#1. When going out to dinner what items do your order? Appetizers, soup, salad, dinner, dessert.

Sometimes we order an appetizer to share. I usually order a dinner that comes with a salad. We rarely order dessert, but if we do, we get one piece and split it .

#2. How predictable are you when eating out? Do you usually order a meal that you’ve had before or do you like to try new things?

I am very predictable. Every once in a while, I’ll try something new.

#3. When eating at a restaurant, what beverage do you like to order with your meal?

Usually water with lemon, but sometimes I order iced tea with lemon.

#4. Name a meal that you ate at a restaurant that you liked so much you tried to recreate it, as well as the name of the restaurant and the recipe.

I have tried to recreate several dishes in the past, but artichoke spinach dip is probably the main thing. Here’s a recipe a friend of mine gave me for Olive Garden’s Artichoke Spinach Dip. It’s really good, but I’m still trying to make the dip closer to what we’ve had at Charleston’s.