Then, this happened:
16 inches of snow!!! In 24 hours!
Driving was restricted, so both reservations were canceled!
Now, Gourmet magazine folded a month-or-so ago, and my subscription is now replaced with one to bon appetit. The cover, sitting on our coffee table for a few weeks, had a picture of succulent meatballs on its cover. "Can you make it, please?" Peanut asked. Spaghetti and meatballs with bacon tomato sauce: how could I refuse a birthday boy's request?
So while it snowed, and in between shoveling our sidewalk and uncovering our car, I...
Chopped:
Fried:
... and Peanut and I devoured!
And before you call me lame for not cooking a holiday meal, I will tell you- I DID! Birthday dinner for Pit of devil's chicken thighs on braised leeks, a repeat of my meal for Mountie. And for dessert, Suzanne Goin's chocolate cinnamon bread pudding from the same cookbook.
