It's All Greek To Me

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Jeff and I started celebrating  yesterday morning and went to a local restaurant called Peaches Cafe for breakfast.

I LOVE going out to breakfast!

I ordered the Multi Grain Blueberry Pancakes

They were gigantic! I could only eat about one and a half.

After breakfast, we headed over to the Troy Farmers’ Market to meet our friends Jess and Seth.  While there, I ate my weight in samples and drank a million little medicine cups full of wine. I tried a white chocolate wine and had to talk myself out of buying  10 bottles of it. It was soooo good!

When we were done at the market, we walked to a cafe called Flavour for lunch.

I ordered a bowl of the Vegetarian Chili

It was OK. It tasted more like tomato soup with a couple black beans thrown in.

Jeff and I headed home after lunch to be lazy do school work until our 8:30 dinner reservations.

I snacked on a couple treats from the Farmers’ Market before dinner.

We bought Whole Wheat French Peasant Bread and Saratoga PB Co. Maple Peanut Butter. They taste wonderful together! (Sorry Mae! I was hoping you’d be at the Troy Market this weekend!)

I also dipped celery sticks into this:

Seriously? Black Bean Hummus!? *dies*

For Valentine’s Dinner, Jeff and I decided on a Greek restaurant called Athos.

I started out with a glass of  White Greek Wine called Moscholfilero (light and floral)

We ordered the Skordalia for an appetizer

Garlic, Potato, and Almond Greek Spead

The waitress brought out a roasted red pepper sauce to go with it. I could have eaten the whole basket of pita. (Don’t worry- I didn’t)

For my entree, I ordered the Vegetarian Piatela.

A combination of Vegetarian Appetizers selected by the Chef and served with Lemon Potatoes and Vegetable Imeras.

Oh. My. God. This was too good for words. My plate came with:

• Spanakopita- Fresh Spinach, Leeks, Feta Cheeses, and Dill wrapped in Phyllo (This is what Jeff ordered for his entree)
• Gigantes Athos- Giant Lima Beans baked with Tomatoes. Onions, Celery, and Carrots
• Papoutsaki Melitsana- Baby Eggplant stuffed with Onions, Garlic, Fresh Tomatoes, and Cheese
• Dolmadakia- Hand rolled Grape Leaves with Rice. Seasoned with Greek Herbs and Mint

On top of all that, it came with lemon potatoes and roasted cauliflower. Everything on the plate was phenomenal. I could only eat half but I was happy to take some home to have for lunch today.

Of course, I wasn’t too full for dessert:

Jeff and I shared a glass of Chocolate Mousse which was also out of this world.

Everything was outstanding! I am contemplating going back with my family for my birthday next month. The chef owns a restaurant in NYC called Ithaka. I definitely recommend checking it out if you live in the city. I also recommend Athos to anyone that lives in the Albany area. I loved it!

Tomorrow night, Jeff and I are throwing a party for our friend Julianne’s birthday. Jess and I ordered cupcakes from the vegan bakery .I can’t wait to try them!

I’ll be back tomorrow afternoon with a recap of today’s eats!

Do you like Greek food? What did you do this weekend?

Have a great Monday!