What's for Dinner?

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Tonight was light - a spinach salad and 30 minutes on the bike trainer.

Last night, after a looong walk around every single monument in DC, we made our way (on foot, so all the subsequent calories were neutralized) to a mezze restaurant for dinner. They have a brussels sprouts dish that is to die for ... sounds crazy, I know. They separate all the little leaves by hand, flash fry them, and serve them with a spiced yogurt sauce ... wonderful. The sprouts were dry and crispy, no sense of oiliness at all. And I had a Turkish lamb dish - crispy outside, an inside you could cut with a spoon, braised with apricots and almonds. I think it was simply the best lamb I've ever tasted. The baba ghanoush and hummus were truly delicious. Their chicken with orzo and Greek cheese and spices was so good, you didn't want to eat anything else after it ... but then there were the desserts (sigh). It was fun. I'm not likely to do it again before leaving DC, but it was a lot of fun after a long walk.