Back To Torro

We ditched a party to get some real food at Torro Grill last month.  The party was... weird.  Anyway, Kerry came with us.  She and I both had the chateaubriand, which was excellent and huge.  We also had a platter of pickles and one of meat.  The pickles on the plate include some things you normally don't see done outside of eastern Europe.  Kerry had a beautiful caprese salad and Andreas had his usual Greek and a burger.  It was a better way to spend that time than the party, though we heard  the party got better an hour or so after we left.

Plugging Away

I have a lot to do on both the middle buildings I'm working on.  One needs more cross stitches, and the other backstitches.  Getting them done, though.

More Chinese

 Since Chinese food was the main reason for Andreas to go to Romania, we had it for lunch once again before we left.  There's a sit down restaurant in Palas Mall, so we went there.  The food was much better presented, and the atmosphere was better than the food court.  There was also more variety to choose from.  Other than that, the quality was about the same.  I had a lemonade, beef egg drop soup, and lemon chicken.  Andreas had fried rice and some kind of chicken dish.  As you can see, the portions were very generous.  It was a good last meal in Iasi, even though we bought subs from Subway to take home with us.

A Bit Of A Grumble

So, another kit manufacturer who skimps on some bit of material.  I have run out of the charcoal gray blending filament.  Liz Turner Diehl's kit definitely didn't have enough.  I've gotten maybe two thirds of the way done with this color, and yet I've run out.  Unfortunately, the kit was bought twenty years ago, so I can't complain directly to her.  On the other hand, I was able to order some more from 123 Stitch.  Now I have to wait for my (poor) mail delivery to get it to me .... in a month or so.

Shepherdng

I've got most of a shepherd done, but he's not got much in the way of sheep yet.

Back To Breakfast

 A second breakfast at Little Texas.  I got scrambled egg whites this time, and Andreas got the waffle.  I think Andreas got the better deal.

Oscar's Restaurant

Our weekend in Iasi was actually a group event with a lot of people from the embassy.  It was basically a chance to get out of town and relax.  We had a group dinner at Oscar's Restaurant, which had gotten great reviews on Trip Adviser.  I think everyone but Andreas agreed with the reviews.  He was put off by the smoke and that the menu wasn't well organized - a problem he should be used to by now.  Andreas' Greek salad was huge and had eggs, unusually.  My stuffed chicken was also ginormous and very tasty.  It was hot, too, despite our large group.

 I got a side of grilled veggies.  I didn't know the side was going to be large enough to be a meal in itself. They were hot, too, and not too oily.  Andreas had chicken tocana, the typical Moldovan dish.  I think this was part of his reason for dissatisfaction  - he didn't try something different.  Other people had trout and rabbit, two of his favorites, and loved them.  Tocana is just bland.