Zero Tolerance

Good morning, Amanda.

I made a fantastic dinner last night, and almost wrote about it, but the wine I drank with it went right to my head. I don’t know what’s going on with me lately but I have no tolerance, which is so unlike me. Honestly. I half-slurred through a conversation with J at 9:30, while a third of a bottle of Chardonnay sat in the fridge. What happened to the days I debated open a second bottle?

Anyway. I made shrimp with vegetables, which came out great…I started with a Szechuan shrimp recipe idea and prepared the raw shrimp with a little sherry, garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes. They sat like that while I prepared the vegetables. I sautéed the shrimp in canola oil, then I took them out, and in the nice amount of garlic and ginger that remained in the pan I sautéed onions, carrots, and celery (that I cut nice on a diagonal). Once those were done, I put in about a pound or so of broccoli florets and added some Soyaki and water mixture so the broccoli could steam. In the end I decided to serve this over bean threads. Great flavor, nice crunch and color to the veggies. One of the best Asian dishes I’ve made. And really it was so simple. But fresh. And I think the fresh ginger and garlic makes such a difference.

Tonight I think I’m going to give in and have that steak special dinner I’ve been craving—like a good Catholic girl, eating meat on a Friday in lent. lol Since I go to L’s tomorrow, I feel like tonight is my only opportunity to treat myself to something nice. And because I never sleep well over there and we’re losing an hour to spring ahead, I’m already scheming what day I can take off next week. Based on the testing and proctoring schedule, it looks like Friday will be the easiest day to take off. Since W is coming down next weekend that works out perfectly.

Anyway, I will be home after school if that works out for you to catch up. I should be home 2:30 my time, and will head out to dinner at 5. I’ll be home and in my jammies by 6:30, 7 the latest. I don’t know which of those times will work out best, but I would love to talk.

Have a great day.
Love, B