Food, glorious food!

So, last weekend I took a culinary adventure with F., my South Dakota-knowledgeable friend (she actually thinks of herself as a Kansan, despite the fact that her parents live down the street from mom.) ANYWAY, despite the fact that it was freezing here last Friday night, we decided to meet for dinner at the Croatian restaurant smack dab between our two little towns. As we walked in, the owner ran up and gave her a big hug. Now, through our conversations, I knew F. had been there several times before and loves going, but I'm guessing she might have been there a more than just a couple of times from that reaction! Anyway, the restaurant is adorable, and I took F.'s recommendation and ordered a dish that was probably a lot more German than Croatian. One thing was for sure, though: it definitely had more than enough fat and calories than necessary to make it by far the best thing I've eaten for dinner in a looong time! Basically, it was a fileted rumpsteak (if you can filet a rumpsteak!) with a thin layer of goat cheese (or what I think was goat cheese, anyway!) spread over the meat. F. gave me some of her champignon sauce to add to it, which was also delicious. We also had salad and all the roasted potatoes you could eat. My dinner was one fat and calorie-laden piece of heaven! As an added bonus, F. says she likes to go there because she thinks the waiters are, uh, not too difficult to look at, which makes me laugh. Hey, it's all about the total dining experience, right? But no comment from me on the last bit! It was a really good (and really delicious!) experience and I'll definintely being going back for more! Gee, if only the Army didn't have that pesky weight-restriction thing....!