New Cuisine

I had planned to have dinner with my friend Tom tonight--but he had forgotten that he was giving an exam tonight which meant that a lot of students wanted to meet with him before class. I walked out of the car trying to decide what to eat for dinner. I've been dieting for the last little while (a claim that isn't entirely true, since I've cheated many times already). Last night I decided to really break my diet, but I spent the day thinking that I'd eat veggies for dinner as penance. As I drove home, I hankered for something delicious but healthy. I was on my way to Von's to buy some groceries, when I saw the sign for Pars Cafe on Shaw and Blackstone. I just recently found out that it serves Persian food, which sounded good to me tonight, so I decided to stop.

Although there were a number of yummy sounding dishes (Fessenjan, a pomegranate, walnut, chicken dish and Ghaimeh, yellow split peas, tomato, saffron, and beef), I decided to stick to a simple food, in hopes that it would be relatively plain and healthy--so I ordered Joojeh Kabab, chicken and rice. When they offered me half rice/half salad, I took them up on having a few more vegetables on my plate (all the dishes include a broiled tomato and bread). The result? I had a yummy dinner tonight--and I've got leftovers for tomorrow.