i can cook, sometimes

[alonewiththemoon]

I invented a yummy dinner last night, which I record here so I won't forget it.  I sauteed garlic in olive oil, mixed that with more olive oil and some balsamic vinegar, and used that dressing to coat some zucchini and yellow pepper skewers, as well as some slabs o' extra firm tofu, pressed to get the extra water out.  Meanwhile I had some sundried tomatoes rehydrating in boiling water.  Then I grilled the skewers and tofu. While that stuff was grilling, I boiled up some penne pasta, adding the tomato water and a bay leaf for flavor.  I got the bay leaf tip from a Penzy's flyer, it's a great idea.  When everything was cooked, I cubed the tofu, chopped up the tomatoes and some basil from the garden, and tossed all the ingredients together with some Penzy's pasta sprinkle (basically, mixed Italian herbs) and a little of the olive oil and balsamic dressing.  It was delicious!  And I made lots of it, so I can eat it again tonight and I had enough to freeze a couple of dinner-sized portions.

I thought I had something else profound to say, but perhaps I didn't.  Have not felt well all day and debated calling in sick to work, but I had stuff to do and figured it's Thursday, the weekend is almost here.  I suspect I might have given myself some mild heat stroke on Monday night at the Dance Complex and once the weather turned hot and humid again this morning my body got cranky about it.

Been dreaming about Amelia a lot lately.  Holding her in a dream last night felt very real.