Sunday, July 01, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Going Greek
Mykonos is yet another restaurant in MallDova. Unlike most American malls, there are several sit down/service restaurants in the mall. This one's Greek and on the top floor. First course was tzaziki and pita bread. The tzaziki had a nice taste to it, full of yogurt and spices, while the pita was hot and garlic dusted. Andreas had his usual Greek salad and a gyro. They don't fill the gyros here as much as they do in the States, so it doesn't have much meat in it. The sphanokopia? is mine. It was a phyllo dough filled with cheese, and pretty good.
Labels:
food,
Moldova,
non-stitching
Ready To Do Wall
All that's left on the bottom left of part five is the wall bit. That's great progress, especially as I am almost done with part six on the same quarter. One and a half quarters left to go.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Seasonal Dining
Seasons advertises itself as a brasserie, and is in the first floor of MallDova. This was a lunch meal, and I thank the ladies who let me photograph their lunches! We started off with an order of bruschetta. Their bread is crisp and the presentation is beautiful, as you can see. It also tastes wonderful. Unlike most prosciutto here, the pieces used on the bruschetta are moist and flavorful. Definitely something we order often.
A couple of others and I had the beef salad. Beef is problematic here. It's hard to get some that's not tough and stringy, even with the best cuts. They managed to get some that was very good. There's a light balsamic dressing on the salad, and it complemented the beef and greens well.
Greek salad here. Most of the time, the locals use the local brinza as feta. Seasons and some of the other restaurants use Bulgarian feta, which is probably the best feta I've ever tasted.
Regan, who is gluten intolerant, had the steak medallion in mushroom sauce. Presentation was impressive. The top bits are shoestring potatoes and onions, and they tasted good too. She was very pleased with her meal.
The chicken doesn't look nearly as impressive after the steak, but it tasted good, according to its eater. This is their teriyaki flavored one.
And now, dessert. This is a molten lava cake, which was brought to the table warm, along with some fruit and a scoop of ice cream. Below is a caramelized banana with a brownie and three kinds of sauce, again with a scoop of ice cream. My favorite is the banana, but both were excellent.
A couple of others and I had the beef salad. Beef is problematic here. It's hard to get some that's not tough and stringy, even with the best cuts. They managed to get some that was very good. There's a light balsamic dressing on the salad, and it complemented the beef and greens well.
Greek salad here. Most of the time, the locals use the local brinza as feta. Seasons and some of the other restaurants use Bulgarian feta, which is probably the best feta I've ever tasted.
Regan, who is gluten intolerant, had the steak medallion in mushroom sauce. Presentation was impressive. The top bits are shoestring potatoes and onions, and they tasted good too. She was very pleased with her meal.
The chicken doesn't look nearly as impressive after the steak, but it tasted good, according to its eater. This is their teriyaki flavored one.
And now, dessert. This is a molten lava cake, which was brought to the table warm, along with some fruit and a scoop of ice cream. Below is a caramelized banana with a brownie and three kinds of sauce, again with a scoop of ice cream. My favorite is the banana, but both were excellent.
Labels:
food,
Moldova,
non-stitching
Little Bits of Flowers
This bit looks like more progress. I've got the beginnings of the central motif done. There's just not been as much stitching time as usual since I went to the US and came home. On the other hand, the progress is very visible.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Easter Stuff At MallDova
I beg pardon for the dark pictures. They were taken with my phone, and the lighting wasn't that good. Easter here, for most people, is a week later than in the States because the predominant religion is Orthodox. The bunnies stationed in the first floor of the mall look somewhat sad and sinister to me, but the kids seemed to like them.
Labels:
Moldova,
non-stitching
Renzoku Temari
Temari Challenge, the Yahoo group, had a stitchalong for this design. I decided to hop in and did it, too. I've done this pattern before, and I always love how it comes together. The pink was serendipity. I had a pink ball wrapped and didn't have any other plans for it. I think it came out pretty well.
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