DINNER: Tuesday, September 2, 2003

DINNER: Tuesday, September 2, 2003

Still not feeling very well, I didn’t eat dinner this evening. Wendy had Raman Noodles.

DINNER: Wednesday, September 3, 2003

DINNER: Wednesday, September 3, 2003

In the throes of my still-upset belly, and the excitement of tonight being my first night of culinary school (more on that later), I completely forgot to eat dinner! By the time my evening culinary class was done, I was so hungry I was shaking.…

DINNER: Thursday, September 4, 2003

DINNER: Thursday, September 4, 2003

Tonight we had frozen pizzas for dinner.

DINNER: Friday, September 5, 2003

DINNER: Friday, September 5, 2003

Tonight, we ordered in Chinese food from Wendy’s favorite Chinese restaurant. She’s a big fan of their Chicken & Rice Soup, which she craves whenever she’s feeling poorly. I had General Tzo’s Chicken with white rice.

DINNER: Saturday, September 6, 2003

DINNER: Saturday, September 6, 2003

We hosted a party — a going-away party for our friend Doug, who has moved to Las Vegas to become a purveyor of those crappy pop-up windows that everyone hates.

DINNER: Sunday, September 7, 2003

DINNER: Sunday, September 7, 2003

Tonight was LaRosa’s because Ted, Chris & Rebecca came over to complete our Nitrox coursework. As part of our ongoing scuba training, we’re becoming Nitrox certified. Nitrox is ‘enriched oxygen air’ which provides longer time at depth than regular air. Rebecca is our instructor, and…

DINNER: Monday, September 8, 2003

DINNER: Monday, September 8, 2003

Tonight, I made a basic risotto with chicken stock, parmesian cheese, garlic, onion, parsley, and (of course) rice. Since we didn’t have any arborio rice, I used sushi rice and it worked out just as well.