Dinner at The Green Elephant

When we visit Jesse's family in Maine, we always make sure to stop by The Green Elephant in Portland, which is by far my most favorite vegetarian restaurant. Every dish is stellar, they use a lot of local ingredients and the ambiance is warm and cozy. Here are a few pictures of our meal last week, starting with Jesse's appetizer: crispy wontons filled with vegan cheese and spinach, with a sweet and sour dipping sauce. This was outrageously delicious.

My appetizer: Fresh Rolls (rice paper, mixed raw veggies, avocado with a peanut dipping sauce).

Maine Root blueberry soda. I love this stuff!

My entree: Panang curry with tofu and brown rice. It even had Thai eggplant and squash in the mixed vegetables. Deeeeeelicious!

Jesse's entree: Peking "duck" served over wide noodles. It looked just like duck and Jesse said it was tasty.

Our desserts. On the left is the chocolate orange mousse cake. It's so good that we talk about it often. On the left is a trio of sorbets (with some fresh fruit and cookies). We had coconut, mango and strawberry lemonade flavors. The strawberry lemonade was definitely my favorite.

I can't wait until we are back in Maine in November!

Scenes from our Maine Vacation

Lake Cobbosseecontee (say that three times fast!) in Winthrop, Maine. We spent Tuesday to Saturday here with Jesse's extended family, plus my Mom and her boyfriend.

More of the lake. So peaceful.

The cute little farmstand down the street. We bought cute tiny sweet peppers and whoopie pies here.

My Mom and Jesse during game night.

He might look like he can play a mean game of poker, but let it be known that I won! We also played corn hole (also known north of the Mason-Dixon line as bean bag toss), Apples to Apples and Rack-o.

We took a day trip to Bar Harbor where we wandered around and had a-mazing ice cream at Mt. Desert Island. If it is good enough for the POTUS, it's good enough for me! I highly recommended the Cinnamon Cardamom and the Malted Milk Ball flavors.

Blueberry pie at the Lobster Shack at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

While my poor friends and family were battling Hurricane Irene farther south, we were enjoying sunshine and beautiful views.

And Jesse taught me how to skip rocks! I clearly need some practice though.