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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Date Night

Friday night is usually date night - a very important night of week as far as I'm concerned. It is the one chance Hubby and I get to really talk, about our lives, the kids, whatever. Throughout the week it's more like touch base, and keep on running. Friday night we get to slow down and just enjoy being together. And if I don't have to cook a couple nights a month, all the better!

This Friday we joined some friends and went to a local place - Bubba's. They serve delicious BBQ beef, pulled pork, chicken, and ribs. We've never had a bad meal there, and this week was no exception. For $9.95 a piece (minus a $5 coupon!), we each got a full plate of super tender very tasty meat. I chose the half beef-half pork, salad bar (fresh if not a whole lot of choices), & baked potato (butter and sour cream on the side). Grilled Texas toast comes with every meal. Hubby had all beef, fries (the thick cut steak fries), and broccoli salad (not as good as my homemade recipe, but the best purchased broccoli salad I've ever had.) We laughed when our friends ordered the same way we did!

The BBQ sauce at Bubba's is the key - and also where Hubby and I differ. I dip my fork in the sauce then pick up a bite of meat. Terry pours ALL of his sauce on the meat and mixes it before eating. The sauce is great - they charge .25 cents if you need moCheck Spellingre! They also sell it by the bottle so you can take some home. I just prefer to taste the meat. And if I save a couple calories by going easy on the sauce, all the better! The kitchen was behind on the french fries, so they came out in baskets after the dinner plates were served. I think they ended up ahead - both guys had as many fries leftover as what they ate!

A few years back Bubba's had a fire that destroyed most of the building. The now rebuilt restaurant features a log cabin theme, easy going atmosphere, and casual dress. There is rarely a wait to get in, and the kitchen filled our orders in a reasonable about of time. This is the type of place that all locals should be familiar with, and our favorite destination when people come to visit and want to try someplace new. Give it a try...I'm going to go polish off my leftovers!

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