Saturday, 1/4/25

 Dinner at Jay and Jodi's with Beverly and Joel, too. B made vegetarian chili, Jason made a couple of loaves of bread, and Zack made a delicious salad with arugula, feta, pomegranate and red onion (I found the recipe online because I liked the dressing so much). He and Ina also made some matcha-sesame shortbread cookies that turned out really well, although they are not much to look at. We missed Sam, who is off in Korea, but Carter deigned to attend, and I think he enjoyed himself.

Friday, 1/3/25

 Well, it was supposed to be our delayed Goten dinner, but my dad and Ramona were sick again! A plot? Anyway, we will keep trying! So instead we ordered a pizza and had Carter over. Not quite as fun but not a total loss.

Thursday, 1/2/25

 Pizza night featuring ricotta, hot Italian sausage, roasted red peppers, a little mozzarella and artichoke hearts. We forgot the provolone but I don't think it needed it. Another white pizza success.

Wednesday, 1/1/25

 Happy New year! We had our delayed Christmas celebration with Zac and Corrina. Cheese and crackers, chips and dip, pigs in blankets and lots of sweets. Played many fun games and generally had the best time.

"I want to jump, Carter!"

Tuesday, 12/31/24

 Went to a games party at Diane and Ellen's so just snacking for dinner. That always makes me feel both too full and curiously unsatisfied...Anyway, we had a lot of fun and actually stayed out past midnight!

Monday, 12/30/24

 Sushi bowl with the usual ingredients plus a couple of new ones to mix it up: some crunchy pickled Chinese radish from Mom's house (tasty!), some pickled ginger, and ponzu sauce. I always feel bad when we have sushi bowl without Carter. I should teach him how to make it himself.

Sunday, 12/29/24

 Dinner with Jen and John. Jason made raisin-walnut bread, and I prepared three Blue Aprons (and made a giant mess). Some kind of Mexican sauteed pork with roasted carrots, served  over rice; a green curry noodle soup (a little too sweet but good), and skirt steak with rice and baby bok choy. It's a fun challenge to keep all those recipes going at once. Dessert was helping them finish all the various leftover holiday treats (spoiler: we hardly made a dent).