I took a few days off of work and blogging at the end of last week, partially for the heck of it, and partially because the Hubs was returning from a long trip and we needed time to commune.
Thursday before he returned, I went to my first-ever tailgating party. We barbecued ribs, dogs, and burgers, plus the Predicate made a killer cucumber and radish salad (left). I had meant to make a potato salad, but I forgot to buy an essential ingredient on Wednesday, and by the time I realized the omission, it was too late. I was, however, able to make my “rustic” white sangria. We also all brought along plenty of chips, sweets, and other thoroughly unhealthy but essential tailgating items, including some Bartles & Jaymes “wine” coolers, which, yes, still exist, and no, are still not good.
To celebrate the Hub’s return, Friday morning I decided to make a special breakfast for him: french toast using some fantastic wheat-cranberry bread from Mazzola’s bakery. Despite the fact I overcooked (ok, charred) it, it was still plenty delicious. Next time I will grill it at a lower heat, but there will definitely be a next time! Later, I made the unusual potato salad I had meant for the tail-gating (from this recipe at Epicurious), which featured no mayo, but cilantro, jalapeños, garlic, shallots, oil, an vinegar. It was pretty tasty and unusual, though not has flavorful as I thought it would be. The recipe didn’t call for salt, but I added some to up the flavor ante, but to little avail. Next time I might tweak it a bit. Perhaps add some lime juice to the mix.
Saturday the Hubs and I celebrated our wedding anniversary (thank you) by going out to dinner and a play. Finding a decent dinner in midtown is always a challenge, and that certainly was the case on Saturday. We ended up having a mediocre meal at Morrell Wine Bar and Cafe, which I will detail later in the week. The play we saw was The 39 Steps (based on the Hitchcock movie, not the Buchan novel, which is a shame in a way). It was jolly good fun, you know, as they say in The 39 Steps.
Sunday was spent mostly relaxing in Central Park and reading the paper, which was nice. We came home to leftover porato salad accompanied by, I am ashamed to say it, chili cheese dogs! But, boy, were they delicious.
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