Monday, 5/30/16

A repeat of black pepper tofu with noodles and broccoli. Very flavorful, and very good texture for the tofu. Carter found it too pepper-y, but he ate it anyway. I would have liked it a tiny bit more with the called-for scallions, but I inadvertently used them all up.

Sunday, 5/29/16

Baked fish sticks (from the NYT, minus the fries this time), plus  watermelon and a lemon-scallion potato salad. I persist in making potato salad even though I am the only one who really likes it. Jason and Carter had potato chips instead. Oh well, it will make a good work lunch for me. Also,  I think I overcooked the fish sticks a tiny bit. That is where cocktail sauce comes in handy!

Saturday, 5/28/16

Jennie and David's: bread (Jason's latest iteration: lighter crumb, thinner, crisper crust), plus key lime pie (squares). they need whipped cream, a point of contention at our house.

Friday, 5/27/16

Potluck at Laurie's (in an unusual turn of events for us). Someone made homemade mozzarella sticks that were excellent and made me want to make some soon. We brought the standby brown sugar cake (with maple whipped cream). It seemed to go over well, and I thought the dark brown sugar made a nice difference.

Thursday, 5/26/16

Dinner in Whately! Grilled chicken, rice, peas, carrots, watermelon....a regular banquet. We brought brown sugar cookies (SE). Must remember not to add all the brown sugar (as some is meant to go on the outside. I hate it when recipes don't mention that up front). Also, they didn't respond well to chilling overnight. The batter was rock hard. AND, they got stale quickly. So: make them and eat them all in one day, is my advice.

Wednesday, 5/25/16

Spaghetti with tomato sauce and sausage, in the slow cooker. Plus a loaf of bread from Jason that turned out really well. I also served some spaghetti squash, but no one ate it. Well, maybe Jason ate one bite.

Tuesday, 5/24/16

Chopped salad with lemon-oregano vinaigrette (SK), salami, provolone, chick peas, cherry tomatoes etc. Plus croutons because we are never running out of bread here. Jason and I liked it, Carter not so much.