One tuckered out pup!
We made it through the first day of being all alone during the work day!
Major life changing decision happened in the last 24 hours. His name is Lincoln and he came home to Washington with me!
Picked up a copy of Rules for My Unborn Son by the awesome Walker Lamond at Borders. It is definitely on my list of gifts to give to future moms and dads, but this copy was for my library. I was lucky to work with Walker earlier this year on a video project and can’t wait for an excuse to collaborate again. But, back to Rules - pick up a copy - you won’t be disappointed!
For @amberbaldet: not a tease picture! We miss you too!
Starbucks with Melissa and Mark!
With Adri, Martinis and a movie make post family time excellent!
Tiramisu Martinis before the movie…
I’ll be home in less than 24 hours! Woot!
Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A gorgeous combination of my two favorite things…
Via newsweek:wearethedigitalkids:hostelcolonial:punkyj:
El Ateneo. Bueno Aires, Argentina.
This is a world famous theater built in 1919 which housed many operas and tango dance performances and has now been converted into a bookstore. Gorgeous.
When they film that Borges story, they will film it here.
Never Trust a Skinny Cook
In a mood for popovers? I was. I’ve been seeing them mentioned throughout the foodie blogosphere and thought, “Hey, I can make those…”
So I tried this recipe, from Giada de Laurentiis. Food Network’s most annoying personality. (Note: I really haven’t ever trusted her - I mean who can trust a skinny Italian cook who over-pronounces half her ingredient list? Hence the title of this post…)
The verdict? Well, they popped, came out of the oven looking fine, but in the end didn’t taste so great. Too eggy. Too much like a quiche - except bad, since I was going for bread item not egg pie. I definitely would put this in a “do not recommend” category.
That being said, I have kept my cook something/bake something every night resolution for another night - I’m shooting for a week straight of baking and cooking as a way of getting back into the swing of kitchen things. Really the baking is the key to this resolution. I am not a great baker - mostly because it is much too precise for my liking. But, I figure if I force myself to turn on the oven and turn out some sort of batter often enough, I’ll get better at it, and possibly learn to love the tangle of measuring spoons.
My other attempt tonight was a simple mushroom pate recipe, courtesy of tasty kitchen. It was simple and good. I made a much smaller amount than is suggested, as I was just cooking for me and didn’t think a whole bowl of mushroom pate was the best idea for dinner. But I like a good sauted mushroom. Add onion, garlic and a splash of balsamic vinegar and you pretty much have a winner.
What both of these recipes had in common was their simplicity - which is nice on a school night. The popovers were only in the oven for about 20 minutes. The mushrooms browned in under 10. However, they were really side dishes, and if I’d had more of an appetite it would have been lacking as a meal.
Luckily, feeling a tad under the weather today has left me without a real appetite for solid food, and so I was happy to fiddle about in the kitchen, stir the mushroom concoction on the stove, and nibble on a few bits when I was done.
We’ll see what tomorrow will bring, in terms of inspiration and appetite. I have a load of fresh parsley still that I am planning on throwing into a pesto recipe. I also have an acorn squash, a spagetti squash, and half a head of cabbage left to work into something.
