Aw, congrats! That’s an achievement (the not killing each other part). 
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It is! But in all the ups and downs, there is not a person on the planet I’d rather be with. Cheese cheese cheese.
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Ahhhh, happy anniversary! Go ahead and cheese cheese cheese - you’re allowed after 26 years. Perhaps a rich triple creme, a nice creamy blue, and maybe some sharp cheddar or Manchego. Don’t forget the grapes and figs.
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Happy anniversary! Wishing you many, many more years of happiness and wonderful meals together.
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Yah, that place is just down the road from our pad. Tried it in 2019 and were underwhelmed. My Schwammerlgulasch was also not great 
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Thank you everyone for your schnitzel insights. I am amazed at how much there is to think about but not amazed about how little I know.
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Congratulations! I met Mr B freshman year of college. To be honest I didn’t think it would last but we’ve been together a few more years than you.
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I had lots of greens and herbs to use from last week’s CSA box and decided to go with Adeena Sussman’s Creamy Green Shakshuka. Sautéed rainbow chard, lacinato kale, parsley, cilantro, basil, onions and garlic. The recipes calls for heavy cream. I am not usually a fan of creamy things but I happened to have some cream to use up so I added it. I didn’t use as much as called for but it was enough to give the shakshuka a touch of creaminess. And since I had some leftover fresh mozzarella I threw that on top.
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Looks great 
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Fried potatoes with kassler (brined and smoked pork cutlets), red and yellow peppers, scallions, onion, rosemary and some quick tsatsiki
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Tonight’s dinner was inspired by Smitten Kitchens chicken gyro salad. It’s too hot to cook and too lazy to make tzatziki so I had chicken skewers from Costco ( heated up in the microwave for a couple of minutes), sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, toum and pita (off camera).
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The one at DB Bistro? That was pretty delicious. $35 the last time I had it iirc, but that was over a decade ago.
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Thank you
Fresh corn is finally in at the farm stand down the road. So I added kernels to a container of Blount Clam Chowder.
As the side, Iggy’s bread toasted and topped with a quick relish I made from a pile of cherry tomatoes, garlic scape, and olive oil.
The prepared chowder was extremely thick and moisture from the fresh corn didn’t make a difference in thinning it. If I do this again, I may try bottled clam juice or plain water to get the thinner consistency we prefer. The Blount chowder had a pleasant flavor though it needed the addition of a vegetable, potato, or other seafood to turn it into a meal for us. The same is true for any other prepared chowder I’ve tried so far, though.
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BF made Chicken Katsu Curry last night. He has made this several times, each amazing, but he used a different recipe this time and it was out of this world.
And speaking of chicken, I was interviewed for this article on the Today Show’s website. A lovely 20 minute phone call and they managed to use only a couple sentences. Still cool, I suppose. At least they linked my blog (which I don’t even use anymore!).
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Definitely cool. 
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yes, i tried it way back in 2002. and yeah, i think that’s what we paid for it then too, and it was scandalous!
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