Last Thursday, which was also the last day in November, was a cold one here in Texas. It actually snowed all day long. When the temperatures drop and it snows, people start getting anxious and freaking out here. It usually only snows once or twice a year here, although this year seems to be much colder than usual, so we may have more. When it does snow, it will melt, freeze and become ice. The roads and traffic are horrendous when this happens. I remember a few years ago when I was still in college, it took me 4 hours to get from school to home when this happened--a drive that took 20 minutes normally.
So, last Thursday, a bunch of school districts closed for the day, and many people went home early. My work and my husband's work both closed early, so I got to go home at 2:00 pm. We decided to make mulled wine, using Jennifer's recipe, and it was delicious!
Do you see that ball with rubberbands around it in that picture? That was Mike's rather ingenious idea for the mulled wine. He wrapped the mulling spices in two coffee filters, and used the rubber bands to hold it together. Before that, being a little bit of a germ-ophobe, he put the rubberbands in a glass of water, and microwaved it for a minute or two. I laughed at him for that!
My brother-in-law came over, and we cooked a winter vegetable feast for dinner. The menu was:
Winter Vegetable Stew (Rachael Ray's recipe)
Roasted Winter Vegetables (purple potatoes, fingerling potatoes, butternut squash, fennel, and parsnips mixed with rosemary and olive oil)
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with balsamic vinegar and olive oil
Roasted Eggplant with a chipotle-honey marinade
Tofu Stir-fry with a Roasted Chile Pepper sauce
It was a veritable winter vegetable feast! It got us all in the mood for the holidays and colder weather.
1 comment:
Darn! I missed out on family dinner. Boo.
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