…Gigi gets.
But before I tell you who Gigi is and what exactly she wants, let me tell you how my cupcake run went.
I really wanted to bake some homemade cupcakes for the birthday girl, but I was busy with errands all day and just didn’t have the time. (How am I going to budget my time when I actually have a job!?) Lucky for me—and Gigi, I guess—Plan B wasn’t too shabby.
My favorite cupcake joint—Little Cupcake—is a five-minute walk from my house and dishes out better cupcakes than I could ever create. On the walk over, since my iPod was dead and I needed to find some way to occupy myself, I snacked on a Gala.
Twas a perfect time-killer because just as I finished, I arrived here:
Where I purchased two of their best-selling, better-than-any-other-cupcake-I’ve-ever-tried Red Velvets.
I may or may not have enjoyed one on the walk home… No self control, I tell you.
Anyhow, back to the title of this post.
This is Gigi, the five-year-old birthday girl I told you about before. She’s my dad’s girlfriend’s daughter, and she’s just like a little sister to me. I’ve known her since the day she came to America (she’s adopted from Guatemala) when she was just 10 months old. She is probably one of the most adorable, animated kids ever, and, no, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. She bears a strong resemblance to Dora the Explorer.
So, Gigi had the honor of picking out the venue for her small family birthday dinner. Mind you we live in NYC—and it’s restaurant week—but a girl wants what a girl wants… And this birthday girl wanted…
Applebees! Womp, womp… and I had such high hopes for her future as a foodie! My beef with Applebees: I ate it way too much in high school (I’m talking several times a week), and now the place just makes me nauseous—especially the salads! Their greens really freak me out. I know, I’m weird.
Salads being off the table and all—it came down to either a chicken portobello sandwich or a cajun lime tilapia. The waitress said the sandwich was miniscule—at a chain restaurant!?—so I went for the fish.
I cannot tell a lie. I cleaned my plate, and I loved every bite. It was really blackened and spicy, and the corn and bean on top were pretty clutch. Perhaps there is some hope for Gigi’s foodie future…
Dessert was a super chocolate-y cake—that looked a whole lot like that cake from Matilda, right?
…which I passed on because—please don’t throw rocks—I’m not a chocolate girl. It really doesn’t do anything for me and my buds (as in taste, not amigos)—but please don’t hold this statement against me if you see me eating chocolate. It does happen on occasion—either out of boredom, lack of other options or inexplicably random cravings.
Although right about now, I’m feeling dessert-deprived, and there’s a good chance I’ll be making my way into the kitchen for a little late night snack. Decisions, decisions…
What are your go-to late night snacks? Come on, make my mouth water…
Buenos noches,
Sarah
14 Comments
August 31, 2009 at 11:55 pm
great blog! can’t wait to read more. and thanks for the clif tip
September 1, 2009 at 2:47 am
hey chica! I’m happy I found your blog, now a new addition to my google reader =) holy man that cake looks divine!
September 1, 2009 at 7:38 am
What a cute picture of Gigi and I love that name
My late night snack is usually either a bowl of cereal, toast or a snack bar 
(unless there’s left overs in the fridge like cooked chicken or cake 
)
September 1, 2009 at 9:29 am
Haha, I am such a late-night leftover snacker… If dinner was good, there’s a good chance it’s gonna end up being my dessert, too!
March 12, 2010 at 10:05 pm
What do I do when my abdomen has me curled up on my bed rendering me incapable of movement?
I read your old posts. I hope you don’t think imma creeper. I just need more Foodie in my life!
And I just saw this comment and did a real-life LOL. Totally have had chicken for dessert. Or amazing macrobiotic vegan cabbage-apple-apricot slaw. Oops.
Thank you for making me feel less alone in my Dinner: Revisited evenings……
September 1, 2009 at 8:50 am
I found you and am so excited I did!!!
Even though you are not a huge chocolate fan, I still love your blog and am looking forward to reading more about you.
That red velvet cupcake looks so yummy!
September 1, 2009 at 8:52 am
Love your blog sweetie! I can already tell you have a knack for it. The cupcake shop looks so cute- gosh I just love them!
My late night snacks tend to be sweets…and I’m trying to cut them out at the moment!
September 1, 2009 at 9:14 am
Welcome to the blogging world!
September 1, 2009 at 11:04 am
Thank you for stopping by my blog, I hope you become a regular
Those cupcakes look to.die.for.!
September 1, 2009 at 2:54 pm
great blog! and omg I’m not a chocolate girl either..nice to know I’m not alone :]
Emily
September 1, 2009 at 4:38 pm
cute! she does look like Dora!
Yea Applebees has come a long way I feel like in the last few years. they have their little dessert shooter things that are pretty yummy too- nice portion control, plus their weight watchers menu items, dont taste like “diet” food.. when my daughter was 5 thats the only place she wanted to eat too. : )
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