Last Christmas my dear brother gave me six years' worth of
Gourmet back issues and I have just now finished turning them into a usable recipe notebook, so I figured it was time to celebrate my ten months of very hard work by trying it out. Why not start fancy-ish?
Sesame tuna burgers with fried shoestring zucchini!
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| This dish uses its height to intimidate other, lesser plates of food. |
But that was pretty exhausting, so I quickly reverted back to my default "bowl of
soup for dinner" state.
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| At least it's full of cheese. |
Long-time readers will agree that Anna's reaction shots are fairly predictable at this point. This entire blog is basically a testament to her capacity for irritation and boredom in the face of fun activities.
Halloween costume:
Watching Daddy's band play a rare gig:
Delicious tacos:
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| Okay, taco trance is entirely appropriate. Actually, it's like looking in a mirror. |
Arrival of eight-year-old boy who lives next door....whoa, wait a minute.
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| Uh oh. |
Also, yesterday at our play date I wouldn't let Anna turn the hose on, so she took matters into her own hands.
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| Having a two-year-old is like constantly realizing that the raptors have figured out how to open doors. |
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| Sort of. |
