It's so fun that so many of our friends from college are interested in the Washington, DC area. We have hosted numerous friends on our couch as they pass through town going to interviews, road trips or just coming up to say hi. It has been fun to see so many people that we spent so much time with in the four years at USC. I hope that the visitors don't slow as summer comes to a quick close.
On another note, I actually just joined the DC Gamecock Club! This is an exciting development for fall because, my friends, Gamecock football returns in exactly 24 days!!! Another exciting part of this is the fact that they hold their gameday festivities at the Crystal City Sports Pub. Literally one block from our apartment. Is it fate? I believe so. Can't wait. Period.
Anyways, back to the lazy weekend that was had.
Adam got into town around 4 p.m. on Friday, so we went to the grocery store to venture for food. We immediately decided on sushi for three reasons.
1. Harris Teeter's sushi is not like any other grocery store sushi I have come across: it doesn't look fake.
2. I have dreamt about sushi for the last three months. I haven't eaten it since before I graduated from college on MAY 8, 2009.
3. Adam likes it. Which is a good thing.
If you know anything about me, you know that I could not go a week without eating at least something from Tsunami when I lived in Columbia. It was my favorite restaurant (besides Groucho's). My friends and I would always go there for every occasion possible: birthdays, date nights, Sunday night dinner. I miss it everyday.
So, the sushi was delish and will definitely be on my list of rotating go-to meals.
That night, Adam and I ventured to a "local" pub up the road called the Tortoise & Hare. Of course we "googled-it" before going, to see if it was worth our time, and all the reviews seemed pretty fair. We got there and the band had just started playing. It was a mix of big band and jazz. We both agreed that they were really awesome! They had two trumpet and two saxophone players. It was very hip. We got some nachos, stayed for a bit and then decided to go home. It was a nice place, but not all too lively.
The next morning, we went to the grocery store for a second time. I find that Adam is OK with going to the grocery store as long as I am prepared with a list. This makes me happy because while I can peruse the aisles for hours, reading labels, etc. Adam enjoys pushing the cart and then getting the heck out as soon as possible. I come armed with my list, and we do just that. I stocked up on some baking stuff and dinner for that night.
So I know that one of Adam's favorite dishes is Veal Piccata. This dish is foreign to me. I have never eaten it, and frankly, I don't know if I ever will. I don't know if I like veal. It's baby cow, right? Does that seem wrong to anyone other than me? I'm no vegan, but I feel bad for small animals at times. Who wants to eat a baby cow? Well, apparently, my boyfriend does.
I looked at different recipes and found that it's not THAT hard to make, but I figured it would take practice, so I could get it just right.* So I decided to make a different dish that he would like and I would feel more comfortable making : Country Fried Steak with Broccoli Mashed Potatoes and Iceberg Wedge with French Dressing. Yum.
Here are some pictures of how it turned out.
Yeah, I know you're thinking that it looks appealing. But let me tell you my friends, we had issues with the salad. Man, oh, man I made the homemade French dressing and it was so good. I even made the bacon and cut up little cherry tomatoes. But, when I was in the grocery store, I knew I had lettuce in the fridge already, so I didn't bother to buy any more. I may not admit when I am wrong very often, but I will today.** Adam asked me if I needed some, but I said, "No, I have some from the last time you visited. It should be fine." Clearly, three week old lettuce is not "fine." Gross. We spit it out after one bite. It was sour and bitter. Uh! What a waste. But the rest of the meal was great!After dinner, we had some peanut butter chocolate chip cookies that I made earlier in the day. From scratch. With my stand mixer I got for Christmas. So proud. I included the recipe below. They are so good. Trust me.
Ingredients: - 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (I forgot this part; it tastes just the same)
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Peanut Butter Chips
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Beat butter, sugar and peanut butter in medium bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well. Stir in milk chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 13-15 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.
The weekend was very relaxing and one that I will wish for again very soon. I won't see Adam for about a month and I will be traveling to South Carolina twice in the next two weeks for my friend Meredith's Bachelorette party and wedding in Charleston, SC. Whew! Can't wait to see my family though! It's been tooooo long!
Have a great week!
*Warning to my roommates -- hope you like veal :)
**Adam-- I admitted it. Are you proud?
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