Perhaps more of an on-going celebration.
Again this anniversary…all week they have been celebrating, buying small gifts for one another. Today they began with visiting the annual county fair in Logandale, nearly an hour’s drive away from Las Vegas, and tonight they really went "all-out" and had dinner at The Red Square, a very high-end Russian restaurant at Mandalay Bay.
The drive was nice…we felt the onset of a cold, I believe, with a touch of fatigue and a sore throat, but it was minor. Logandale is beautiful. It is a farming community, and the crops and bales of hay were seen throughout the fields. We saw horses and cows, which excited Molly to no end…she wanted to stop to pet them, and even shouted "moo" at a few of them. It looked idyllic, the small homes and large rolling meadows. The fair itself was as most fairs are: funnel cakes, nachos, cotton candy, midway games, oversized plush prizes, centrifugal rides and of course, the Ferris Wheel. It was rather fun…there was also a rodeo, but we had to leave before it started.
The dinner was exquisite. First we had martinis; I chose an espresso martini, with espresso, Bailey’s, Kahlúa, and of course the vodka…something intensely expensive, I am certain. Next, we had an arugula and spinach salad…it was lovely. It was sprinkled with Stilton cheese, candied walnuts, sliced pears and an apple cider vinaigrette. (Stilton cheese is marvelous.) We could not decide on an entrée…there was a beef stroganoff we heard good things about, chicken kiev, linguine with truffle oil, a filet mignon…we chose the chicken kiev, and it was most excellent. Finally we had strawberries Romanov (I am certain I spelled that incorrectly), which consisted of whole strawberries soaked in a sweet liqueur, topped with crème. Of course, by that time we had imbibed quite a lot, and the bill for the Host and her fiancé totaled $140.00 including the tip, so we walked through the casino for a time and peeked in at some of the new shops.
I must say, although I had grown rather weary of being consistently reminded of the anniversary, I did enjoy tonight’s meal immensely. Though, I have always been one to prefer a standard above when it comes to cuisine.
The drive was nice…we felt the onset of a cold, I believe, with a touch of fatigue and a sore throat, but it was minor. Logandale is beautiful. It is a farming community, and the crops and bales of hay were seen throughout the fields. We saw horses and cows, which excited Molly to no end…she wanted to stop to pet them, and even shouted "moo" at a few of them. It looked idyllic, the small homes and large rolling meadows. The fair itself was as most fairs are: funnel cakes, nachos, cotton candy, midway games, oversized plush prizes, centrifugal rides and of course, the Ferris Wheel. It was rather fun…there was also a rodeo, but we had to leave before it started.
The dinner was exquisite. First we had martinis; I chose an espresso martini, with espresso, Bailey’s, Kahlúa, and of course the vodka…something intensely expensive, I am certain. Next, we had an arugula and spinach salad…it was lovely. It was sprinkled with Stilton cheese, candied walnuts, sliced pears and an apple cider vinaigrette. (Stilton cheese is marvelous.) We could not decide on an entrée…there was a beef stroganoff we heard good things about, chicken kiev, linguine with truffle oil, a filet mignon…we chose the chicken kiev, and it was most excellent. Finally we had strawberries Romanov (I am certain I spelled that incorrectly), which consisted of whole strawberries soaked in a sweet liqueur, topped with crème. Of course, by that time we had imbibed quite a lot, and the bill for the Host and her fiancé totaled $140.00 including the tip, so we walked through the casino for a time and peeked in at some of the new shops.
I must say, although I had grown rather weary of being consistently reminded of the anniversary, I did enjoy tonight’s meal immensely. Though, I have always been one to prefer a standard above when it comes to cuisine.
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