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March Madness

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It is madness! I did dinner duty on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Here is Saturday:

Lots of basketball-watching these last few days. The husband and I are rooting for the Huskies … both Washington and Connecticut! Last night I decided to make Brinner (breakfast for dinner), to be well-fed before  for the Connecticut game (on the West Coast it was on around 6:30 pm, great timing).

brinner via chattycha on flickr

I tried a new Buckwheat pancake mix, as Buckwheat is allowed on SB. Our standard “Heart Healthy” Bisquick Mix, while probably not terrible, isn’t on the SB list. The pancakes were interesting, but definitely needed a topping to be worthwhile, we all agreed. Especially Lily, who prefers a little pancake with her maple syrup. You can see a line of syrup across my pancake. I also used a little Brummel & Brown yogurt spread for taste.

Chicken sausage and a vegetable fritatta completed the meal. A little too much spinach on the frittata, and not enough cheese.

vegetable frittata via chattycha on flickr

By now you know, too. The Huskies won… and the Huskies lost. What a weekend!

Mother’s Day Brunch

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Happy Mother’s Day! My mother is in CO visiting her grandkids (it’s Mother’s Day so she gets to do what she wants.) Not sure if the mother of her grandkids was expecting it, but oh well. We went to brunch with the in-laws. Kirkland’s Yarrow Bay Grill, with its wonderful view of Lake Washington, offered a nice brunch today. We started with warm scones and croissants. The husband is a croissant connoisseur, and when he raves about a croissant, you know it’s going to be good. These, split in halves, were warm, moist, buttery and flaky. With some berry jam it was truly one of the best croissants I have tasted in a long time. I ended up picking up a second half. These were so good that the husband grabbed one more half before the main course was served for fear the waiter would take away the bread bowl too soon. That’s when I snapped this pic.

croissant via chattycha on flickr

Up next was a fruit dish … berries, melons and pineapple with a smidgen of yogurt on top. The husband also got a mint leaf. Following the fruit we had a salmon and lox appetizer served with crackers. All very nice.

For the main course I ordered the Seafood Frittata. Lobster, crab, scallops and various other seafoods combined with eggs and served with roasted potatoes and asparagus. A tomato salsa was drizzled on top. It was a bit heavy on the cilantro. Not a problem for me, but meant that the husband wouldn’t give it a taste. The husband ordered the Scrambled Eggs Carbonara. That looked quite good but I didn’t give it a taste. I first said no when he offered me a bit and the plate was cleaned when I thought maybe I should have given it a try. He gave it a thumbs up (how can you not say no to anything with bacon?

The Seafood Frittata (a bit blurry, but I was was hurried as I attempted to be inconspicuous about taking a photo:

seafood frittata via chattycha on flickr

A nice, enjoyable brunch with the in-laws. It was lengthy, too. Our reservation was for 11:45 and we finally left around 1:30. Quite nice to not be rushed. A long line of mothers and their families were waiting for their tables as we were leaving. Was quite glad that we got an earlier reservation time.