Guest Post: Amanda's little sister!

Hi everyone! This is a guest post from Sarah, Amanda's younger sister at Love in the Time of Text Messaging (not a food or health blog). Amanda asked me to post the remainder of our Las Vegas pictures while she vacations in Kauai. From the sound of it, they are having a wonderful time!

Our second dinner while in Vegas was at Fiamma in the MGM Grand. I'm not sure my amateur food photography does it justice!

The love birds started off with a bellini.

When our waiter brought us he had to ask us if it was alright that the bread had pork lard in it. Yes, pork lard. Don't worry, we said yes and let me tell you, pork bread ftw. It was perfect for dipping in olive oil and didn't taste anything like bacon.

Amanda started off with a Caesar salad, while friends Tiffany and Gary split calamari.

Amanda ordered spaghetti with meatballs. I should mention at this point that all the pasta is made fresh daily and was phenomenal, meaning even regular old spaghetti with meatballs was delish.

I split an order of agnolotti with Italian sausage and tomatoes with my younger sister. It was AMAZING. Even the half order was filling, thanks in part to having devoured the pork bread.

I can't exactly remember what Andy ordered. Obviously some kind of delicious meat.

We finished off our meal with chocolate dipped biscotti.

That ladies and gentlemen, was the first blog post, I've ever written about food. Ever since Amanda started this blog, I've become obsessed with food/health/nutrition bloggers of all sorts.

Now a question for you. When I'm at home, I get tired of eating out so much because I stick to the same restaurants and tend to be the opposite of adventurous. On the other hand, when I'm on vacation I love to try new places. Are you a more adventurous eater when you're on vacation?

Tapas at Julian Serrano in Las Vegas

The yogurt parfaits at Bouchon Bakery were so delicious. Crunchy granola with currants, vanilla bean yogurt and fresh berries at the bottom. It was the best breakfast I've had in Vegas! (Well, the best healthy breakfast!)

We went to the gym at Canyon Ranch inside of the Venetian. I wish I had brought my camera. It was lovely. I ran 4 miles on the treadmill in 55 minutes. I rarely workout while on vacation so I was pretty pleased with myself!



After the gym, we walked to Aria since we didn't get a chance to check it out last time.

Isn't that restaurant cool looking?



We headed to Julian Serrano for some tapas and sangria.



The sangria was fantastic. We got a pitcher of it.



First up, toasted bread with manchego cheese. It was like bruschetta only more delicious!



Lobster with molecular pineapple. The seafood-phobe in me balked at this but I tried it and enjoyed it. It tasted more pineappley than fishy anyway!



Gambas! Shrimp with a buttery garlic sauce.



Fried potatoes with a spicy tomato sauce and bechemel. um, holy creamy deliciousness? You know this wasn't low-fat!



Dates stuffed with almonds, wrapped in bacon and deep fried. Honestly, they were heaven. I'm going to have to buy some dates!



Chicken croquetas. These were VERY good.



Huevos over french fries with chorizo. I have never tried runny eggs before this. They were so buttery and delicious, I have been missing out!







Serrano ham.



And more ceviche.

We were full after this meal but not uncomfortably so. Splitting the tapas between four people definitely helped. Plus we took our time with the meal and enjoyed every bite.



Then we walked it off. This is the Bellagio. I love the floral displays they do!







It was super windy in Vegas so we didn't get to relax by the pool which was a bummer. But it was nice weather for walking around. Hopefully I burned some of those calories off!

I'm interested in starting a Body for Life challenge. In fact, I just ordered the book off Amazon. Have any of you tried it? Janetha, Mama Pea and Em have inspired me to try it out!