One Pibe

This year marks our 15 or ONE PIBE anniversary.
So I marked it in the ashes of the fire pit at the cottage to commemorate all the ass burns I got over the years from my fiery wife.

So while Kieran was at Band Camp (NMC) we got a week off and Tresa's parents wanted to take us some place special.

And "special" means a place that Baka won't get sick, or doesn't like the food, or the service isn't bad, they don't primarily serve any seafood or some indian spice that she is allergic to.

So they took us to a Pub.

Not just any Pub.
The Old Dominion Hotel and Pub.
That's the pub section on the right there of that hotel that looks like a house in centre of the hustle and bustle of downtown Minden, ON.  It sort of looks like a garage.

In any case the patio was nice.  They had a tiki hut bar, just like the ones that are so popular for so many Americans on those home reno shows.   Along with the 3 car garage, 5 bedroom, 8.5 baths, walk-in closet that's on every young couple's must have list for a home is always a pool and a tiki bar hut to entertain.

This one had a straw roof too.  So authentic!
In any case we wanted to go here, Suwan's, instead which is just around the corner from Old Dominion. The lady that owns and cooks here is Thai, immigrated from Thailand many years ago and her husband is from this area.   It's really good.
But since Thai cooking has "curry dishes", Tresa's mom didn't want to go since she is allergic or got sick from what she said "Indian spice curry".  And curry is curry.

Makes no difference that Thai curry uses different spices.  Or that the word curry was invented by the Brits from the Indian word kari (which means sauce).  Good thing she didn't know that, otherwise she wouldn't eat at any place that has sauce! Heh.

But we did manage to go on the day of our 15th anniversary. This was our anniversary din din.  The surroundings aren't high end or ritzy or even really all that nice. But it was Yum Yum.  Although we did not order any Tom Yum soup (pun intended).  We finished all the curries and didn't get sick.  :)

No leftovers here.
Too bad for Tresa's dad.  He loves the food here.
He always overeats at every meal, but he'd really over eat at this place. Because he wouldn't be allowed in the house with leftovers because of the curry!


I was going to have the mango and glutinous rice dessert but we passed and headed some place we hadn't been in ages.  Simply because we don't drive this way that often.

Kawartha Dairy!

the best thing after spicy dishes is ice cream!