I like a little decadence in my day.
Especially when it comes in the form of food or even mad monkey love. I’m not turning down either unless I have a headache, and then I might pass on any extra caffeine.
It’s been a hot minute or three weeks, depending on what kind of calendar you go by, since I last participated in Jenn’s What I Ate Wednesday, which means I’m past due for some action. Not the monkey love kind; I just got me some of that.
I’ve decided to come back strong because that’s what vanilla gorillas do. Plus, I have a humdinger of a day to share with you. Yes, I just said humdinger; twice now. So get your taste buds ready and your salivary glands greased up. You might also want to grab a towel for all the drooling you’ll be doing.
It’s a good thing I’m not a braggart or anything (scoff, snort, giggle).
And away we go.
After sleeping in on Saturday morning and then hitting up a 9 a.m. yoga class, breakfast came pretty late in the day; almost at lunch time. I had two pieces of Italian Bread, a pile of hash browns, and three eggs, scrambled with cow’s milk (moooo), plus fresh dill and mozzarella cheese, both from the farmers market.
Look – a potential entry in my currently fictitious farmers market link up. Would you join?
Lunch was of the liquid variety and mainly because I ate breakfast so late in the day. I was washing my car and caging my tomatoes (those wild beasts) so a Shandy was appropriate. I can safely say anytime I do manual labor in the hot summer sun, a Shandy is going to be involved.
After getting cleaned up and running some errands, the Hubby and I opted for a date night. We hit up Humble Wine Bar at 5:15 p.m.. Now usually, we don’t dine so early, but since neither of us had eaten since breakfast, we were famished.
We started with the White Wine Cheese Board, which came with five different kinds of cheese (Brillat Savarin, Meadow Creek Grayson, VB&C Bonne-Buche, Beemster Gouda XO, and Cabot Clothbound Cheddar). It was also accompanied by house made crackers, bread, honey, nuts and fig jam. Not a crumb remained when we were done. I’m also pretty sure the Hubby saved me every last bite of cheese; he’s a keeper that one.
For our main course, we shared the Quatro Formaggio Pizza (we had already taken the cheese plunge so why not continue the fun?), and I moved onto to my second White Wine Sangria of the night.
Now we probably could have ended our date there. Neither one of us would have walked away hungry, but I happened to get a glimpse of their dessert menu and noticed some of my favorite flavors rolled into one. After talking with the waitress and realizing their desserts are ever-changing, I seized the moment and went with the Raspberry Crème Brulee with Lemon Cake, Candied Kiwi, and White Chocolate Sauce. The spun sugar decoration was simply and literally the icing on the cake. I ate that too.
After dinner we met up with some friends where I drank yet another Summer Shandy. Who knew I turned into such a booze hound come summertime? When we got home around 11 p.m. that night, I proceeded to eat fistfuls upon fistfuls of Kettle Corn I had gotten from the farmers market the day before.
All in all, it was a delicious and decadent day. I’d do it again in a heartbeat, well maybe minus the car washing because um, manual labor.
What does a decadent day look like in your world? Do you drink alcohol and if so, do you find your consumption increases with the warmer weather?
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
June 18, 2014 at 7:44 AMYummm! Everything sounds so delicious! I can’t resist pizza and I feel like I’ve been drinking lots of prosecco and champagne recently! I love a chilled bubbly when the weather is warm 🙂
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:17 PMProsecco and champagne is the way to go in the summer, especially at night or early morning perhaps, in a mimosa. 🙂
Juli @ 1000lovelythings says
June 18, 2014 at 7:49 AMYou Meghan really know how to make me envious! This pizza! And that dessert! I am dying here! I think a decadent day of mine looks pretty much alike. Or at least could look pretty much alike 🙂
As you certainly know I am not saying no to a glass of booze or two. And when the temerature rises my alcohol consumtion rises as well. That’s the beauty of warm summer evenings 😀
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:33 PMWe really need to experience a decadent day together.
Juli @ 1000lovelythings says
June 19, 2014 at 1:52 AMHaha that would be fun! Soem crap singing included 😉
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liz says
June 18, 2014 at 8:03 AMYour date night eats look so amazing! Especially the creme Brule cake thingy! And fistful of kettle corn? Yes please! I think I drink a little less in the summer. Wine is my thing and it is so warming that winter suits it better. But some evenings definitely call for a porch beer, so there’s that.
Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:34 PMPorch beers are a favorite of mine in the summer time, along with all sorts of fruity cocktails with muddled herbs. Yum.
Abby says
June 18, 2014 at 8:23 AMIf you ever need a third wheel on date night…I’m just saying. Even though I’m vegan that pizza looks kind of amazing. In fact, I could have a date night with just me and some pizza. That might have happened last weekend. Anyway, I don’t drink anymore but when it gets warmer out I get the urge to sit outside on a patio with a boat drink. Cheers to you, my friend!
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:35 PMYou’d be a welcome third wheel. In fact, with your witty personality, you might be the entertainment. You can even wear your yoga pants.
Amanda @ .running with spoons. says
June 18, 2014 at 8:35 AMWanna hear something crazy? Despite the fact that I have the biggest sweet tooth imaginable, my saccharine loving self is actually drooling more over the pizza than the dessert — I don’t even know who I am anymore, but holy mother of cheesy goodness I just want to bite into that and make all sorts of inappropriate noises 😯
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:35 PMIt’s all my tempting cheese dishes. I am slowly but surely going to convert you to the savory side. I’ll enlist Arman’s help and you’ll have no choice but to follow suit.
Beth @ The Small Victories says
June 18, 2014 at 8:37 AMSeconding Abby–if you ever need a fourth wheel (Abby’s already you’re third), I’ll just be sitting here… in front of my computer screen… drooling… I need that dessert in my life now.
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:36 PMThe more wheels the merrier. 🙂
Brittany says
June 18, 2014 at 8:37 AMI’m not a drinker these days, but if I do partake I have a cider..so really..that still makes me not a drinker haha. I actually think warmer weather turns me away from alcohol even more. That dessert looks heavenly, and I am glad you got it. I would have been concerned if you let that opportunity pass you by!
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:37 PMI actually love a good cider, especially on a hot day. It’s normally my “beer” of choice, but since we’ve got a fridge full of shandy, shandy it is.
I couldn’t pass up on the dessert. I would have regretted it forever.
Lucie@FitSwissChick says
June 18, 2014 at 9:08 AMDo I drink alcohol? Nooooooooo!
Liar. I LOVE booze. I could drink it daily. And sometimes I do. I can not even tell you when I drink more – in summer it’s sprizzed and beers outdoors and in winter it’s kirsch (in Cheese Fondue) and Red Wine at home. Hm.
My decadent day would need to take place in that restaurant, cause, oh my yumm that cheese plate! The Pizza and the dessert – seriously, I’d be in heaven. A big chunk of Swiss chocolate AFTER the dessert with some sips of bourbon and I would definitely remake the scene from When Harry met Sally.
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:38 PMThat’s exactly right….my drinks change with the seasons.
I want to see you reenact that scene from When Harry Met Sally. In fact, I’d pay good money to see that, or at the very least, share my cheese.
Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says
June 18, 2014 at 9:44 AMSo pizza is something I can take or leave, but that super cheesy slice? Yea….I want it. Dammit, gonna have to get some pizza soon….
As for alcohol, I find I drink more in the summer. Ciders or spritzers just feel so appropriate for BBQs, a margarita or a glass of sangria is perfect for all the random patios I end up on, and my friends are actually willing to leave their houses to hit up a pub or a bar with me (and said friends usually end up buying a round of shots or two…). So yup, definitely more of a summer thing for me.
I’ve told you my feelings on creme brulee but I’d be willing to try that dessert 😉
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:44 PMIf I inspired just one person to eat a cheesy pizza today, then I have been successful.
I have those same friends, and I do my best to avoid the shots (I’m too little for shots and maybe even too old) but sometimes they slip in anyway. 🙂
Pip {Cherries & Chisme} says
June 18, 2014 at 9:49 AMI want to have that day! Also minus the car washing though ha. My decadent day would definitely involved pancakes, something cheesey and doughy and something chocolatey. And booze, obviously – got to wash it all down somehow right?
Like Lucie my drinks change with the season! Can’t beat some mulled wine/cider in winter or something refreshing in summer 🙂 although these days I do tend to go for quality over quantity!
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:45 PMCheesy and doughy pretty much sums up a blissful day.
These days I go for quality too. I’m too old for quantity and don’t bounce back the way I used to. Ha!
Audrey @ In Shape Cupcake says
June 18, 2014 at 9:59 AMOh. MY. gosh. That pizza!! Yummmmm
A decadent day for me is just anything that took a long time to make haha
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:45 PMThat sounds like a Labor Of Love Kind Of Day. Those are pretty wonderful too.
Livi says
June 18, 2014 at 10:13 AMThat dessert looks amazing! Some decadence is always in order!
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:45 PMSure enough.
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
June 18, 2014 at 10:19 AMIt’s 10:00AM and I just put together a sangria recipe for a dinner i’m hosting tonight. I’m tempted to drink it all right now. I’m starting to think I might have a problem. GIVE ME THAT PIZZA.
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:46 PMI’ll give you the pizza if you give me a sangria. Deal?
Heather @ PrettyHealthyMostoftheTime says
June 18, 2014 at 10:29 AMWhat’s weirder: the fact that I don’t like beer, or the fact that I wished I liked beer? Either way, I would dive face first into that dessert! I like the ever-changing dessert idea. It only took me 29 years of life to realize that a lot of restaurants all have the exact.same.desserts.all.the.time. That dessert, was a masterpiece!
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:46 PMIt was a masterpiece and all made in house, including the white chocolate sauce. I’m so glad I went for it.
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
June 18, 2014 at 12:31 PMI never drink alcohol. Also, I never lie. Really…
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:47 PMLiar, liar, pants on fire.
Khushboo says
June 18, 2014 at 3:48 PMOhhhh that pizza…I want in and that’s coming from someone who isn’t even a big cheese fan (can we still be friends??). I usually drink more during the summer because my number if social outings seem to multiply…at least that’s how I justify my regular consumption of late ;).
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:48 PMYes we can still be friends, only because you make the occasional exception and still deem cheese splurge worthy.
You’re right, the social aspect is a huge contributor to more alcohol consumption.
Katie G says
June 18, 2014 at 4:32 PMOh my..your breakfast looks absolutely incredible.
But..It’s the pizza I’ll be dreaming of for day’s..
I don’t really drink, it’s not a ‘diet’ thing..more It never really agrees with me.
A decadent day would be a meal out, starting with good bread and oils, a meat and carb main and more than likely a seriously chocolatey desert…yum!
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:49 PMYep, if it doesn’t agree with you, I wouldn’t recommend it.
You had me at breads and oils.
Lindsey @HalfDimeHomestead says
June 18, 2014 at 5:22 PMOne of the few times I’ve ever drank more than a sip of beer was during my 36th hour of labor when my fabulous midwife encouraged me to drink a corona to slow labor down so I could sleep. Turns out, this old wives tale works! I slept comalike for a whole 3 hours. And haven’t slept since. (Kidding! Kinda!)
I WISH I liked beer. Or alcohol. I drink it and my joints start hurting and then I pass out asleep. The worlds cheapest date. But you wave pizza in front of me, and I’m downright high maintenance.
I love those kind of food days where it’s all scattered and stream of consciousness. Breakfast at noon? Why not! The french do it! And so shall we! Yay giant pizza for dinner!
Excellent choices, all around!
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Meghan says
June 18, 2014 at 6:51 PMI’ll keep the booze and share the pizza. How about that? 🙂
Stream of conscious eating… I love it!!
Jess @ Keeping It Real Food says
June 18, 2014 at 8:53 PMI Definitely find myself wanting to drink more in the summer—especially it it’s outside. I love day-drinking and I am not ashamed ; )
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Meghan says
June 19, 2014 at 6:49 AMNothing to be ashamed about. I like Keeping It Real.
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Tara @ Rovin' Rambler says
June 18, 2014 at 9:04 PMI cannot even express how much I miss cheese…your date night eats are pure torture! And since it’s 9:00 am and I’m already sweating, I think I deserve that glass of sangria, too.
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Meghan says
June 19, 2014 at 6:50 AMI think you deserve a glass or two of sangria as well. Bottoms up.
Lindsay says
June 18, 2014 at 10:19 PMCare to double date? We are cheap dates! #winocotters
Meghan says
June 19, 2014 at 6:50 AMI’d love to. You bring yours and I’ll bring mine.
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
June 21, 2014 at 12:18 AMOkay this is so irrelevant but we make our scrambled eggs the EXACT same way- EXACT TO A TEE (Even the dill!) – I once used almond milk and it turned my eggs grey. Never again.
I actually think you really do have a stomach of steel. The day I ate cheese with every meal, I actually suffered stomach pains several times…but soldiered on because hello..cheese. A decadant day would just be eating out I guess? no wait Seafood. SEAFOOD.
And I think I’m really warming up to the local produce link up idea- Because then I can contribute all things pumpkin and cauliflower thanks to Winter.
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Meghan says
June 22, 2014 at 9:30 AMI do use original almond milk from time to time and just make sure to whip it….whip it real good. Never flavored almond milk though.
I really do have a stomach of steel. It’s not to say it hasn’t come without musical accompaniment from time to time, but I’m never in pain because of something I’ve, well unless I’ve eaten too much.
I love that you’re gears are turning on this local link up idea. I’m excited to get started, which means I need to get my act together this week.
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Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli says
June 25, 2014 at 3:58 AMOh my LORD! Hand over the cheese platter and nobody gets hurt! With housemade crackers AND fig jam? Surely that is what dreams are made of…or at least my kind of dreams! 😉
I definitely notice an increase in my alcohol consumption during the summer…mostly because I’m out with friends and/or family more and well, I’m a bit of a talkative drunk and the whole drinking alone thing gets old kinda quick! Hmm, I guess I could always start drunk texting you tho! Lol
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Meghan says
June 26, 2014 at 8:45 PMI thought of you when we ate that fig jam. You would have loved it.
I want drunk texts from you. That sounds like a good time. Maybe you’ll get one in return. 🙂
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Alisha @ Alisha's Appetite says
June 26, 2014 at 8:53 AMI find that I drink more in the summer. It’s just a nice way tto really relax when hanging out outside and the warm weather just screams summer shandy <– my go to summer beer. Twins.
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Meghan says
June 26, 2014 at 8:46 PMI just love being outside in the summertime, relaxing with a beer, soaking up the rays, maybe getting some yard work done.
Twins, I will have to try that one. Thanks for the tip.