Meal: McGill’s, Asian Chicken Salad
Drink: Just plain old iced tea
I just had a fabulous long lunch with my new friends from Jackson Technical. Tim and his wife Ashley, and Donna (sister wife?), asked us to join them at McGill’s today for a meeting/lunch.
I am delighted and slightly relieved to know [...]
Meal: Roasted Chicken Stuffed with Mashed Honey Carrots in a Tarragon Glaze, Roasted Potatoes and Gruyere Cheese
Drink: Boxed Cab Sav
Have you ever cooked a whole, raw chicken? Cleaned it and trussed it and oiled it down? Stuffed it’s little cavity with vegetables? Brined it and de-spined it? The raw [...]
I quit.
The job.
At the school.
Seriously.
Take a moment to pour yourself a glass of wine and put on your waders, because shit is about to get deep.
Despite the fabulous nature of this material, I am not making it up. I walked out of the school today. I grabbed [...]
Meal: Shrimp Scampi (as promised)
Drink: Cheap red wine (oh thank God)
The garlic is infusing itself into a pan of olive oil. The shrimp is thawing in the sink. The new box of wine is chilling in the fridge. The baby is being carted to Mimi’s for a slumber party. And I have the impulse to [...]
Meal: Planning tonight’s as I type
Drink: Coffee on an increasingly empty stomach
A co-worker just came into my office. He said, and I kid you not,
“I am sad to hear that you are quitting. We will really miss you Jennifer.”
Since Jennifer is NOT my name, I assume that he is exaggerating the amount that he will miss me.
I [...]