An evening at La Casbah

I think that I will tell you about a restaurant that I went to recently in Potsdam. Last night I went to the Moroccan restaurant, which is called La Casbah. My boyfriend and I have wanted to check it out for a while, so we finally decided to go last night. I had heard that it was very good and authentic so I couldn't wait to eat there. The waittress brought us an appetizer which consisted of a wheat pita and what I believe was a type of butter. It was very good, and a nice change from the usual bread that restaurants typically bring out before a meal. They offered dishes that you could get in American restaurants like lemon chicken, shrimp scampi, and swordfish. They also offered Moroccan meals like couscous, tagine, and kebabs. My boyfriend's parents have actually done mission work in Morocco so they had dishes to recommend to us. I ordered the chicken couscous and Matt ordered beef tagine. I was surprised with both the portions and how good the food was when it arrived. We ended up splitting our meals and I have to say the beef tagine was a bit better. Beef tagine is a type of slow cooked stew. The chicken couscous entree consisted of tiny pasta with chicken and vegetables on top. I would definitely recommend this restaurant if you are ever in Potsdam! :) Here is the website where you can view the menu, hours and other information on La Casbah. http://www.lacasbahny.com/

As I go to different local restaurants I will keep you updated so you can check them out when in Potsdam!

As for the cooking situation, I went home for a few days, so my mom made me dinner. :) & I have also eaten out a few times, but I did make pasta the other night which was very good. Tonight I will be cooking chicken and baked potatoes, so that should be tasty.

It is finally nice in Potsdam, and I was able to go for a run yesterday and hopefully tonight. Tomorrow is Friday, and I will be home for another weekend!