Re: Dinner Tonight, 1/31/2025

On 2/6/2025 1:33 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-02-06, fos@sdf.org <fos@sdf.org> wrote:

>
i got my arm twisted about what food to eat exactly once. was my
father. he loved the olive garden. first time i went there was
with my parents and he insisted on us getting some italian festival
thingy on the menu. i didn't want it but i caved. breadsticks.
salad. endless pasta. lasagna. the only things that were any good
was the breadsticks and salad.

 The salad dressing has too much sugar for my taste, but it's
manageable after a few bites to reset my expectations.  IIRC
the breadsticks were pretty sweet, too.  Luckily, my mother
doesn't like Olive Garden.  I haven't been there in 25 years
or so.

We used to go for the lunch time soup/salad/bread sticks.  A great value, but not only is it too sweet, I also find the salad dressing far too salty.  The only soup I really liked was the Zuppa Toscana.  I haven't been back in a few years, but I've made that tasty sausage and kale soup at home a few times.