Beach, Fro-Yo, & Delicias (And Coconut Flour Winner!)

Today was a fun day.

I know. It sounds trite and simple, but, hey, it was a FUN day!

I started out the day with my mom and my sister here:

Ok, I took this picture another day, but I forgot my camera today! The beach is the beach

After lazing and lounging for about 2 hours, we decided to pack up and head for some Red Mango fro-yo. I hadn’t had it in over a year, and had forgotten how wonderful it was! I got a regular size with watermelon and raspberries:

so refreshing!!

Then, I headed downtown to pick up the fabulous and adorable Coco from Balance, Joy, and Delicias for a blogger dinner! She is absolutely as sweet and kind as she seems on he blog! We spent a good amount of time speaking in Spanish, which was quite fun (and a challenge, since I’m so out of practice!) and we headed up to one of my favorite Mediterrannean food restaurants. When I lived in the neighborhood where the restaurant is, I frequented it fairly often. It’s been a couple years since I’ve been there, and was excited to go back! Since the last time I was there, a few things had changed, but for the better! They now have a salad bar, which included hummus, falafel, and Persian salad with cucumber, tomato, and mint. This was my appetizer plate:

2 falafel, pita, hummus and persian salad

Then, for my entree I got a combination plate with a lamb loin kebab and a spiced ground chicken kebab. Oh, and about 3 cups of dill rice and lima beans. Needless to say, 90% of that rice stayed on the plate!

Grilled veggies, rice, lamb and chicken

We took a photo together on Coco’s camera, but I don’t have it yet! I’ll add it here when I get it! After dinner, we did some driving through Chicago neighborhoods, and then we hit the road to bring Coco back to where she’s staying. There was a glorious sunset, and I came home to Adam’s open arms. *sigh* What a great day…

Before I announce the winner of the Coconut Flour Giveaway, the amazing people over at Tropical Traditions have given me not one but TWO special offers only for What’s For Dinner readers! You can click here for 2.2 lbs of coconut flour for only $3.50, and here for 32 oz. of virgin coconut oil for only $10! There is a minimum purchase of $16, but shipping is free! These offers are only good through tomorrow! Take advantage of them…they’re seriously amazing products!

NOW, the winner of the 2.2 lbs of coconut flour from Tropical Traditions is:

Comment #15, AlliJag from GreenDogWine! Congratulations Alli! I’ll send you an email, and then pass your information onto your benefactor!

Im off to enjoy one of the treats from the lovely Krista, who sent me the most fabulous care package from Canada!

Have a wonderful night!

Tagged as: chicken, dinner out, friends, red meat