Sunday, November 28, 2021

Saturday, 11/27/21

 Because we just had not had enough socializing yet, we went to Jen and john's for dinner. Bread from J. again; I made roasted potatoes (from Serious Eats) and a kale salad (orange, almonds, some sharp cheese and kale from the farm). The Blue Apron featured roasted squash and brussels sprouts and sautéed scallops(!). So fancy! They were delicious. The whole meal was great, actually. Good old Blue Apron.

For dessert I made a bread pudding (in a case of the tail wagging the dog, first I had to made a couple of loaves of challah) with bourbon caramel. Some complaints: I didn't strictly follow a recipe, and the end product wasn't as custardy as I would have liked; and I nearly burned my caramel so it was on the bitter side. Room for improvement but still a lovely evening.

Friday, 11/26/21

 Dinner at Jay and Jodi's again; this time with 3 enormous pizzas. Kristen made some cinnamon rolls (we topped them with leftover whiskey sauce). Nice to see everyone again.

Thursday, 11/25/21

 Thanksgiving at Jay and Jodi's. Jason made bread; I made a pumpkin pie (from David Lebovitz). It was fine. Some highlights: the turkey, a cherry-chocolate bread pudding with whiskey sauce, and eggs rolls (that we helped Kristen make), The lack of mashed potatoes continues to confound me (but I will make some next week!).

Nice day, although the shingles shot I got the previous evening did not do me any favors. Home and under the covers by 7:30.

Wednesday, 11/24/21

 Leftover pizza. That is all.

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Tuesday, 11/23/21

 Waffles and breakfast sausage. Fine. We were just using up a box of pancake mix and while it makes perfectly adequate waffles, the raised yeasted ones I make sometimes are far superior.

Monday, 11/22/21

 Pizza from Jason. We debuted two new news pie: ricotta, spinach, olive feta & sun-dried tomatoes. Jason was scared of the ricotta base, but it worked perfectly; and kielbasa, onion and cheddar (using some fancy extra garlicky kielbasa from the BBA Market). There was also a pepperoni, provolone and pepperoncini and a fresh mozzarella. All were marked by a particularly crispy and airy crust. Good job, Jason.

Sunday, 11/21/21

 Noodles with beef, zucchini, spinach and Cravings sauce. A little greasy but good. I wasn't actually sure what kind of ground meat I was using until I started cooking; luckily it didn't make any difference.