Yummy Food

After having the stomach flu all last week, it was nice to be able to eat again. And eat, I did. Of course, I'll start my diet tomorrow. ;) Here's a quick recap of everything I ate this past weekend.

Friday night: Caprese Salad (fresh mozzarella cheese and tomatoes w/white balsamic vinaigrette dressing) and fettucine with roasted chicken and broccoli rabe. I made both these dishes when my brother, sister-in-law and their 2 kids, the Famous M&J, came over for dinner. After dinner, we headed to the Peninsula Creamery for dessert. The hubby & I shared a pralines 'n' cream milkshake while the kids shared a huge 3 scoop sundae and big giant cookie. The kids were bouncing off the walls after that!

Saturday: My brother and sister-in-law made jambalaya, fried catfish and cornbread. Yum!

Saturday night: Caesar salad made with a light lemon-y sauce followed by linguini with salmon and peas in a light tomato-cream sauce. The pasta was home-made and fresh and the sauce, although made with cream, was light and flavorful. Of course, after such a delicious italian dinner, we had to follow it up with a dessert of chocolate profiteroles. The hubby had a delicious lasagna - I think it was the best lasagna either of us had tasted. What made it an even better dinner was the company...our dear friends, Sangria Sister and her husband, Sunset Copper, and their beautiful 15-month old baby girl, The Bean.

Sunday: Not as glamorous as the rest of the weekend since most of it consisted of left-overs from the various meals over the weekend. However dessert was a warm oatmeal chocolate-chip cookie and vanilla bean ice cream with caramel liquor drizzled over it. As the Famous M says, yUUmmmy!

In addition to eating, I did a little cooking/baking of my own. I made a chimichurri sauce (like an Argentinian salsa) for my sister-in-law and then made a batch for the hubby and me with the leftover parsley and lemons. Chimichurri goes great and adds a little kick to grilled steak, seafood or meats. We once even had it with our Thanksgiving turkey. Afterwards, I baked up a batch of espresso-chocolate chip biscotti for Z-boy, Mr. Warner and the rest of the coffee drinkers at the office.

After re-reading what I just wrote, I definitely will be re-starting that diet tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day!

Note: Obviously, all the names used in this blog have been changed to protect the innocent. For the innocent who are reading this blog, I'm sure you know who you are by the nicknames I have chosen for you. :)

--MM