Monday
Jan092006
Free food for all! Well, actually just me and Brad
Monday, January 9, 2006 at 02:51PM
I love food. Who doesn't right? Well I suppose there are those... But I love food, especially when it's free. You might not realize this, but I'm poor. I'm what they call a full-time volunteer (no really, that's official), so the funds are limited.
If you're guessing that this post is leading to a story about how I got some delicious free food recently, you're right. Well, half right. Through only a small amount of deception, Brad and I happened upon the ownership of a 50 dollar gift certificate to a nice restaurant in a nearby town. Last night, in celebration of nine lovely months together, we decided to use it.
I ordered the New York steak. And this was a steak people. A big thick juicy medium-cooked steak. Oh how I wish I had a picture to share with you. It was obvious enough though that we were strangers to fine-dining, despite our best efforts to shed the homely clothing and the "we're poor!" facade. I tried to act like I eat 2 inch thick steaks all the time, cooked in a Merlot reduction sauce with grilled asparagus and a potato-leek cake. By the way, what the fuck is that? Did I give myself away when I asked to replace it with the cheddar mashed potatoes? Perhaps.
My meal alone cost $27. I just had water with dinner and Brad had a bloody Mary (I tried it, not so bad). Then we had strawberry daiquiris for "dessert" The total? 83 dollars!! That includes tax and tip, but you may recall that our gift certificate was only for 50. We ended up spending over $30 anyway! So much for a free meal. But did I mention how big and thick and juicy the steak was? So worth it.
Later that night we finished off the cheesecake we had made earlier in the weekend. Shall we call it "dessert" part 2? By the way, if you ever make a Jello no bake cheesecake, bear in mind that it calls for FIVE tablespoons of melted butter. Not two like I misread. Our crust is nothing but graham cracker crumbles you have to scoop up with each bite. But please know that it was delicious nonetheless.
If you're guessing that this post is leading to a story about how I got some delicious free food recently, you're right. Well, half right. Through only a small amount of deception, Brad and I happened upon the ownership of a 50 dollar gift certificate to a nice restaurant in a nearby town. Last night, in celebration of nine lovely months together, we decided to use it.
I ordered the New York steak. And this was a steak people. A big thick juicy medium-cooked steak. Oh how I wish I had a picture to share with you. It was obvious enough though that we were strangers to fine-dining, despite our best efforts to shed the homely clothing and the "we're poor!" facade. I tried to act like I eat 2 inch thick steaks all the time, cooked in a Merlot reduction sauce with grilled asparagus and a potato-leek cake. By the way, what the fuck is that? Did I give myself away when I asked to replace it with the cheddar mashed potatoes? Perhaps.
My meal alone cost $27. I just had water with dinner and Brad had a bloody Mary (I tried it, not so bad). Then we had strawberry daiquiris for "dessert" The total? 83 dollars!! That includes tax and tip, but you may recall that our gift certificate was only for 50. We ended up spending over $30 anyway! So much for a free meal. But did I mention how big and thick and juicy the steak was? So worth it.
Later that night we finished off the cheesecake we had made earlier in the weekend. Shall we call it "dessert" part 2? By the way, if you ever make a Jello no bake cheesecake, bear in mind that it calls for FIVE tablespoons of melted butter. Not two like I misread. Our crust is nothing but graham cracker crumbles you have to scoop up with each bite. But please know that it was delicious nonetheless.
in Brad
Brad
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