Encore!

On a rainy Saturday, the Latino Cultural center provided me and some compadres the chance to take in a delighful and quite humorous operatic feature: Dr Miracle. It was a free, short feature (50 minutes), where one could gasp and laugh until their hearts content. Nay, not your typical, quiet and lengthy opera, but it was still as wonderful.

We laughed and squealed with delight at the shananigans of a young and very handsome lad vying for the hand of a beautiful maiden. Her father the Governor had other matrimonial plans for her. Yes, he wanted her to marry a rich, older man who was a chemist. 

What a delight this opera was!!! Le denouement came when zee omelette was served. It was a much celebrated and splendid omelette indeed! With all of the talk about the fine omelette and butter used to make it, we set off to dine on Thai and Vietnamese cuisine at Malai afterwards. It was a lively and delightful time and respite before continuing on to our secondary operatic adventure.

Vietnamese-style eggs benedict. Various dishes of veggies and jasmine fried rice, lemon and "angry" chicken and noodles.

At the Winspear Opera House for the finalists round. Ten talented hopefuls vied for financial awards to further their operatic dreams. 

It was a great way to spend a rainy day and evening. Encore! Encore une fois!

Vegan Nosh

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First time having a manger at a Vegan eatery. Spiral Diner and Bakery is a jumping spot. Get in where you can fit in, because they are pretty popular with folks. Their philosophy is that you have "helpers" not waiters, who "help" with getting your meal to your table. Silverware, napkings, water, tea and beverages are gotten by you, unless it is a smoothie, one of their yum-o-licious limeades or juice blends (i.e. carrot juice and company--the uber-healthy stuff). Don't leave a tip on the table. Place it in the tip jar at the counter where you pay for your meal. The helpers split whatever the take is for the day. They were quite polite and helpful in giving suggestions for meal choices. So, how about the food? The pancakes were yum-o, and they have an "all-you-can-eat" option for just under $6. I ordered The BigTaquito "scramble", which was a no-go. It just didn't live up to the description about potatoes, vegetables, etc. Not as vegetable-y as I had thought, nor as flavorful. I wasn't expecting the "oozy", light yellowish-green "scramble" either. The side of salsa helped me to get it down, as well as the grapes. I tried my best to give it a chance. It just didn't work out for me. My compadres had the veggie burger which looked mighty tasty. I'd already had one at another place a couple of days earlier, which is why I tried the taquito. The homemade hummus was palatable, and you have your choice of corn chips, tortilla chips or tortillas to dip it with. At the end of my meal, I decided to order a bakery treat. A chocolate cuppie. It was a hit with me! I obviously do not have a pic of it, because well, I inhaled it! All in all, it was a good, new experience to have, and actually I'm now on the vegetarian route (ovo-lacto that is). No, not a fad diet. I don't do those. More of a health, lifestyle reason. I picked up a brochure at the diner and it definitely sent me over to the meatless side. I was already near that edge anyway. The pics in the brochure just kind of nudged me a little further. =) - EF