Showing posts with label Conversations About Dinner with My Husband. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conversations About Dinner with My Husband. Show all posts

11.04.2010

Conversations with My Husband About Dinner: The "DUDE, there's still three weeks till Thanksgiving" Edition



12:24 PM me: I'm thinking about Thanksgiving.
 Sean: HA!
 me: I know.
 Sean: Ok.
12:26 PM What are you thinking about Thanksgiving?
  I mean, it's not shocking that you are.
 me: So, Ashleigh and Mo and her mom will be here.
12:28 PM I know that our place is not totally conducive to entertaining a ton of people, but I thought maybe a small group of us would be pretty cozy. Do we have any other orphans?
 Sean: Not sure.
12:29 PM me: Is that crazy?
  I was thinking really low-key, sit on the floor casual.
 Sean: And yeah, when people are over when we're cooking, it gets a little nuts.
  After we've cooked, it's fine. But before and during...
  NUTS.
  Too small.
 me: Right, we'd have to have a lot of it done beforehand.
  Which is good for Thanksgiving anyway.
12:30 PM 
  Here's (obvy) the impetus for this line of thinking at all:
12:31 PM I'm going to start experimenting with making my own green bean casserole from scratch.
  So, just prepare yourself to eat a lot of leftover mushroom soup and failed fried crispy onions.
12:36 PM Sean: HA HA HA!
  I think sitting on the floor and eating is good.
12:40 PM me: And, I was also thinking of maybe saying fuck you to roasting a whole turkey and doing braised legs and maybe roasting a goose or something instead.
12:42 PM Sean: Hell yes!!!
  Turkey sucks!
  It's my least fave part of it all, to be totally honest.
 me: I love turkey, but I ALWAYS want dark meat.
12:43 PM Sean: Fair.
 me: Which is why I was thinking of legs only.
 Sean: Perf.
 me: One for each person, like cavemen!
12:45 PM Sean: HA!
12:46 PM Yes!
  Brussels sprouts.
  Mashers with red chile.
  Or green.
  The bean thing.
  And people can bring the rest.
 me: That's what I'm thinking. Stuffing will be involved.
 Sean: And I'll be drinking whiskey all day.
 Sean: Ah, yes.
12:47 PM The leek bread pudding? (Dear reader - in a forthcoming entry: LEEKFEST 2010)
 me: Red chile mash is all I want to eat.
 Sean: HA!
 me: OOOOH.
  Maybe a little less eggy, but YES.
 Sean: HOLY FUCK, DO WANT.

9.16.2010

Conversations with My Husband About Dinner: Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Edition



3:33 PMme: I actually have a bunch of work to do. Whatever, it will make this already crazy fast day even faster. Then it's you, a chicken and our cast iron skillet.
3:34 PM Sean: Indeed.
  Do you need anything else from the store, or is it just the chicken?
  We have broccoli and some tomatoes.
3:35 PM me: Nope, just chicken. I may have already formulated a plan for other things.
 Sean: Awesome!
 me: i.e., cheddar garlic grits and butter-braised cabbage and broccoli.
 Sean: Cause I want more snickerdoodle ice cream, which I might just cash in on.
  WHOA!
 me: Yeah.
 Sean: WHOA_OA_OA.
 me: Ha ha ha.
 Sean: Fuck me and call me Sally.
3:36 PM me: Now you're just hamming it up for the blog.

The end.

9.11.2010

Conversations with My Husband About Dinner: The 10:32am Edition


10:32 AM me: Okay. I have a confession.
I'm already thinking about dinner.
Sean: HA!
What of it?
10:33 AM me: How do you feel about this (http://www.thewednesdaychef.com/the_wednesday_chef/2010/07/toast-and-a-summer-break.html) with an egg on top and ditalini mac and cheese? It should be clear this means we don't have to buy anything.
10:34 AM Although it also requires turning the oven on, so maybe I'm turning on it.
Sean: Ha ha ha ha!
Nothing to buy?
Not even an avocado?
Or more cheese?
me: We have a half in the fridge, which I feel like might be enough if we're also putting a fried egg on top.
10:35 AM Maybe we need more cheese. You might be right.
Sean: Yeah.
And 12 limes.
me: Oh, I see.
Sean: And I'll be getting a bottle of white rum.
And I will make Falernum.

And, scene.