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Last night, I had a quiet Friday evening in with a good friend for a wallet-friendly home-cooked meal. When she arrived, however, neither of us were particularly hungry, so we postponed meal preparation in favor of uncorking some riesling. Wine and conversation can be very distracting: two hours later, we realized dinner was a necessity, [...] Well, I’ve had – a day. You know those days. I’ll keep the complaints to myself and get right to nicer things. Simple foods and good aesthetics always brighten my mood, so dinner was perfectly comforting. A salad of baby spinach, watermelon, feta, and fresh basil. Incredible combination, seriously. Along with toast and brazil nut butter, which [...] Tonight was a definite “go-to” night. I started with bulgur and garlic.
Then tossed together some red beans and heaven vegetables: red pepper, cucumber, zucchini, and kalamata olives. Topped with pine nuts, feta, lemon juice and zest, and balsamic vinegar. Sometimes the thrown-together meals are the best of all. It’s funny that a few years ago, if I hadn’t [...] |
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