We went to the all-vegetarian Garden Grille, only about 10 minutes away from the theatre. It was absolutely delicious, and even though I spent a fortune, it was totally worth it.
I've got an awesome best friend, who has the same weird savory-exotic taste cravings as I... we were both looking for something with mushrooms and goat cheese, so we started our meal with portabella mushrooms with herbed goat cheese. Yum!
I had about 3/4 a large grilled portabella, which was marinated in a yummy glaze, and about a tablespoon or so of goat cheese.
I also had 1 large grilled sweet potato wedge from bridget's plate, dipped in a bbq sauce!
They ordered nachos, but I wasn't really in the mood so I decided to save my apetite for my entree!
For my dinner, I decided to go for something tasty and balanced... so I ordered the "buddah bowl"!
I didn't think about "healthy" at this meal so much as I tried to make balanced choices, and keep portions controlled. I think I did well with both!
I could not believe how HUGE this bowl was... definately the size of a serving dish.
It had some high quality vegetarian protein in the form of grilled tofu and tempeh squares, with lots of vegetables and brown rice. The cabbage and sliced carrots that were on the bottom were marinated in a sweet sauce, and the broccolli and squash also had a very yummy glaze. Maybe the toppings weren't the healthiest, but I managed to finish all the broccolli/squash, had about 1/2 the brown rice, 1/2 the cabbage/carrot mix, and 1 piece each of the tofu and tempeh.
For drinks, I had to try one of their fresh-squeezed juices... they all looked so good, it was hard to choose! I went with the ginger lemonade, which was amazing- very gingery, just how I like it =)
I also had a couple sips of Danielle's mango juice, for the record.
Of COURSE us girls needed to try dessert; Danielle and I couldn't decide between the Chocolate Cinnamon Almond Mousse Cake or the special of the day (a silky french banana concoction), so we ordered one of each! I ate about 1/2-3/4 the almond mousse cake, with a few blueberries and I dipped it in some of the strawberry sauce, and I had 2 big bites of Danielle's cake as well.
Cinnamon Almond Mousse:
French Silk:
No estimated calories for this meal, too hard to count... I don't think I overate though I felt full and not "stuffed", so that is definately a sign of a good meal!
On the way home we stopped at one of my favorite tea spots, Tea Luxe. I had an amazing cup of herbal "Kir Royale" tea. Yum!
Now, I'm sipping on some tonic and ready to head in for an early night... I haven't gotten much sleep lately, and I'm in for a longggg day of work (6 hours, 8-2) and moving stuff back to my dorm tomorrow.
Wish me luck making it through the day! haha
Tomorrow's posts will be late, but they'll appear eventually!
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