Yum!

Last night, I went to Giant to get some stuff from the olive bar (feta stuffed olives, little stuffed grape leaves, eggplant stuff, tabouleh, etc) and when I got up to the register, I realized I'd left my wallet at school. No big deal, I only live a mile away. So I told the cashier, who had been pleasant so far, "I will be right back, if you could just hold this stuff here, I just need to run home for my wallet." And the woman rolled her eyes at me! She gave me this, "Yeah, uh-huh" look. I was a little peeved, but in the moment I felt a flash of guilt and the need to explain myself to her. "I'm just right down the street, it will take me all of 10 minutes to go home and get my wallet. I'll be RIGHT back." She wouldn't answer me, and then just brushed me off with an icy dismissal. Ew!

Lady, people make mistakes. I'm sorry if you have had experience with people who forget their money and never come back for the food, but you can't assume I'm that kind of customer. My hunger was a 100% guarantee I'd be back, because HELLO, it's stuff from the olive bar! Plus, I'd have been guilty, knowing that 6 or 7 dollars worth of food was going to be wasted. In the future, light up!

And, OMG, the food was so worth the extra trip home and back to the store. The dolmas (I think that's the name of the grape leaf things), were AWESOME. Heck yes. I love Greek food so much... pretty much all Mediterranean cuisine. In fact, next time I'm in Philly, I'm taking Travis to that restaurant in the Tin Angel and we're splitting The Meze:

Jajik
Cucumber, Garlic, Walnuts, Dill, Yogurt

Baba Ghanouj
Roasted Eggplant Dip With Tahini, Garlic, Cumin

Shepherd Salad
Tomato, Cucumber, Parsley, Tossed With Dill, Mint, Olive Oil

Dolmas
Grape Leaves Stuffed With Rice, Tomato, Walnuts

Hummus
Rustic Chickpea Puree With Garlic, Lemon, Tahini

Matbucha
Warm Roasted Roma Tomato And Jalapeno Stew

Garbanzo Salad
Served Warm With Ginger, Feta Cheese, Kalamata Olive

Garlicky Red Beets
Marinated In Balsamic Vinegar And Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Oh MAN.

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But the caption doesn't fit. I'm changing it to "Even Robots feel insecure."

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I am eating slices of marbled pound cake while I work on a paper. I wish I had some Nutella to spread on them. That would bring total happiness and a baked good induced nirvana.

In other news, the Tattooed Dreamboat is incredibly sweet to me. I mean, REALLY. When I start thinking about it, several of my internal organs decide to take up tapdance and acrobatics.