Boring yammer about dinner (and supporting a good local restaurant)
Sunny today, with spotty clouds. But tit-freezing. Might be perfect for a little drive, though. Maybe I should order a meal from some local joint and pick it up. There's a fancy steakhouse about 16 miles away that's doing takeout, and they do some pretty awesome stuff. (Not Ruth's Chris fancy, local supper club fancy, so a little over half the price.) I have to pick up a prescription in the town 7 miles in that direction, so why not. I've gotten takeout about 1x a week while in quarantine, so that's a helluva lot less than times per week I tend to eat out.
Later: I did go to the steakhouse, which was a splurge, but I'm totally justifying it because they are doing free lunches for kids and families in need. I got their special, which is a grilled prime rib, which is utterly amazing. It came with grilled (I think) baby carrots and a baked potato and a roll. I further splurged on a slice of flourless chocolate cake, which was also bliss. First time I've ever gotten dessert at that place, as the steak is so damn good I've previously always considered eating the whole damn thing as my dessert. This time I ate half and will have the rest tomorrow.
Later: I did go to the steakhouse, which was a splurge, but I'm totally justifying it because they are doing free lunches for kids and families in need. I got their special, which is a grilled prime rib, which is utterly amazing. It came with grilled (I think) baby carrots and a baked potato and a roll. I further splurged on a slice of flourless chocolate cake, which was also bliss. First time I've ever gotten dessert at that place, as the steak is so damn good I've previously always considered eating the whole damn thing as my dessert. This time I ate half and will have the rest tomorrow.