Jan
11
2008
Date Night and other Blather
A couple of weekends ago I tried out one of the recipes in my new cookbook, Apples for Jam which my sister got for me after seeing me oogle it while we were in Anthropologie, I suspect. We made the ricotta gnocchi which were really easy to make and ... well ... amazing. I was planning to make the tomato pesto to go with them, but Target was out of basil, so I bought pre-made sun dried tomato pesto which was excellent.

So when Matt and I were planning a little date night for us, Matt requested that we have the ricotta gnocchi again. Typical to me, I wanted to try out some new recipes (from Apples and Jam, to be precise), but I yielded because we still have an unopened package of the pesto and well ... they were really really good. As with last go around, I will also make a simple salad of fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and romaine with balsalmic vinegar dressing on top ... and there might be wine.

Tabby is going to visit her grandparents and Aunt Gaga. As for Matt and I and the rest of the evening, I have no idea what we'll get up to. Probably something TV related would be my guess. We're kinda boring these days.




posted by Jess at 8:24 am • QuickRef • filed under: 101 in 1001 | Cooking/Food


Comments
Enjoy your date night. The meal sounds yummy!

And congrats on chipping away on your 101.



That ricotta gnocchi looks goooood. I may have to give it a try.



I'm kind of embarrassed to admit this, but I've never had pesto and don't really even know what it consists of. My only experience with it was when I babysat a kid while I was in high school while his mom attended a monthly pesto making class.



Have a fun date night (even if it is snuggled up on the couch watching tv or movies..I can't say much you just described C & I) Glad to hear your still chipping away at the 101..that is actually how I found you originally. Mine hasn't moved much in a few months either but I do need to update it sometime in the next couple of weeks.



I am a pesto junkie. *taps veins*
Dinner sounds delish!

And... Aunt Gaga? I about die every time I read that. It just cracks me up. :O)




ohh i will have to look at this cookbook... sounds interesting... but is this 101 in 1001 stuff?



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