OK, I couldn’t get a good shot, but that’s me wearing my glasses (I cropped out the rest of my face; you’re welcome). I woke up a few weeks ago with a ton of pain in my eye, took out my contacts, and have been wearing my glasses ever since. For almost two weeks. It sucks. And it’s not really an excuse for not blogging. But it’s better than just saying I’ve never gotten around to it, isn’t it?

So Mom is slowly recovering from her surgery. It’ll take a long time, but she’s getting stronger every day. She just needs to continue to rest and take it easy. And she still needs to listen to me, even though I never know what I’m talking about. And even if I’ve messed up a whole bunch of things over the last two weeks.

I’ve been cooking a lot, sometimes more successfully than others. One night, our friend Brendan (he’s a chef) gave everyone a night off from my food and made us a delicious dinner…which I photographed! Just like all the food blogs I read, except the photos aren’t nearly as good. First course was a spinach salad with strawberries and walnuts (which Miriam made, actually):

Brendan, my mom, and Miriam had this for their entree:

I don’t eat fish, so Brendan was kind enough to make me this delicious entree of puffed pastry filled with vegetables:

A second view:

And for dessert, Brendan made bread pudding with a Cointreau glaze (although I thought it tasted like lemons, not oranges):

If anyone wants to come make us dinner, please come on over. If you think you can compete with the meal above, that is. Presentation counts, too!

I almost forgot: I guess I could blame the lack of blogging on my having to work on Saturday night. In case you’re wondering how the new stimulus plan will affect you, you can order the booklet we worked on the other night. Nothing like being at the office on a Saturday night! It could’ve been worse, though; it could’ve ended up like this:

Happy Valentime’s!