mixed field greens - savory quiche filled with asparagus, sautéed leeks, shallots, applewood bacon, gruyere and lorraine swiss
• Dad: brioche french toast with maple syrup; candied applewood smoked bacon; breakfast potatoes
• Mom: breakfast bread pudding - vanilla and egg custard brioche bread pudding with peaches & blackberries

Scoozi! (with Mom, Dad, and Marilyn)

• Caesar salad
• Me: Gnocchi trio (Tomato & Cream - fresh herbs & pomodoro sauce; Asparagus & Speck - smoked prosciutto, leeks, parmesan cream; Bolognese - classic slow cooked meat sauce); pistachio geltato
• Marilyn: Ravioli trio (Mezzaluna Bandiera - spinach & ricotta, alfredo & tomato sauce, pesto; Butternut Squash - brown butter, sage, roasted walnuts; Sausage & Broccolini - roasted pepper tomato broth)
• Dad: Rigatoni With Smoked Chicken - spinach, mushrooms, parmesan cream; lemon pound cake with berries and cream
• Mom: Whole Wheat Penne Alla Norma - roasted eggplant, tomatoes, cippolinis, ricotta salata; apple crumble