Got two pecks of beans today before heading to the DMV, as I am due for a new license. Place was packed, so I made a swift U-turn and picked up my first rider in well over a year. I’ve really missed driving, so hopefully I can keep going.
Our HK buddy’s freshly minted bride returned from her romantic getaway & invited me over for a glass of wine, bc she picked up a pair of tights on her trip for me. So sweet! I also scored some more Thai basil and lemongrass from her garden 
Another friend joined us, her garden basil in hand for our dinner tonight — a pivot from my OG plan to make gan bian si ji dou, which is now postponed to Thursday.
Instead, we had TJ’s ricotta & sweet corn ravs with a creamy corn & heirloom tomato sauce,
along with another burrata & avocado Caprese with more of those beautiful FM gems.
Gotta take advantage of the last of the season!
I rendered 3 slices of Aldi’s useless bacon, removed most of the fat & the few meaty bits the stuff provides, then added a glug of olive oil. Sautéed Thai bird peppers (only two this time), 1.5 small shallots & 2 crushed garlic cloves, added the tomatoes and a splash of rosé, then added the corn stock and reduced it by half. The corn went in last, light cream &s lotsa chopped basil to finish.
I’d taken care of my mise (little as there was) before the wine date, just in case…. 
Not to toot my own horn, but that was one Tasty Tuesday dinner 
