142.6…Making Up For Lost Time

This past weekend was full of deliciousness. I probably undid the good work that happened in my “12 Day Program” but it was worth it.

My husband and I went to Mastro’s Friday night. Our anniversary (10 years!) is coming up soon so we decided to do some early celebrating.

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I started out the meal with my favorite salad: the wedge.

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To me, that’s a plate of pure perfection. 

My husband and I shared a filet, creamed spinach and a twice baked potato.

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As if that wasn’t decadent enough, they gave us a complimentary butter cake for our anniversary.

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If you ever go to Mastro’s, you MUST try this cake. Unreal. 

We ordered room service for breakfast the next morning. I had my favorite “vacation breakfast”: two eggs over easy, bacon, hashed browns and an English muffin.

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My mom met us at the hotel and we went shopping and had lunch with her at The Blvd restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire hotel. I had a Cobb salad.

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We shopped a little more then went back to the hotel to relax before getting ready for dinner. On our way out, our hotel (Beverly Hills Hotel) had a fun backdrop I decided to pose in front of. Why not? :)

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We made our way over to the SLS hotel for a friend’s birthday dinner at The Bazaar restaurant. I really like the cocktail napkins they had in the lobby bar.

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Good advice. :)

I also like the bathroom in the restaurant. It was full of mirrors!

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I am everywhere!

The Bazaar’s menu is tapas style. They are all small plates meant to be shared. There were so many things on the menu so I just asked the server what she recommended. Everything that we ordered ended up being delicious! These are most of the dishes we had….I may have missed a couple.

Not Your Everyday Caprese (cherry tomatoes, liquid mozzarella):

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Jicama Wrapped Guacamole (micro cilantro, corn chips):

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Sautéed Shrimp (garlic, guindilla pepper):

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Philly Cheesesteak (air bread, cheddar, Wagyu beef):

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Seared Wagyu Flank Steak (piquillo pepper sphere):

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Wild Mushroom Rice (Idiazabal cheese):

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Pa’amb Tomaquet (Catalan style toasted bread, Manchego, tomato):

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After the meal was complete, we moved to the “dessert room” which looked like a giant candy museum.

My favorite dessert was the Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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Other desserts arrived but the cookies were my favorite.

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The Bazaar was definitely a unique place and worth the experience. I had never been to a restaurant quite like it.

Yesterday’s breakfast was the same as the day before.

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If it ain’t broke….

Then it was time to drive up to where my son when to summer camp a couple weeks ago. It was visitor’s day and my nephew was still there. It was great to see the bunks where my son slept for two weeks!

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I had a slice of pizza and a brownie while I was there for the day. On the long drive home, we stopped at Woodranch Grill for dinner. I had a delicious salad to start.

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Followed by baby back ribs, peanut slaw and corn.

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Today it was definitely time to get back on track. Breakfast started out right with scrambled egg beaters and a half a grapefruit.

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I took the kids to the camp bus, then hit the gym for Cardio Muscle class. Lunch was with Annette at Wahoo’s for fish tacos.

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It’s hard to get back on track after enjoying my decadent weekend!

How do you “get back on track”?

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