Dinner at Ethopian House

On Monday some friends and I had dinner at Ethiopian House.

I took 11 photos of that mouse. It was hard not not. He/she was a cute little rodent.

The coffee, though small, packed a caffeine punch. According to this article about the Ethiopian coffee ceremony, “If invited into a home to take part, remember – it is impolite to retire until you have consumed at least three cups, as the third round is considered to bestow a blessing.” Three cups? I didn’t drink the whole thing but tossed and turned all night anyway. The coffee ceremony was interesting and the waitress came around to give us a sniff of it while it was roasting. Also see this article for information about the coffee custom.

I love the way the photo of the photo of the injera came out. I don’t think of myself as a fantastic photographer – I shoot on instinct – but sometimes I impress myself. My favourites on the plate included the Sherro Wot – “highly-seasoned chick peas (powder) in berbere sauce”, one of the lentil dishes and the collard greens.

It was my second ever experience with Ethiopian food. After my first experience five or so years ago I decided that I wasn’t a fan. This time I decided that I could be. Thanks to Sarah for the suggestion.

The small group of us try new restaurants together monthly. Usually dinner, but we did a great brunch at Edward Levesque’s Kitchen a couple months back (I didn’t blog about it, fairly certain I tweeted) and more recently, Saturday morning dim sum. The group of us includes Bonita (her recent “Wordless Wednesday” post will look familiar), Sarah Hood and blogless Jennifer (“Blogless Jennifer” isn’t her nickname, though I’m sure she’s been called many things). Sometimes Jen’s husband, Blogless Mark, joins us and on the day that we had brunch at Edward Levesque’s Kitchen we went back over to their place to meet their puppy, Most-Certainly-Blogless Thor. Soon they will have a blog, and it will be successful. I’m not just saying this. I’ve heard the concept and it’s brilliant.

Evelyn, who is usually part of the group, was missed.

So girls, what’s next month? To the rest of you, stay tuned.

Eat well, be well.