Just another week in paradise...

Quiet week -- I was in training, and Gil had two evenings of HUUC stuff. Quiet weekend -- haircuts Saturday (me and Juj), and church and dinner with Ron and Elsa this evening. Once again, thanks to Martha...

• Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fig Chutney (brined according to Cook's Illustrated for an hour first)
  
• Roasted Cauliflower with Capers
• Sauteed Beet Greens (adapted)
  
• a nice bottle of Buehler White Zin 2005 (don't knock it 'til you've tried it)
• ice cream with fresh berries (thanks, Elsa!)
• and because I'm beginning to find he's only into poultry but not other flesh, Mac & Cheese for the J-man, along with frozen peas (yes, like little popsicles, not cooked - a taste he acquired a while ago)

And since Juj doesn't read the blog, I can admit I added a little golden beet and butternut squash purees to his Mac & Cheese, per Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious. It made me laugh, because his comment about the food was "this is too sweet" which I was able to counteract with the addition of some grated Parmesan. I'm looking forward to hearing if my friend who bought the cookbook for me actually made the brownies with spinach this weekend -- and if they were any good!

Can't believe it's Thanksgiving in 11 days (and my 40-something birthday thereafter), especially because it was over 80 degrees today -- what is up with that?!