Last week, I got out of the house a couple of times and went out. It was nice being social and seeing people and at the same time, supporting local businesses. On Thursday, I was invited out for my friend Rich's birthday. A group of us went to trivia night at a local bar called The Terminal Tap. I had never been there before. It was easy to get to, thank goodness. I don't always do well driving at night when I don't know where I'm going. But I got to see Rich and his husband, Jeremy along with some people had I not seen in a long time. Triva was ok. We didn't win. The theme for the night was 2025 and honestly I've tried to block that year out LOL But the beer was good. I had an IPA called Jimmy Buffet Ruined My Life. It was pretty tasty. If the opportunity arises, I will go back and I do recommend it.
Friday night, Sally and I went to dinner and then to see Les Miserables at the Tanger Center. I got tickets for Christmas from Bill and Heidi. It is one of my all-time favorite shows and I was thrilled for the chance to see it again. We ate at Sticks and Stones which is around the corner from the house. I can't believe I had never eaten there before. There are four great restaurants around the corner from me but I had not tried that one yet. Well, it was great! We split a fried eggplant pizza that was absolutely delicious. And I'm thankful we were able to get a table on a Friday night that fit into our time schedule. We made it to Tanger right before the start of the show. Of course, I loved it. It's one of the best productions of Les Miz that I have seen. All in all, it was a great evening.
I also tried two new recipes last week: spinach dip and butterscotch blondies. I was happy with how both of them turned out. I always follow the recipe the first time I make something before I add my own spin to it and I don't think I need to change either of these at all. The hardest part about the spinach dip was wringing the water out of the frozen spinach. I have learned that it's easier to do with frozen spinach in a bag as opposed to the block of frozen spinach you can by. But that's just me. And for the blondies, I had to get the Kitchen Aide mixer out, per the directions. I'm glad that I did because that batter was stiff and would have destroyed my hand mixer! I shared the results with several friends and everyone seem to like them.
It was a good week. Now, I need to find some things to fill up this week!
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