In My Head

Hubby and I decided to cook together last night. We made a Tuscan white bean salad on parmesan cheese crisps, lamb chops with a balsamic vinegar/port wine/cherry reduction and toasted garlic bread accompanied by a nice cabernet sauvignon. Everything was made from scratch from cooking the beans to the various sauces. We had a good time cooking together, though by the time we were done, it was 11:15 PM. We definitely dined European style.

Cannelini beans, simmering in the chicken stock with pancetta. Shaved parmesian, crisped. Prosciutto, cubed. Balsamic/port wine/cherry reduction, done. Arugula pesto, in the works. Garlic cloves, boiled three times. Lamb chops, coming up to room temperature. The cooks, 1 glass of prosecco and 1 Bud Light Lime deep. iPod on shuffle music. Can you guess what we’re making?

If you’re out there, reading this, message me back! I think I DO know you.

Off to the Outer Banks (OBX) of NC for a mental break.

Renting a beach house with friends. Staying 4 nights. Possibly drinking my face off… well, maybe not quite that much.

I finally had a good night’s sleep. Does a great deal to improve one’s attitude.

If it wasn’t meant to be, why would fate let it get this far and then take it all away?

Guess it’s time to make some lemonade…

The first photo is of the arch at Washington Square Park looking down 5th Avenue. The Empire State Building is lit in purple to honor NYU graduates.

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