I finally made it through my second square! Looking at the diagram, I think this was the largest piece of the whole sampler. And now, it's done. Off to catch up on the rest.
On our last evening in Louisiana in May, we went to Silver Star Barbecue. I'm always up for barbecue, and, even though they weren't photographed, we had fried pickles too. If you haven't tried fried pickles dipped in ranch dressing, I recommend you do so! Both Andreas' parents had ribs. I had sliced beef with onion rings, and Andreas had sausage.
The sliced beef was well smoked, if a little dry, so I just used more sauce. It wasn't too peppery and had a slightly spicy flavor. Onion rings were on the sweet side, which is the way I like them.
I started my second ornament of the Winter In July challenge. This one is from the 2002 JCS ornament issue and is by Catherine Strickler of Indigo Rose and is called Peace On Earth. I'm using Bijoux for the sparkle and Needle Necessities variegated. I like how it's coming out so far.
The last session was spent stitching in more green and blue, including the very dark blue at the left. The lake is filling up.
Andreas' parents really like this new salad and sandwich chain called Newk's, so when I said I had a craving for sub sandwiches, we went there for lunch. Granted, they were good, but they weren't subs. I never did get that craving satisfied last visit to the US. Maybe next summer.
What Andreas' parents really like about the place is the huge salads. They shared the one pictured at bottom. I liked my sandwich; it was well made and not understuffed. On top of that, they had a bar of pickles, olives, and peppers that you could put on your sandwich. It just wasn't a sub.
After driving back to Shreveport from Florida, we had dinner with Andreas' parents at Yokohama, a strip mall restaurant on Youree street. This is possibly the least upscale-looking Japanese restaurant I've ever been in. Looking at the actual food presentation, though, you can see they don't skip on the portion sizes or plate look. The foo was very good tasting; I had one of the two hibachi dishes at the bottom - the steak one. The meat was not overdone, and the sauce had a little bit of tang in the sweet. Veggies were al dente and fresh.
Andreas' parents had the plates that came in divided boxes. They're combinations of sushi and other things. Since I don't like fish, I skipped that. They do get extra points from me, though, on their presentation.
I'm not getting into a rage about this, but I am pretty bored...
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