Regardless, I had a pretty chilled weekend. My friend came into town from Virginia. I got a chance to hangout with her Friday night. I had dinner at her family's house where I was served mulukhiyah. It was delish! To get a better understanding of this dish, I took the definition off of Wikipedia.
Jordanian/Palestinian cuisine
The Jordanians and Palestinians have a tradition of cooking a more elaborate version of the dish. A whole chicken is cut open, the intestines removed, and the innards stuffed with herbs, spices and raw rice then sewn shut with thick thread. The chicken is then boiled to create the broth for the Molokhia soup which, after preparation, is served as five separate components: The molokhia soup, Arabic flat bread, the chicken (stuffed with flavoured rice), additional plain rice and a small bowl with a mixture of lemon juice and sliced chilli. The soup is mixed with rice and lemon juice according to taste, while the chicken is eaten on a separate plate. |
| I had the soup version with pita bread. Very tasty!
Afterwards we headed to the Fashion Outlets Mall in Rosemont. It was pretty frigid that Friday night, so it was nice to walk around an indoor mall. Since opening in 2013, it quickly became a favorite of local Chicagoans. They provide a free shuttle bus off the Blue Line as well as free parking in their multi level garage. With high end stores such as Gucci, Prada, Armani and Burberry all under one roof, it's no wonder why people love it here! You can do some serious damage all in one visit. My friend found a cute Tory Burch wallet as a souvenir of her visit. I need to visit her soon...
Gucci guccissima scarves! Some as low as $159!
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