Well, I hadn't planned on attempting my pesto sauce so soon, but plans for my "new thing" fell through. So did my back-up "new thing." And so did my back-up to my back-up "new thing." Good thing there was a Plan D!
I was excited to go to the Festival of Jazz at the Bushnell tonight with my friend, Ginny, but she was feeling under the weather and bowed out. Luckily, I had also planned to go golfing with my friend, Nick, this afternoon... but the rain kept us from going. So, I called my BFF and offered to make her dinner, and she accepted. The only stipulation? She needed to come over on a
full stomach. I told her to eat dinner before she actually came over to eat
my dinner... that way, if she didn't like it, she could say she was full from dinner #1 without making me feel bad. Well, Andrea canceled on me, too. But I'd already started cooking, so I couldn't really stop.
So, I decided to make the most of it by spoiling myself with a romantic dinner for one by candlelight. I told my mom about my plans to make pesto, and she let me borrow her food processor.
Check. I bought a cheese grater at Home Goods.
Check. I went grocery shopping to buy chicken, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese (and asked a kind stranger what kind of pasta to use with my pesto... she went on for about 5 minutes before putting penne in my basket).
Check. I also had wine, chocolate, and candles on hand.
Triple check. And you know what? Even though I wasn't able to go to the Festival of Jazz, I still listened to Jazz on Music Choice while cooking and eating my dinner. Although I couldn't sport a cute outfit on the golf course, I used my chef's costume from Halloween 2010. Despite not being able to cook dinner for a guest, I thoroughly enjoyed a brand new dish that I made on my own. While my day didn't turn out the way I'd planned, I guess I can't complain.
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| Jazz and a cute outfit |
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| Pesto from scratch |
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| Dinner by candlelight |
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