back on track

i am running out of time to post here much. stupid job! actually, no; i love my job. i just wish we got, say, a 2 hour siesta each day so i could blog and nap.

last week saturday, adrianne came over for dinner on her last night in town for some fish tacos. they were, as always, delish. bryan made a fabulous guacamole. i've only recently begun to eat avocados, and i think bryan's guac is the b's knees. ha ha, get it? ;) ANYWAYS, after a few tacos, we said goodbye to her (boo) until she returns, probably for thanksgiving (yay).

sunday, we headed over to mom & dad's for a shannon prepared meal. she made chorizo and potato empanadas, black beans, and a salad with a lime vinaigrette. for dessert she made churros type pastries, which bryan and i got to eat along with her homemade ice cream. score!! oliver had fun chasing the cats, trying to escape our watchful eyes so he could eat dirt out of the planters, removing magnets from the fridge and leaving them around the house, and rocking in the little rocking chair (a trick which he is attempting to duplicate in his high chair, which is just going to end badly, what with all that weight he has to throw behind his moves). i got a video of him rocking, which was pretty freakin' hilarious, but then accidentally deleted it when i thought it was a dark picture. DUH. i did get some other cute pictures, though.


oliver spent most of sunday playing, including wrestling with his stuffed puppy, which is his new favorite game. he literally rolls around the floor and pins the stuffed animal to the ground. hello, hilarious! he likes to be tickled during this game, and will fling himself onto his back and expose his belly. he attempted to engage ally in this game, and while she was a very good dog and just sat there and took it, she was NOT playin'.

monday night, i made the best sandwich ever. bryan had gone to the dentist and so was on an all soup diet, so i decided what i really wanted was grilled cheese. i realized we had some bacon i could add to it. we also had the green tops of some green onions, which i knew would go well with cheese and bacon. i added mayo just for good measure. holy bejesus, best. sandwich. ever. if you don't believe be try it for yourself. i was going to take a picture, and wanted to get one a few bites in so you could see the happy oozing cheese, but once i started eating it, i didn't want to leave it's side. i'm going to duplicate it this weekend, with some smoked cheddar we have. i'll try to remember to get a picture. see you for lunch.

tuesday for dinner, bryan made me hamburgers with smoked cheddar. we used organic buns made by a local bakery and they were oh so soft and fluffy. bryan made beet chips with beets from our garden, sprinkled with a little of his famous bbq rub. he wasn't all that pleased with the result, but i thought they were rather delicious.

last night for dinner we had "ha ha" (or is it "ah ha"?) pork burgers, made by the butchers at the outpost. it was ground pork (all natural and local) with those little asian black mushrooms and some peppers or onions. hot buttered cabbage on the side.

WFD tonight - kraut brats: homemade brats (made by the butchers at the outpost) with sauerkraut in them, on bryan's beloved pretzel rolls. maybe if i bat my eyelashes enough, bryan will make me some homemade frites on the side. we have some swiss chard from the csa we should probably use, so we'll probably wilt that on the side. with bacon, por supuesto.

sunday i'll finally get around to making my indian fish dinner. shannon and hopefully mom & dad will be coming. bryan added wilted beet greens to the menu, which consists otherwise of fried lemon sole with curried mayo, potato salad with scallions and cumin coriandar lime yogurt dressing, and roasted golden beets. bryan came up with an idea for ginger lemonade a few weeks back, and i realized that would go perfect with this menu. i'm totally going to stuff myself.

we have some ground veal from the outpost i'd like to do a traditional ragu alla bolognese with. which means i'll have to make my own pasta. maybe i'll have time on saturday. that would be neat. and delicious. i have a bottle of wine from a new york winery that i think might go well with that.

i swear, if there was a way i could get paid to think up good things to eat, i'd be a millionaire.

nothing much else exciting to report this week, except that i started working out again! BACK ON TRACK! i am so happy about this. the spin bike is happy to be in use again as well. i way overdid it the first day, and ended up with a killer migraine (forcing me to abandon work and lock myself in the windowless room in the nurses station for awhile). so i backed off a little after that, though not much. ;) it feels so good to be back on the bike and getting back into that routine. my butt hurts from the bike seat, and my legs burn walking up stairs, and my abs are killing me. i love it.