The first Christmas lunch

So, I promised photos of the lunch I had with my work buddies. We went to a rustic restaurant, where we were sure the food would be comfy and delicious. I chose the vegetarian menu, cause they sadly didn't know or want to make me a vegan one. Never mind, the cheese was yummi, scratching aside.

The appetizer: marinated zucchini squash (on olive oil) & fresh cheese with herbs on a bed of arugula. Oh my f-ing broccoli. So good, SO GOOD! I finished it all and was sadly already full after the appetizer! A few more courses to go.

Grilled young cheese in a honey & pine nuts sauce on a bed of corn salad (this corn salad from the lettuce family, not actual corn - is there any other name for it?). MY f-ing broccoli again! 

After the first I had to prepare myself for the second. I was expecting a small amount of gnocchi, as usually one gets, but this is what I actually got:

That's a whole huge plate of home-made gnocchi in vegetable sauce with carrots, zucchini and eggplants diced. I mean, I wouldn't eat it for a single serving and not after 2 courses! But guess what, although I almost exploded, had to hold my stomach and down a few more glasses of a delicious cabernet, I finished almost everything.

Sadly, I had no more room for desert, but the rest of the people each ordered cakes! My oh my, where did they put it?!

Is your mouth watering by now? :-) 

Eat something :)