Polonez Report

Wow, what a great long holiday weekend!

Taking Dolores to Polonez on Friday was a great idea. We all thought the experience was "top drawer." Her words.

We started off with creamed herring with onions and apples, which was very good. Aaron, my mom and I ordered a Polish Kosmo to drink. That was really good. The difference was Roses Lime Juice. Then we all ordered Czarnina soup, which the chef makes each day from scratch. Czarnina soup is also known as Duck's Blood Soup. It is fantastic. Dark, rich, sweet and savory. It's made with Kluske noodles, plums, raisins, duck meat and yes, a little duck's blood. Andrew Zimmern from Bizarre Foods (now Bizarre World) on the Travel Channel visited there (which is how we heard of the restaurant in the first place) and he said the soup tasted like Christmas. Well, he was absolutely right!

We each ordered the Polish platter which included 4 pierogis, 1 cabbage role, 1 piece of Polish sausage, sauerkraut and 1 potato pancake with apple sauce and sour cream. We all had left overs, which was the plan. Then the chef came out with his staff and sang Happy Birthday to Dolores in English then in Polish. They presented her with a huge piece of cheesecake with a candle. It was a fantastic experience. As Andrew Zimmern said, luckily the chef (George) is teaching his son the old world traditions and recipes because once this chef has passed on, a part of what makes this cuisine so special will have passed on as well. Needless to say we took home a quart of Czarnina soup to feeze so we all can enjoy it again on Christmas day. We enjoyed our talk about food traditions and cultural traditions in the car on the way home.

Now back to work, back to the diet, the exercise, the mindset, the focus. It's getting harder now in the middle of the holiday season. I must find the motivation to continue on. I am thankful for 4 wonderful days spent with my family.