Seattle Restaurant Week- The Dahlia Lounge (and other eats)

I got up suuuuper early this morning (no idea why, I got like zero sleep) at like 6:45, and since I didn't have class until 9:30, I decided to make a delicious breakfast- steel-cut oats!

The mix included (everything after the salt added after cooking):

• 1/4 cup Bob's Red Mill gluten-free steel-cut oats
• 3/4 cup water
• pinch of sea salt
• about a tbsp Justin's Maple Almond Butter (SO amazing!)
• maybe a tsp of coconut oil
• sprinkling of cocoa nibs
• about a tbsp Crofter's Superfruit in Europe

I absolutely LOVE steel-cut oats people! So much texture- these are heads and shoulders above regular rolled oats. Also, this combo was heaven!

I also may have had to sneak an Anzac biscuit while the oats were cooking:

This week (Monday 19 through next Thursday 29) is Seattle Restaurant Week! More than 125 (super nice) Seattle-area restaurants are offer $25 three-course dinners. BUT, some of the places are also offering $15 three-course lunches! Naturally I wanted to eat at every restaurant participating, alas, there is not enough time, nor do I have enough money.

Anyways, I thought that $15 for three courses was incredibly reasonable so today Mikey and I tried out the famous Tom Douglas's Dahlia Lounge for lunch.

Oh. My. God. Best lunch of my life, no joke.

Here's what I got:

They brought us Homemade bread and butter to start

Grilled Local Asparagus with Shaved Parmesan and Lemon

Chilled Pan-Seared Albacore Tuna with Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes, Cracked Olives, Bitter Greens, Citrus, and a Harissa Vinaigrette

Triple Coconut Cream Pie with Shaved White Chocolate and Toasted Coconut

I would have expected to pay at least $30 for this meal. It was absolutely out-of-this-world good. Everything in the entree paired together so remarkably. 

And just for fun, here is what Mikey got:

Tom's Tasty Tomato Soup with Brown Butter Croutons (REALLY good)

Char Sui Pork with Mushroom Fried Rice, Gai Lan, and Hot Chinese Mustard

Tom's World Famous Creme Caramel (that little crispy thing on top was heaven)

If you are looking for a place to try out for Seattle Restaurant Week, GO HERE!

For dinner, all I could think about was the delicious pita I had last week, so we got Pita Pit!

Of course I got my typical pita:

• whole wheat pita
• hummus
• feta
• shredded lettuce
• sprouts
• mushrooms
• green pepper
• cukes
• banana peppers (my fave!)
• jalapenos
• "secret sauce"
• s&p

Served up with Kettle Sea Salt and Vinegar chips, obviously :P Yummy in my tummy!