BILL ARRIVED!

We picked Bill up today at Richmond Airport.  The traffic was heavy and it rained like a monsoon, but we left in good time and we only had a few minutes to spare before we saw him walking down the hallway.  

More traffic and more rain but we are back home, sitting around chatting like we have known each other all our lives.  This is the first time we have actually met but we are distant cousins, we are family and we haven't stopped talking.

Even though we had all the fixings for our evening meal at home, we (me and the mouse in my pocket) thought it would be a great idea to go to the Bonefish Grill before actually going home.  It was a good decision as we had a lovely time getting to know one another while eating a delicious meal.  

Two photos of us and then I took photos of the appetizer, Bang-Bang Shrimp and the bread that we shared, and here is my meal of Pecan Encrusted Trout with Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Steamed Broccoli.  

Bill had a glass of Pinot Grigio and I had a Blue Hawaiian.  

I forgot to take photos of our dessert but Gregg had Creme Brulee and Bill and I shared a warm brownie with vanilla ice-cream.  We had asked the young lady to put our shared dessert on two individual plates.  The whole meal was delicious.

Now we are back home, having had a nice cup of tea to finish off our evening.  

I don't know what we are going to do tomorrow, we will sort that out when we get up in the morning.

AN EVENING OUT WITH OUR SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

No recipe again but as we have been with family of and on, and have eaten out quite a lot, I thought I would share the restaurants we have enjoyed.  This will replace a post where I have usually made a new dish.  (I will never talk about a restaurant where we have had a mediocre meal.  Fortunately those are far and few between.  Everyone has their off days and restaurants can fall into this category.)

Anyhow, we have been seeing a lot of our son and daughter-in-law, as vacations have been taken and there has been more time spent together, which we obviously love.

One night we went out to Bonefish Grill. Bonefish has become our place the four of us go to. We all love the place.

We asked our waitress to take our photo.

The following shows what we had to eat.  We started off sharing an appetizer, Bang-Bang Shrimp.  Forgot to take a photo but it is something we always order.  I had a Pecan Encrusted Trout.  I thought I had taken a photo but must have forgotten.  Trust me, it was delicious.  My sides were a sweet potato mash and steamed broccoli.  Below shows our daughter-in-law's shrimp dish. 

Our son enjoyed the lobster tails....

And Gregg ordered steak.

We shared dessert.  This was theirs, a brownie with ice cream and raspberry sauce.  Not a great photo as there is too much gloss on the plate.  It also doesn't show how great that brownie was, but it gives you an idea.

and we had the Creme Brulee.  

It was a great evening.  Whenever we have gone there, we have never had any complaints, and it has been our go-to restaurant with our son and daughter-in-law for quite a while now.  The food is outstanding and the staff always friendly.  Thumbs up from all of us.

I should add that I never get any freebies from any of the restaurants I go to.  They don't even know I am taking special notes and will be mentioned in a blog post.  I showcase them because my family and I have a great time, and I like to give credit where credit is due.