Dinner in Decatur

Had a lovely dinner with my friend Suzanne and her mom at a really cute restaurant in Decatur, GA called 2-4-6. This place is known for using local and seasonal ingredients and they have a ridiculous cocktail and wine list. We shared small toasts - they were topped with really creative toppings. I knew I wouldn't remember what they all were so I took a picture of it haha. Dinner was restaurant made agnolotti stuffed with pumpkin and squash in a brown butter sage sauce. Drink: something called the Foxy (brandy, prosecco and something else) and a glass of merlot/Shiraz blend.

Following dinner, I went grocery and table setting shopping for Friendsgiving tomorrow! I just finished preparing the turkey (to brine overnight) and in the process of cleaning up the bird, I had to pull out its HEART!!! It's sort of cute.

Tired now, ready for bed before a day o' cooking! G'nite!

Testing, part II

Omg I did take a picture of Thursday night dinner! ...I just forgot about it.

PS I think I have to work on my food photog skills.

Maya test #2

This time without pictures.

Testing

And also a real post:

Thursday: dinner involved grilled cheese sandwiches and butternut squash soup made by Kir, followed by apple butter cupcakes with buttercream frosting made by yours truly.

Friday: Friday night sushi at dasiwa after watching Skyfall!

Also, I have other things I will be posting about but I don't have access to the links right now. For my future self (and as a teaser to you two):

- GoldieBlox
- Live streaming KITTENCAM

Catching up

Ok what was for dinner...

Tuesday: What other identity could Tuesdays have now except Taco Tuesday. This time we went to a nearby place called the Shore. This is the second time both Russ and I came home with gas from there so I don't think we'll be returning! It was out of the ordinary gas, I assure u. :-)

Wednesday: Salmon made on a skillet with onions and tomato, accompanied by a fresh batch of tabouleh. I love that stuff, who'd've thought?

Thursday [tonight]: Chicken thighs, broccoli, and tabouleh leftovers. I tried to cook the chicken a different way today - baked and then broiled for the last bit of time. I prefer the pan fry/bake method I've done in the past. It came out more flavorful despite the fact that I used more seasonings tonight! Weird.

Also, I bought some wood for the fireplace at a lumber place ("ranch") not too far from here and we made a fire yesterday and today! Very exciting in a caveman sort of way.

Thursday Eats

Pork carnitas soft tacos. Jacobs Creek Shiraz.

Check out this pin on how to cook traditional Mexican dishes!  It's like Pinterest knows that I'm on a quest to eat Mexican food this week.  

Source: jetsetter.com via Jetsetter on Pinterest