Marinated Chard - pg. 216(This is our front door from the foyer looking out onto the front porch, which has nothing to do with anything, but it cute eye candy. That's a Steve Handelman lantern on the wall.)
We spent the weekend in the Bay Area. Dinner at Ajanta with Scott and Wayne after delivering Scott's quilt to him. Impressionists at the Legion of Honor (and lunch). Ikea, Ethnic Arts (to pick up our 3rd David Marsh end table), Pendragon (one of my favorite bookstores anywhere), and the Oakland Pasta Shop from which we brought home all manner of good stuff, including roasted eggplant salad and bar-be-qued chicken for dinner that night (which was Monday). Grilled liver and onions at Saul's, too, from which I brought home kosher dills (I begged for them; I'm shameless).
So, we've been eating leftovers from that meal and other stuff, and "day old" fresh pasta from the Pasta Shop. And pickles. But last night I nuked fresh eggplant parmesan from Trader Joe's which was wonderful! And made some marinated kale to go with. Alice recommends marinated chard as an appetizer/snack, but says you can prepare any greens that way. I had some kale in the frig, so kale it was. Once again, the results, served warmish, were better than I'd anticipated.
This morning I took Stuart in for his second kitten shots. All his previous foster moms and caretakers were happy to see him and his big feet. This afternoon I joined a health club, which I really need to do. Tonight? Who knows. Oh yes, last night our new book club met for just the second time to discuss Larry Watson's Montanan 1948. Pretty decent group, all things considered.
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2 comments:
Hi Sally, catching up on blogs and such -- we had not known about the beetles eating the wood, but it sounds as though they are history. Were they there from the start or recent visitors? Did you say that you heat-treated the wood to kill them?
Hello to you two humans and to the kitties!
Bill and Mary
Yeah, the $^&* bugs had been in the sycamore used for shelves in the library from the beginning. We tried a couple other things to murder them, but ended up having to bring in the Big Guns. We roasted the room. Which means I had to remove EVERYTHING beforehand and put it all back afterwards. They did a pretty good job keeping the heat in the library, but it was still a miserable day. Had to drain the fire sprinkler system, pull the library sprinklers and replace them afterwards, too. What a PITA! Fortunately, we didn't have to pay for it. Just messed up a week or more of my life. Sigh.
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