Tapas

Have you ever had tapas? They are "small plates" usually a Spain restaurant type of thing.

You order lots of small plates of different things that make up your meal.

Joshua and I went when he visited me in Boston and we've loved them ever since. I love that you can sample a bunch of different things and not have to feel bad if you don't like it.

Hubs was still feeling sick Monday but he wanted to do something so I thought I'd make our own "going out to eat" experience. So I made tapas! They were a lot simpler than I thought.

I made glazed carrots, bacon-wrapped dates, and brie & parsley stuffed mushrooms.

We drank some red wine and snuggled while watching Alias. I think he was satisfied :)

We're going to Portland tonight! I can't wait. We've wanted to go but don't have vacation days and since we can't afford to fly home we're taking the holiday as a mini vacation. They have a little micro-brewery district, and no sales tax- yay for black friday shopping, and we're staying in a really cute hotel with a bar/restaurant lodge attached. Can't wait to see where we wind up for Thanksgiving dinner - as long as I can find stuffing somewhere in Portland I'll be happy!