Pan Seared Cajun Tilapia - Diamond Cafe

This is the best dish that I have purchased at Diamond Cafe this year, last year, or any year for that matter.

The pan seared Cajun tilapia was SO yummy, just like it looks in the pic. It was served with herb creamy polenta, and seasoned veggies.  Yummy goodness!!!!

Insalata di Salmone Alla Griglia - Luna Ristorante

Luna Ristorante has one of my all time favorite salads!! Their salmon salad is off the charts good!!!

I've eaten a lot of salads, but none has come close to this one!! They have the right blend of everything, plus the way they plate it is very appetizing!!!

YUMMY!!!

Black Olive Hummus Wrap - Made by Ty

In this pic is a delicious black olive hummus wrap, which my daughter Ty made. She put her homemade black olive hummus (REALLY good) in the wrap, along with cucumbers and sharp cheddar cheese.  

This wrap was yummy!!!!! After she learned how to make her own hummus, she added a new variety, which is the black olive version.  It is SO good!!!

Oh yeah, the fresh strawberries were delicious too!! :-)

Super Shrimp Burrito - Baldo's

I can't stress enough how much I love burritos!! I could eat them every day!! lol

In this pic is a delicious super shrimp burrito from Baldo's.  This burrito is stuffed with everything possible (well, everything that goes well with shrimp). You definitely get your money's worth with Baldo's burritos!  Yummy!!

Loaded Baked Potato - By Ty

This beautiful loaded baked potato was made by my daughter Ty.  She put a lot on top of this one.

She's eating vegetarian these days, so what looks like meat on this potato is veggie sausage.

I tasted the veggie sausage, and honestly, I wouldn't know it wasn't real meat!! This was an awesome baked potato!! :-)

Machaca Burrito - Adalberto's

My family teases me about my love of all things burrito!! If we are out and about, and someone says "what do you want to eat," my answer is most likely going to be a burrito!

One of my favorite places is Adalberto's.  I just love that place, because I haven't eaten anything there that wasn't good.

This is a burrito that my sister introduced me to years ago.  I had never heard of a Machaca burrito, but I loved it from the first time I ate one.

SO good!!!

Egg Salad Sandwich

When you want something really bad, but you don't know where to get a really good version, you make it yourself...right??

That's what I decided to do! It's been so long since I had a fresh egg salad sandwich, that I didn't know where to get one.

My egg salad consists of mayo, a little mustard, pickle relish, onion power and eggs.  I use onion powder to trick my youngest daughter into eating it!! Shhh!! Don't let her know!! She does NOT like onions. ;-)

Speaking of my youngest daughter, she not only ate the egg salad, she loved it!!

Linguine - Diamond Cafe

This is Diamond Cafe's version of lunch in a box! This linguine was SO tasty!!! I could be a bit biased, because I love pasta....PERIOD!!

The combo of the linguine and the salad was just plain yummy!!

Look at the richness of that pasta in the pic below!!! :-))

Chicken Chili Colorado - Diamond Cafe

It looked so good, I had to try it!! This dish was very flavorful and tasty!! Believe it or not, this was one of the lunch choices at work!! This dish has the chicken chili Colorado, Spanish rice, black beans, a tortilla and sour cream!

I love that our cafeteria has some interesting choices from time to time.  Of course the regular fare can be purchased as well!

After eating this, I was reading for a good nap!! Maybe this was a little bit too heavy for lunch!! ;-)

Butternut Squash Ravioli - Diamond Cafe

I'm the type of person that believes in trying various food dishes on a regular basis, if at all possible.

I love the "firsts."  This is one of those first moments!! I have heard of butternut squash ravioli, but have never eaten it.

I decided to go for it, and I'm TOTALLY in love with the dish now!! OMG!! The butternut squash ravioli was so much better than I could have ever imagined!!!

I'm at a loss for words as to how to describe it, except DELICIOUS!!!!

Feast your eyes on the yummy goodness below!!! :-))

Yumbo - Burger King

So, I got sucked in by the commercials advertising this sandwich, which hasn't been on the BK menu for decades!

I was SO curious, that I went out and purchased one! Well, actually I purchased two because it was two for $5!! Who am I to pass up on a deal?? haha

I ate one, and gave one to my daughter.

You know what?? It was actually pretty tasty.  Does it compare to my other sandwich spot, probably not, but still good.

Organic Grilled Chicken Fettuccine - Skates

YES, YES, and YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Fettuccine with organic grilled chicken done by Skates!! Rich, decadent, scrumptious, and tasty!!!  I'd say that about sums up this wonderful Fettuccine dish.

YUM!!!!! :-))

Grilled Romaine Lettuce Heart - Skates

YES!!! Grilled everything is my motto!! In the pic below is an eye catching grilled romaine lettuce heart salad done by Skates.

This is not only delicious, but it is beautifully plated!! I think when I see a work of art like this one, I don't want to eat it because I don't want to mess it up! ;-)

This salad also incorporates pickled red onions and tomatoes!!

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Beets Salad - Luna Ristorante

This is just another, up close view of the beets salad that I posted earlier.  I thought it deserved it's on close-up, just for the plating alone!

Looks delicious!!

Scaloppine Al Limone - Luna Ristorante

This lovely dish was ordered by another friend at lunch.  Let's put it this way, she didn't leave anything on the plate!! ;-))

I've actually ordered this dish before, and I can tell you that it is finger licking good...assuming your fingers wind up in the food!! LOL

This is milk-fed veal with capers and white wine lemon butter sauce!!

Delicious!!!

Rustic Italian Bread - Luna Ristorante

This is the warm delicious crusty rustic Italian bread that Luna serves!  This bread has that fresh out of the oven taste. They don't mess around when it comes to the bread that they serve with their meals.

This bread is good enough to BE your meal!! Funny thing is, I'm not even that much of a bread lover!! I get to Luna and lose my mind over their fresh, tasty bread!! LOL :-))

Red Wine - Luna Ristorante

No, this wasn't my glass of wine.  I just took the pic because it looked good sitting on the table next to the olive oil!! ;-)

I don't think I need to add too much commentary to this pic!! :-))

Lasagna Napolitana - Luna Ristorante

As much as I love lasagna, and I REALLY love lasagna, I don't tend to order it when I eat out.  I can't even explain why that is!! haha

In this pic is the lasagna another friend ordered for lunch.  It looks all kinds of yummy, and I'm sure it was!!

This is a classic take with meat sauce, Italian sausage and Romano cheese. 

Pollo Panini - Luna Ristorante

If you like your sandwiches with a little extra crunch, Panini's are the thing for you.  I love me a good panini!!!

This is the one that my friend ordered at Luna for lunch. This sandwich had grilled free range chicken breast with mixed greens, caramelized onions, tomato and avocado!!

The perfect blend!!! 

Beets Salad - Luna Ristorante

This was the salad my friend ordered. She said it was the scrumptious!! I'll take her word for it, since I wasn't the one that ate it.

This salad had fresh mozzarella, beets, oranges, avocado, walnuts and arugula.

The presentation was just beautiful!! I'm not even sure my pic did it justice. When they brought it out, we all had an "oooh, ahhh" moment!! LOL