Dinner and a show! The perfect date night!
Dinner
Last night, Ryan and I had plans to see a show at the Ocala Civic Theatre and decided to prolong our date and grabbed dinner beforehand at Carrabba’s.
We’ve had a gift card to Carrabba’s for more than a year now and it was time to use it!
Dinner started with a warm loaf of freshly baked bread with olive oil for dipping.
I had three pieces and could’ve easily taken down the whole loaf myself. Pace yourself, Julie.
For my entrée, I ordered the Insalata Johnny Rocco, which came with grilled shrimp, scallops, roasted red peppers, olives and ricotta cheese, all tossed in a vinaigrette dressing.
The scallops were the highlight for me!
Ryan and I ate our meals at the bar overlooking the pizza oven and had fun talking with the man who was in charge of making pizzas and desserts. We asked him about his favorite dessert and he steered us toward the cannolis.
Done!
That creamy filling is what dreams are made of and after Ryan and I each polished off our respective cannoli, we both said we wanted more. Once my sweet tooth checks in for the night, it doesn’t check out.
Fiddler on the Roof
After dinner, we drove over to the Ocala Civic Theatre to catch the 8 p.m. show of Fiddler on the Roof.
Neither of us had seen the show before, though we both recognized a handful of the songs in the musical.
The show itself was really good! I wished the ending would’ve been a little different, but I found the musical funny, sweet and definitely entertaining.
It was a lovely date night!
P.S. The Fashion page was updated this morning.
Hannah@Mindrunningwild says
Fiddler is one of my favourites- I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!
Bread and olive oil is so such a simple yet gourmet thing to get on a dinner date. I love your dress!
Anna @ Food Fitness and Frolicking says
I love your dress! And dinner looks so delicious! My kind of summer evening!
Danielle @ Itsaharleyyylife says
love that dress!
Khushboo says
I’ve never actually had a cannoli but I am all the more intrigued!!
Rowen says
What was the green stuff on the plate of the cannoli? And the filling of the cannoli? Never had one before 😛
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers says
pistachios! and the filling had chocolate chips in it. the cannolis are basically fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling. so good!
Jenn says
Is that a pistachio cannoli? Those are my absolute favorite kind! Usually I can turn down desserts, but not a cannoli!
Also, your dress is really cute, I love how it criss-crosses over.
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers says
yes! loved ’em.
Kelly says
Great show, and one of my favorites! Sadly, the ending is representative of historical reality for Jews during that period in Russia.
The dinner looks delicious!!
Katie says
I’m with ya on the ending of Fiddler on the Roof. I’ve seen it and acted in it a handful of times but I am no fan of the ending…Sounds like a great date night though and I love the dress!
Lainie says
Your dress is adorable- where is it from? Your fashion link took me to another one of your posts. I want that dress!
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers says
thank you! here’s the right link: https://www.pbfingers.com/2012/05/27/striped-dress/
Liz @ Iheartvegetables says
How cute! I LOVE your dress!
Amy @ Inspiredamy says
Wow that dress is adorable! I have the exact same thing with my sweet tooth, once I have something sweet, it’s like I crave it more and more! It’s a vicious [delicious] cycle.
Lauren @ Part Time House Wife says
I love Carrabas! As soon as I saw that bread & oil I knew it was it. I love the Chicken Bryan. I think it might be the only thing I’ve ever ordered. Lol
Anon says
Nevermind!
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers says
ryan got the chicken bryan… and naturally called it the chicken ryan. 🙂
Lauren @ Part Time House Wife says
Lol that Ryan is a clever guy
Anon says
I don’t see a fashion page update posted!
Marissa says
I go to a community college in Alabama and Fiddler on the Roof was the play they worked on all spring!! I enjoyed it too … I just hated that the family was split up all over the world.
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake says
Mmm, I love cannolis!
Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels says
I’ve always wanted to see Fiddler on the Roof!
Oh my goodness…those cannolis. I think I’m in love. 🙂
Kailey says
oh gosh that bread looks so incredibly doughy – I would have ate a majority of the loaf 😉
P.S – LOVE the dress on you. Looks super comfy
brandee says
mmmm, Carrabba’s! I do miss going there…the bread is so good! Looks like a fun night!
Rachael says
Flidder on the Roof is probably my favorite musical. I am glad you enjoyed.
Alysha @Shesontherun says
What a cute dress! I need to start going to more musicals and theater shows this summer. Dreamgirls is already on the books.
Kristen @ notsodomesticated says
Yum I love Carrabbas!! My sweet tooth was in full effect last night, too. I refused to go to bed until I found someplace to get ice cream! 😉
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says
Your dress is lovely!
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I have read ur website for about 4 months now along others in the USA and want to say how inspirational it is, I love getting inspiration from your workouts to fuel my own and find them challenging, rewarding and effective. I also like the fact that you allow yourself the treat now and again, brownies, ice cream, it makes it much more real.
My dad and brother live in New Mexico and I find when I visit the whole health and fitness lifestyle so much easier, calories on menus, gyms in hotels (we don’t get any of that over here).
That aside, I am probably making up for for 89% of people who read your blog but never comment.
Hope you are having a good weekend.
Becky
Becky says
ps prob worth mentioning I live in Bristol UK
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
What a fun date night! I love going to the theater, and I’ve never seen Fiddler on the Roof!
Annette@FitnessPerks says
What a great date night. I LOVE Fiddler on the Roof. It’s a great story!
And your dress is SOOO cute!
Lauren says
one of my very good friends is involved with the civic theater and played motel!
Brittney says
Did you recently get your hair cut? It looks so pretty (and volumous!)
janiek says
Love that dress, the draping around the waistline is so flattering!
Chelsa says
love your dress!!
Katie says
Ahh love your dress girl! Adorable! Gosh I haven’t been to carrabas in so long..and yes their bread is so good!!
Stephanie @ Legally Blinde says
I think I could get on board with a job where I was in charge of making pizza and desserts – that sounds pretty amazing!
Shari says
I love Carabbas. I always get Spiedino Di Mare with shrimp and scallops, yum. Just seeing that bread make my mouth water. Sadly there are no Carabbas near me. I always look for them when traveling.
Emily N says
Oh, I just LOVE Fiddler. I have been in it three times. Hodel, Schpritze (one of the two youngest daughters) and Fruma Sarah. 😀
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