Thursday, 3/5/20

Jason was giving an exam, so Carter and I slunk over to the Hangar for dinner. Yes, we had chicken wings, french fries with gravy and macaroni and cheese for dinner.  The atmosphere is not the best, but Carter was happy with the food, so pretty much worth it.

Wednesday, 3/4/20

Had a weird split shift at work, so came home midday and threw together a baked pasta dish with shells, ground pork, spinach, peppers and onions, and of course, mozzarella. Made the meat sauce in the Instant Pot (15 minutes, high pressure) and I was pretty pleased with it. The pork adds a lot of flavor, and Carter, who isn't a fan of lasagna type foods, said it wasn't bad.

Tuesday, 3/3/20

Jason night, and I guess if he just wants to serve Saltines, peanut butter, tuna fish and cheese for dinner that is his prerogative.

Monday, 3/2/20

Tried a new tofu dish from "Vietnamese Cooking Every Day" that was different mainly for the pomegranate molasses in the sauce. Otherwise typical prep with onions, garlic, sweet peppers, soy sauce and brown sugar. I served it with rice and sauteed chinese greens and would call it a success.

Sunday, 3/1/20

Jason and I had dinner with friends up in Shutesbury. They are very fancy (I always feel like a rube) and we had cheese and crackers to start, lamb stew, salad and another salad-y thing with pomegranate seeds, mint and barley. Delicious. Jason made bread and I brought eclairs (some kind of mixed message meant that Elizabeth had also made a lemon tart, so that was embarrassing).

Saturday, 2/29/20

David was feeling unwell, so our usual Saturday date got canceled. So I made a quick batch of broccoli-cheddar soup, and we ate the bread and eclairs we would have brought. Jason ate 3 eclairs, which I thought was pretty impressive. And then the three of us actually sat down and watched a whole movie (Knives Out)! So that was fun.

Friday, 2/28/20

Dinner with Jen and John. They have a new meal kit service (Dinnerly), so we made chicken enchiladas (more portions, but not quite as tasty/varied as Blue Apron), plus Jason brought some bread, and Jen made  burgers as an add on. A week ago or so, a recipe for something called "Cinnamon Meringue Pie" appeared in my newsfeed. I was intrigued! I found the recipe online, and since it came from a reputable baker (Erin McDowell) I decided to give it a try. This is a weird pie. The base is kind of like a sugar pie, with sugar, flour, cream and lots of cinnamon. No eggs, no butter. The topping is a shitload of cinnamon-y meringue (do NOT make this if you don't like cinnamon). It was odd but also sort of delicious.

Torching courtesy of Jason

Also, I bought some creme de violette and John made us Aviations!