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My move to Anchorage is complete....WHEW! And now I'm staring at this great big city with small town eyes, wondering what I might find around each new corner. Follow along with me while I discover my new city and just enjoy life. I hope my stories and pictures prove entertaining, as I'm sure the exploring will be for me!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

L'Aroma of Dinner

Found my way to the library today and it blew my socks off!!  This place is HUGE....four stories to be exact. I stopped and stared at the neat fountains outside before walking inside to get my new library card. The kids dropped their jaws upon walking in the doors, staring around and beginning to realize just HOW big this place was. The man inside gave us a quick tour of the place before letting us explore. They had dvd movies, music cds, audio books and anything else you could possibly want, including food and drink. There were cozy leather sitting rooms all over the place and a self scan check out system. We were told that we could check out a maximum of FIFTY items.....FIFTY!! We found a few items each and headed off to finish the rest of our errands. One quick stop into L'Aroma bakery and I found myself in a place near heaven. Sooo many delicious breads to choose from...I ended up selecting a kalamata olive boule, a double stacked loaf of honey wheat, and Parmesan Herb loaf. I already had some stewed chicken thigh meat that I had slathered with the best BBQ sauce in the world and immediately knew what direction dinner was heading.


I hollowed out the loaf of Parmesan Herb bread, stuffed it with the shredded BBQ meat, grated bergenost cheese over the top, replaced the bread lid on top and baked it....With five minutes of baking time left, the big bread beauty received shredded lettuce on top.

For a last minute throw together, it sure was a family pleaser!

Tomorrow I think I will take my camera back to the library for some fun photography time. I heard they are having a kids rendezvous there on Saturday with food booths, jugglers, and live entertainment. Definitely on the must do list!

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