Food for the dogs

Yesterday being my first day after submission of final assignment for the year, and therefore the first day on which I could catch up on weeks worth of domestic duties, I suddenly found it was after 2 pm, and I was (not surprisingly) hungry. And really not wanting to be bothered with foraging in my own as-yet-not-properly-restocked kitchen. So I decided to treat myself to a burger from Eats by the Creek.

I haven't patronised them since they opened, apart from the odd bottle of milk and an occasional muffin, so I thought it was time to give them a proper go. Well, the burgers from the previous incarnation, Monties, were always pretty good, and the new owners have gutted the place and installed new cookers, bench tops, fans and cool room. And it all looks cleaner and neater and more spacious.

By the time I get up there - it's only a 3 minute drive, but it takes me 20 minutes to settle the dogs and hang out the last load of washing and make sure I've got the right keys for my post box (because I haven't been collecting my snail mail recently - been too busy) and get into the care - so by the time I get their I am really really hungry. I peruse the menu, and decide on a chicken ceasar burger over the plain chicken burger. I like the idea of a bit of extra salad and bacon and cheese - and I like ceasar dressing. And then I add a small serve of hot chips.

When I place my order for the chicken ceaser burger, the woman serving asks if I've had one before. When I say no, she laughingly says I wont want any dinner after eating it. I tell her I'm hungry and that would be OK. When I add the chips to the order she laughs again and says I really won't want any dinner. I tell her I have three dogs (my two plus I'm dogsitting for B who's gone to Melbourne on grandfather duties) and I'm sure they'll help me out.

The burger is big. Quite tasty, lots of chicken schitzel, not quite enough ceaser dressing (so I add some from my fridge) and just the right amount of lettuce. My hunger is not as big as the burger, let alone the chips. It is just as well the dogs are very happy to share it with me because I do hate waste!