My poor feetsies!
Aug. 24th, 2005 10:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
minxybabyI thought I would update before everyone thought I had vanished. We have been painting the rest of the kitchen/family room. We've been working like mad to get it finished. The whole hallway downstairs is blocked, and the rest of the painting can't be started until my husband gets home from work tomorrow (big scary fridge).
I thought I would be clever and prep dinner all afternoon, knowing I wouldn't have full use of my kitchen later in the day. I decided to make panzerotti. For those who don't know, they are giant pizza pockets served with a side of tomato sauce (kind of like a spaghetti sauce). If you ever order one in a restaurant, be prepared to share because they are massive.
So I pre-made the dough (recipe uses beer - I highly recommend you try it!!), cooked all the meats, & sautéed all the veggies (just enough to sweat 'em) this afternoon. After the third coat of paint was dry enough to move the stove back in, it was 9:00pm. I talked my husband into grating the mozzarella cheese, and helping me assemble the pies. We didn't eat until 10:00pm. I made 8 of those bad boys, and it looks like I'll have to put on another batch of dough tomorrow and make 4 more to use up the rest of the toppings. I was planning on freezing them all anyways. :D They are really good. The dough should have been used as soon as it was ready because after sitting in the fridge all sealed in celophane wrap, it was very tough to work. Otherwise, my prep this afternoon was a good idea. :D
Good night & I hope to catch up with everyone before I go back to work on Saturday. I've been keeping myself so busy!
P.S. The spa was wonderful! The room was a little disappointing, and the bed was only a double. We have a king at home and aren't used to a small bed like that. After our massages we were treated to a hot bath and a glass of wine. We went out to dinner afterwards, around 8:00pm. We decided we would go to a place called "Japanese Village" (I'll google the web page another time). It sounded wicked - flying cleavers, barbeque, and more stuff. Unfortunately they close on Mondays. We are definitely going back there another time! We ended up eating at a very nice Indian Buffet restaurant. The food was outstanding, and the buffet had a huge selection of Indian food. I would love to go back there again. :D
I thought I would be clever and prep dinner all afternoon, knowing I wouldn't have full use of my kitchen later in the day. I decided to make panzerotti. For those who don't know, they are giant pizza pockets served with a side of tomato sauce (kind of like a spaghetti sauce). If you ever order one in a restaurant, be prepared to share because they are massive.
So I pre-made the dough (recipe uses beer - I highly recommend you try it!!), cooked all the meats, & sautéed all the veggies (just enough to sweat 'em) this afternoon. After the third coat of paint was dry enough to move the stove back in, it was 9:00pm. I talked my husband into grating the mozzarella cheese, and helping me assemble the pies. We didn't eat until 10:00pm. I made 8 of those bad boys, and it looks like I'll have to put on another batch of dough tomorrow and make 4 more to use up the rest of the toppings. I was planning on freezing them all anyways. :D They are really good. The dough should have been used as soon as it was ready because after sitting in the fridge all sealed in celophane wrap, it was very tough to work. Otherwise, my prep this afternoon was a good idea. :D
Good night & I hope to catch up with everyone before I go back to work on Saturday. I've been keeping myself so busy!
P.S. The spa was wonderful! The room was a little disappointing, and the bed was only a double. We have a king at home and aren't used to a small bed like that. After our massages we were treated to a hot bath and a glass of wine. We went out to dinner afterwards, around 8:00pm. We decided we would go to a place called "Japanese Village" (I'll google the web page another time). It sounded wicked - flying cleavers, barbeque, and more stuff. Unfortunately they close on Mondays. We are definitely going back there another time! We ended up eating at a very nice Indian Buffet restaurant. The food was outstanding, and the buffet had a huge selection of Indian food. I would love to go back there again. :D
