after a restless 4.5 hr flight, we landed at newark on time and chatted briefly with friends, will and janet, who similar to one year ago on the sunday after thanksgiving, were also on our returning flight from seattle! hopped in an uber and the rest of the day was a haze as the first of the month is always full of tons of month-end stuff to take care of at work. in addition, there were so many forecasts to prepare and send out. ahhh ...
one of the highlights of my day was getting lunch with dais. LARGE spicy meatballs + kale apple salad + quinoa with squash and i was treated a delicious yakimochi for dessert. life's little treats.
despite our weariness, kevin and i prepared a simple dinner after work. it's really nice living so close to whole foods.
dinner menu
short-grain rice with booster
sauteed shrimp with edamame
steamed chawanmushi
sauteed kale with garlic
bottarga paired with daikon
after dinner we skyped with my parents and learned that they will be remodeling their master bath soon! *exciting* looking forward to seeing the transformation of their +25 year old bath.
best: having two dishwashers was one of my little treats in designing the new place :) we don't usually need to use the dishwasher when it's just kevin and me having dinner alone, but i think they will come in handy when we're hosting!
worst: not remembering which dishwasher is loaded up with clean or dirty dishes. ha! it turned out they were all clean but i just hadn't put them away yet. need to think of a system for this ...
smile: when we sat down to eat dinner, i realized that kevin had cooked all the dishes and put the finishing touches on them all as well! while i was busy preparing the shrimp and kale, he had cooked the rice, steamed the chawanmushi, prepared and lightly baked the bottarga, and sauteed two dishes. it's nice to have an extra pair of hands in the kitchen :)
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