We “needed” to get some grocery shopping done at Aldi and Sam’s (mostly an excuse to get out of the house), and we’d originally planned on catching a matinee showing of 28 Years Later, but everything took longer than expected, so we drove out to a farm nearby and shared a banana split instead, which is the only appropriate use for bananas IMNHO — with perhaps the exception of banana cream pudding, or turned into a frozen dessert topped with chocolate sauce and nuts.
A tentative HH with friends at their place didn’t materialize, and that was just fine with us. We’re pretty low energy and ok with staying home tonight.
I finally made the piccata with wild-caught cod (I already had all the ingredients in the house), sautéed spinach with garlic, and my PIC contributed his lovely pilaf. The cod once again stuck to the f’n pan and turned into hash, save for one piece. Maybe I should use a non-stick pan in the future, but if someone has a secret to avoid that from happening, I’d be glad to hear it. I got the pan & oil very hot, the fish was dry… didn’t matter.
The sauce initially wouldn’t mount 
after having reduced the wine & adding the lemon juice, so I cheated with a little sprinkle of cornstarch that thankfully did the trick.
The spinach turned out fab & my PIC’s pilaf was comforting. Sinners on the big screen tonight. Finally!
