Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Armed with a plan.

Did I mention in my last post that things are going so well with Torsten's parents that I insanely offered to cook them dinner tonight? Because, oh, I did. They know we're doing Weight Watchers and Torsten's mom is apparently into healthy food, so they are all about the WW (oh, the insider lingo!) recipes. But oh god, some of them are better than others, and if I had any sense at all I would be making a tried-and-true dish for them, like the lemon-salmon risotto that is delicious every time.

But no. Here I am, tempting fate, braving not one but two dishes that I have not tried to cook before. If all goes well, we will be feasting on chicken Marsala and homemade spinach gnocchi tonight. Yes, I'm trying to make my own pasta for the first time ever. And also, most of the WW recipes that I use are ranked "easy," and these two are both ranked "moderate." And by the way, have I mentioned yet that I'm crazy?

But we do have a Plan B in place (in the form of our favourite pizza place down the block) in case all does not go well. This buoys me a little. But only a little.

7 comments:

  1. You will do fantastically! It sounds like you know your way around the kitchen and I used that recipe you gave me and it turned out wonderfully! Good luck and may the culinary force be with you!
    (seriously, spinach gnocchi sounds sooo yummy!)

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  2. Mmmmmm...chicken marsala!

    Good luck; I'm sure it will turn out magnificently.

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  3. Flibberty--Thank for the encouragement! And I am so glad to hear that the mousse turned out well. I don't really ever engage in recipe-sharing and I have to admit that I was slightly nervous that the recipe would be bad and you would never trust me again. Especially since I had to translate it all in my head.

    Pickles & Dimes--I'm glad you like my recipe choice! And I appreciate the positive wishes.

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  4. You will do fantastic! Have fun in the kitchen. Anything that isn't perfect will be a great story later!!

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  5. You have clearly lost your mind. Hope it pays off!

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  6. Ooh. I hope it goes well for you. The first time I made my own pasta it was sticky and not so good...But I'm sure yours will be great! :)

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  7. I was just thinking...moderate...sounds worrisome. Hope it went well. Although pizza sounds good too.

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