Stan Update

It's been a week since Mr. Stan had surgery to extract the majority of his teeth.  I think he's feeling better, but still not eating great at the moment which is a worry to us.  But he's still on Clavamox, an antiobiotic which often upsets his tummy so no wonder his appetite is down and he most likely has to get used to eating without teeth.  We were imagining if we had all our teeth pulled and then tried to eat--it would be a bit odd!!!  Poor little guy.  We also have to give him "mouth wash" every night to clean the bacteria out of his mouth--he just loves that!  Stan is sleeping better and seems more comfortable and at ease than before the surgery and he purrs a lot, so that makes me think his mouth does feel better even though it's healing.  Anyway, we take Stan in for a check up in a month or so.  I hope the rest of his remaining fangs can be preserved.  Stan's favorite song is:
http://www.myspace.com/antsypantskids/music-player?sindex=-1.0&shuffle=false&amix=false&pmix=false&plid=27579&artid=4799701&sseed=0&ptype=3&stime=13.244&ap=1&rpeat=false

Raw Food Rocks!

So, I had read a positive review of this vegan raw food restaurant (Yea, I know it sounds so crunchy granola holier than thou, but...) called Grezzo (which means raw in Italian. You may need to know that word when you visit Italy, Sue!) in the Globe last year and I filed it away in my mind to check out sometime.  I recently saw the restaurant was located in Newburyport in addition to their North End location, so we happened to be in the Newburyport area this last gorgeous 70 degree Saturday and stopped in.
Grezzo's located on main thoroughfare in downtown Newburyport.  We were happy to see they had outside dining, but quickly realized the sidewalk is so small that passersby would be right in our plates as they strolled by, so we opted for a window seat in the romantically set dining room.  We were greeted by a good humored server who set us up right away with some water adorned with a cucumber slice which was wonderfully refreshing after our earlier 4 mile hike.  I will try that at home this summer.  Instead of wine or beer which they do serve we went with one of their unbelievably yummy smoothies:  I got the Chocolate malt (coconut water, chocolate ice cream, hemp protein, maca ) which was absolutely awesome--to die for!  And Dave got this unique tasting berry smoothie (Berry Reality - strawberry, blueberry, cashew, agave ) that was a bit tart and very interesting.  There were so many tempting and creative choices on the menu but I went with the Avocado Skins (Breaded with seasoned almond flour, topped with warm broccoli, cashew sour cream and "bacon") and Dave chose Grezzo sliders (house-made patties on vine-ripened tomato, pommes frites and pickles, creamy "bleu cheese" dressed hydroponic watercress).  I just loved my dish--all the flavors were so delicious together: the perfectly ripe avocado was seasoned in the yummiest flavors and the cashew sour cream was so good I really wanted to the lick the plate.  Oh!  The "bacon" was addictive.  We loved Dave's slider too--very tasty indeed.  We both were surprised at how satisfied we were--comfortably full, but not too full to not try some of Grezzo's homemade Clove ice cream (they have a whole slew of other unique favors in addition to Clove) which was wonderful. 
We both really enjoyed our meal--it was such a treat--a bit pricey, but it was all so creative and beautifully plated.  I can't wait to go again maybe with my adventurous friends.