The Diner's Deck
We got a whole lotta snow here last night and I woke up to this out on our terrace:
I don't mind the snow if it means I'm snowed in! Luckily, I'm working from home for the day so I can sit around in my sweatpants and Kevin Boss t-shirt, drinking endless amounts of coffee and tea while working away. It doesn't get much better than that. I kicked off the morning with a plate of eggs overeasy (my favorite kind), a sandwich thin for dippin' and a mug o'joe with Bailey's coffee creamer. How do you like your eggs?
So I had originally planned to share with you a veggie-packed pasta primavera that I made last night, however, I think it needs a little tweaking. But here's a sneak peek...
We also broke out a Christmas gift that we got from my sister Kimberly for Christmas. She got us a Diner's Deck:
It's a deck of 52 cards with an NYC restaurant on each one and they include a $10 gift certificate for each one! How fun is that? Shaun and I realized that we are already a couple of weeks behind in putting this deck to work, so last night we had some fun with it.
After laying out the cards, shuffling them (and getting some photographs in), we decided to just pick one at random. We landed on Crepes du Nord, a restaurant fusing French crepes with Scandinavian ingredients. Um, yes please! With both sweet (Nutella & banana, lingonberry & ricotta) and savory (smoked salmon w/dill creme) crepes on the menu, I think that our dinner date night tomorrow is going to be a delicious one! Not to mention, we'll save a few beans in the process. I think this is a fantastic gift for any food lover in your life!
So what do you think? Are you over the snow? Or still finding some enjoyment in it? And bonus question: do you ever use entertainment-type books or cards like the Diner's Deck?
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Reader Comments (7)
I love the idea of the Diner's Deck. When I was first married we always used the Entertainment book. It gives you an idea of restaurants and a chance to sample new ones. The Diner's Deck is awesome. Wish I lived close enough to have one.
That looks like such a fun gift!! Love that it gets you to try new restaurants. My office didn't declare a snow day but I decided for myself it is a work-from-home day!
love, love, LOVE dippy eggs! I need to have those babies more often. :)
what a cool idea! my parents live in NYC....i might look into this as a present! thanks :)
I have an entertainment coupon book, but that Diner's Deck seems way more fun!! :D
Lucky you - snowed in and cozy, with plenty of food, drinks and "games"! Working Girl is in NY this week - she is super excited to see so much snow! (Only hope she gets home OK...) Happy winter!
i had no idea there was such a thing as a diner's deck. that is AWESOME! i could've used something like that back when i used to work in NYC and spent thousands upon thousand of dollars dining out at the plethora of awesome restaurants there!