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Getting Fat On This Harry Potter Marathon

March 12, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

We started Harry Potter #6, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, last night but Scruffy was falling asleep so we called it a night and finished it this morning while eating lunch.

We used our Door Dash credits and got Thai Cottage. Mmm …

[2018] 071/365: Tea and “Crumpets”

After many hours, I had tea, Scruffy, coffee, and shared a slice of Chinese chiffon cake.

We ate our leftover Thai Cottage and started watching Harry Potter #7, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.

I’m so excited for him to finish this marathon so we could get to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. I don’t know if he’d wanna watch it though.

Harry Potter Marathon Continues

March 11, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

[2018] 070/365: Dim Sum with Ex-Co’s

Sissy and BIL left and Scruffy and I headed over to Crown Seafood for dim sum with my old co-workers and their boyfriends, Juhi and Vijay, Erin and John.

Afterward, Scruffy dropped me off to pick up some goodies from 85 Degrees Celsius Bakery.

Then we proceeded to finish Harry Potter #3, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Then, Harry Potter #4, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

He then went off to play some video games while I organized my photos and watched Will & Grace.

After a few hours, he asked if I wanted to watch Game of Thrones or more HP. I was surprised when he was okay with Harry Potter #5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He’s a trooper.

I wonder if we’ll be getting to anymore tonight or he’ll call it quits until another day.

I’m enjoying this because we rarely watch movies together!

Sissy and Significant Other Day

March 10, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Sissy, BIL, and their pups came over and we went and each got our own lunches. Scruffy and I ended up with crawfish/shrimp boil but I ended up eating most of it.

We sat around, talking and watching telly then played games like Istanbul and Munchkin.

Soon, it was time for our reservations at Cafe Caspian. We started off with bread and herb platter ordering dolman leaves and hummus.

[2018] 069/365: Best Lamb Shanks

I was pretty much stuffed when our entrees came out. My always favourite here is lamb shanks. I have so much left over that I am excited to have it for dinner tomorrow.

Sissy tried something new and wished that there was more flavour. I assured her the flavour probably came from the meats they cook it with.

Scruffy got something different and although it was delicious, he said he’ll stick with the Koobideh.

BIL got something he’s never had and ended up liking it! He even ordered the Sweet Saffron rice and it tasted like dessert to me.

Right now, we’re back to playing games. I’m falling into a food coma. Save me!

Cafe Caspian
12126 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77077 | (281) 493-4000 | Website | Yelp

Nick’s Italian Restaurant | Richmond, Texas

March 9, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[2018] 068/365: Harry Potter #2

We got through the second one! I cannot wait until we are watching the fourth one since Scruffy has seen them up to the third I believe.

We went back to my house for a bit then picked up dinner from Nick’s Italian Restaurant. Thank goodness we picked it up. The service for that was horrible so I cannot even imagine dining in. I guess they can be that way since their food is “the best”!

Let’s just say, no hostess, owner/manager walks around and does nothing while others are waiting for someone to help us out. When they do, they cannot seem to multitask. The server assured me four times that my food was ready yet it took forever. Ridiculous. And let’s not forget the owner/manager yelling across the restaurant then proceeding to yell, “Come here!” to the server.

Nick's Italian Restaurant | Richmond, Texas | Chicken Marsala, Chicken Parmigiana, Cannoli

Chicken Marsala [chicken scaloppini with mushrooms sauteed in a Marsala wine sauce] | $16.50 • Chicken Parmigiana [breaded chicken breast topped with mozzarella cheese and pomodoro sauce] | $16.50 • Chocolate Chip Cannoli | ~$7

The food wasn’t bad. I wouldn’t say it’s the best ever but for a to-go order, it was pretty good. I don’t mind picking up from them again.

Andrew came over and we hung out a bit. They’re now upstairs playing video games, remotely, with Blake. I’m ready for bed.

Nick’s Italian Restaurant
11511 FM 1464, Richmond, Texas 77407 | (281) 277-1331 | Website | Yelp

Deep Fried Chickens

March 8, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Rami and his co-workers came over for lunch and games. They brought pizza while Scruffy and fried up so4me chicken nuggets. We used Hot Cheetos, Seasoned Fry, and Hot Funnyuns to see what results we got. We both liked the Hot Funnyuns the most.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

[2018] 067/365: Harry Potter #1

Scruffy and I are hoping to go to California soon and if so, visit Harry Potter World (?) so I finally got Scruffy to watch the first HP movie with me. I’m hoping we can get through them all, including Fantastic Beasts. That’s the only one I haven’t seen.

Scruffy made fajita steak and grilled zucchni while I made sauteed peppers, onions, and mushrooms as well as guacamole. Everything came out great.

Rizzo doesn’t play ball a lot but when he does, it makes my heart melt, especially because the ball is the size of his face and he can carry it in his mouth. Luna wasn’t pleased since it was her ball and she could only stare at him playing with it.

Right now Scruffy is in a frying chicken high and using the rest of the chickens we had marinating earlier to make a different version, beer-fried. It’s coming out okay but keeps falling apart. We cannot open our own restaurant just yet. hahaha

Cafe Caspian 12126 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77077 | (281) 493-4000 | Website | Yelp

Nick’s Italian Restaurant 11511 FM 1464, Richmond, Texas 77407 | (281) 277-1331 | Website | Yelp

Cafe Caspian
12126 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77077 | (281) 493-4000 | Website | Yelp

Nick’s Italian Restaurant
11511 FM 1464, Richmond, Texas 77407 | (281) 277-1331 | Website | Yelp