Birthday.

So I cooked nothing today. Felt kind of weird, all truth be told, not to cook. It was my birthday, and J handled it all. Even the cake was supplied by a good friend who just might become a regular baker. :). It's for the best, because it was a working mama's birthday, to be sure. Zuzu had an ear infection, so I needed to cater to her all day. Which upset Boo more that she would care to admit, the whole thing was kind of a fuster cluck, if you know what I mean. I did get to escape for some retail therapy, though. Very appreciated. I will have to save the pedicure for tomorrow. Sigh.

There were some highlights of the weeks menu, though. I made a meatball recipe served as meatball subs, taken from the January Living, here. Super delicious. I was going for the unctuous sammies one can get at Salumi, the local sandwich shop owned and run by Mario Batali's folks, (get there early, because all the good stuff is gone by noon!). It wasn't quite there, but still delicious. Could have puréed the tomatoes for a nicer consistency, but it worked ok. Not light, though. At all.

Thursday Menu: meatball casserole with rolls, BIG green salad.

Friday Menu: our bi-weekly pizza--Yaya makes the dough, I chip in with topping ideas. We try to keep one simple for the girls, and the other, shake it up a little. Our "adult" pizza was roasted eggplant and mushroom with provolone. Earthy and delicious! A great winter combo I will make again! I just got two new magazine subscriptions for my birthday--both somewhat food related--Living and Bon Appetit, so stay tuned for further inspired hits! I love food blogs and such, don't get me wrong, but for me, getting to flip through a beautifully styled, glossy magazine once a month for new ideas is a sensual pleasure that involves more senses than the digital screen ever will, iPad, or no iPad. But then, I'm old school.

 

 

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