Salad #2

Winter Squash Salad

Since the last couple of days were just our regular routine: gym/yoga, Starbucks, groceries, and then back home we decided that after yoga today we would have an afternoon outing and go to the Tanger Outlet Mall https://www.tangeroutlet.com/foley

We know the area much better this year so we will do this shopping outing more often for shorter times this year. I was sooooo good. I looked but didn’t buy anything at these outlet stores. (Well, actually, I really didn’t see anything that called to me.) Richard did well at T J Max. He got a beautiful red Nautica jacket and a really nice grey zipped hoodie. From here we went to Marshall’s. I have to admit I did buy a few things here-all amazing prices: a cute striped Tommy Hilfiger summer blazer, a red sweater that I couldn’t pass up as I love red, and a new yoga top. Now imagine this. Richard bought another jacket: gorgeous Tommy Hilfiger marked down to $40. He just couldn’t leave it there. Another stop for Richard was to get a fishing license.

Now for the real highlight of the day.

We had dinner at The Safari Club Restaurant. https://safariclubgulfshores.com/

We were excited to go here especially because of this:

“As Alabama’s first certified “Green Restaurant”, we have been singled out by the Green Restaurant Group in Boston as a leader in conservation, recycling and reduced waste. We have made great strides to be an energy-efficient operation, we use no Styrofoam products, no plastic straws and all to-go containers are bio-degradable and or recyclable. We have teamed with the City Gulf Shores recycle program and instituted protocols for recycling a wide variety of waste.

We have onsite composting and work directly with our animal care staff to utilize every possible product for our animals. In order to reduce our carbon imprint we have taken measures to reduce the average 2 week and 1500 mile journey food products travel to their final destination by sourcing our ingredients locally. Not only are we contracting with local farmers, but we also have an on-site garden that will produce fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs.

We have extended our mindset in our bar area as well, at the BAR TUSK our motto is “Saving Elephants One Drink At A Time” and actually we are, as a percentage of profits go directly to small conservation efforts that are making a big difference in Elephant Conservation in Both Asia and Africa. With your help we can save the world’s most magnificent creatures.”

Isn’t that exciting! 😃 I had to include all of the above so you could read it yourself.

What a great spot. More vegan and vegetarian selections than I’ve ever seen in a restaurant.

Here’s the appetizer we shared:

Crunchy Goat Cheese – goat cheese covered in a crunchy almond crust served on a bed of greens, blueberries, and strawberries accompanied by fig jam. So so tasty.

Richard ordered the Bacon and Cheeseburger which he said was very good. I ordered the Winter Squash Salad. Oh my. Words cannot describe how good it was and look at this presentation.

Local squash, cherry tomatoes, crisp apples, charred sweet potato, toasted pumpkin seeds, and caramelized leek vinaigrette. I’m glad they put the vinaigrette on the side as the taste was so strong I only used a small amount.

This is definitely a place where we’ll return.

What a wonderful end to a great day. I hope you had a great day.

Nite y’all

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