Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!! I feel like I just finished finals! Kelsey and I celebrated with something we’ve been meaning to do for ages:
The warm weather, canceled Clinical – it was just the right time to drink some wine! We went to Vintage Wine Bar, which was on our way home.
We ordered the Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc – half priced bottle night!
Then we decided to just call it dinner and order some bites.
Started with a salad of Prosciutto with Pear, Taleggio + Pistachios
And finished by splitting the Exotic Mushroom Pasta with Sun-dried Tomatoes + a Cream Sauce.
It was like liquid whipped cream! But the sun-dried maters were the best part.
I ate 75% and left a bit in my bowl on purpose to keep things a little lighter.
Refills
We had a blast! (We went walking this afternoon for over an hour to study for the Foodservice midterm. I think I did pretty well, but it’s so hard to gauge on these tests!)
Upon arriving home, I shared one of my aunt’s oatmeal coconut cranberry cookies with her for dessert. We think there might be some kind of exotic molasses in them!
I am thrilled to be done with school for a while (although I still have Food Lab on Friday). Tomorrow will be devoted to Africa prep and long-term assignments!
Nite!
Maggie says
Awesome meal! Love those maters 🙂 Yay for being done with exams and have fun getting ready for Africa! That is so amazing and I can’t wait to hear about it.
zestycook says
Congrats on finishing Kath! Food and wine sounds good and looks good.
zest!
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) says
What a nice post-test treat! I’m glad you got to enjoy yourself after your exams. Mmm..sun dried tomatoes. My favorite!
Night!
VeggieGirl says
Wonderful celebration!! Love that pasta dish.
Erica says
YUM! What a great way to celebrate!
Dulcie says
I would definitely enjoy those dishes!
The pasta looks fantastic 🙂
Lisa D says
what a great way to end the day! I will have to search for a place near me with 1/2 priced bottle night. I’m so excited to read about Africa! also, it’s makes me so happy that dinner=sunny! I love longer days
Victoria says
Sounds like a great way to celebrate! That pasta looks delicious!
brandi says
fun way to end a test day!
Bec says
Sounds like a great way to celebrate!
Sharon says
Oh wow, awesome!
Marianne says
Dinner looks great, except for the ‘maters 😉
Red Head, Yellow Dog says
Congrats on finishing your tests!! That’s always SUCH a great feeling! and your dinner looks fab. I had sun dried maters in my din too! I actually made those eggplant roll ups you had made and put the sun dried matters in the ricotta mixture…it was fantastic!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says
Glad you had a great night!
Diana says
have fun packing for africa! congrats on being done your midterms!
Danielle says
Congrats on finishing your tests! And have fun packing for Africa.
Looks like you girls had fun celebrating!
Kara says
Ooooh fun fun Africa planning!
rhodeygirl says
love the presentation on the salad!!!
Amanda @ Fake Ginger says
That pasta looks insanely good!
WEEKLY BITE says
Congrats on the exams! Looks like the perfect celebration!
~WB
Adi (Oatonomy.com) says
Looks like you had a great time! Enjoy the break 🙂
Natalie says
Great way to celebrate! Love the pasta dish!
sue says
congrats on being DONE! what a great meal to celebrate!
Sarah (lovINmytummy) says
SO fun. And outdoor seating again! You ladies are lovely and congratulations on being done!
Meg says
What a great way to celebrate being done!
Erin says
Aw, how fun! You guys deserved some wine and good eats. Hope you did well on finals!
Nate says
So is lunch tomorrow considered Africa Prep or a long-term assignment?
Whitney says
I love wine. What was the style of the white?
HangryPants says
Congrats! I love Kelsey’s dress. Or is it a shirt?
SunsetStationCasino says
Nifty!
Hallie says
Fun dinner! And I think oatmeal coconut anything cookies are amazing…just something about it. Of course I’m partial to oatmeal coconut chocolate chip, but that’s me 😉
B_Healthy says
oh that place looks fabulous!
the elk wine from willamette valley in oregon is also fantastic ( i went there this past may) but South African wines hold a special place in my heart. oh stellenbosch… cape town also has great vineyards
its so nice you have a bloggie friend in charlotte too!
Biz319 says
Glad you were able to relax a bit and enjoy a night out – um, anything wrapped in proscuitto is awesome!!
Sara says
Wine and nice weather – I’m so jealous!
Marissa says
Sounds wonderful!
Kristine says
omg your dinner looks so good! and congrats on being done with the exam!!
Kath says
Nate,
Yes, I was hoping you could be a suitcase for me to pack?
Whitney,
It was a Chenin Blanc.
Kath
Joanna says
Congratulations on finishing your exams!
Could the ingredient in your aunt’s cookies be black treacle (or blackstrap molasses)? It’s used in many cookie recipes, and I think it gives them a very special flavor. 😉
Meaghen says
I love that wine bottle and that pasta looks delish!
Yay for (almost) spring break!
Holly says
Looks like you guys had a great night! I’m dying to find a cute wine bar, how else will I ever learn about wine?
I am also headed to Kenya in a while! I’m not leaving till later in May, but I’ll be there for almost 3 months!
Anyways, let’s just say that I can’t wait for your Africa posts! I’m going to include them as part of my “research” about MY trip!
Have a great day,
Holly
Jessica says
Glad your exams for the week are over and I love the way you and Kelsey celebrated! That looks like a wonderful spot, with some great dish/wine pairings.
Have a wonderful time in Africa and don’t stress packing!!
PS. Please let Kelsey know that her blog comments aren’t working today.
Jennifer says
How lucky to be sitting outside!
It’s 12 degrees in Chicago today!
Congrats on finishing your tests!
Kath says
Joanna ,
That was our guess!
Holly,
Cool!! You can get a first-hand view 🙂
Jessica ,
Thanks for the head’s up – we’re on it.
Kath
fitforfree says
sounds like an excellent way to celebrate 🙂 ahhh white wine + warm weather! I can’t wait!
Jennifer says
nice meal, albeit a bit small, dontcha think?
Kath says
Jennifer ,
The wine was very filling 🙂
K
eatingRD says
That looks like my kind of place! I’ll have to try it when I go back to visit my mom. That pasta looks to die for. Congrats on your tests almost being done! I had my adv ex phys yesterday, but don’t feel too confident about it 🙁 Then I have one more on monday for human physiology. Hopefully that will go better? Have fun packing! That’s always the best part 🙂
-kristen
Jess says
Wine, prosciutto, and cream sauce. An excellent way to celebrate.
Jennifer says
ah good point, wine does that to ya! 😉
Jordan says
mm wine sounds so good right now! congrats to being done with your exams!
Leah says
Looks like you had so much fun at the wine bar! A nice little break!!