Day 10

Hello everyone and how are we all doing?  I am pretty sure it is Ok, we all say it really freakin sucks.  Today our Governor in Massachusetts announced a stay in place order till May 4^th and today is March 31^st, had it been tomorrow I at least could have had a laugh before I realized it wasn’t April Fools.  Big shout out tonight to my niece Kelly who was born many years ago on April Fool’s day. I can remember the day clearly. As I may have mentioned I am one of twelve and I am at the bottom of the pile as far as the birth order. It was a long time ago when my brother-in-law called my Mom’s house to say they had just had a baby.  We all blew him off and said sure Brian and Aprils fools to you, but as it turns out it was true. She was maybe a month early because my sister tripped on a rug and went into early labor, no one believed him. Anyway that is the family lore and I am sticking with it so Happy Birthday Kelly!!!

So tonight my roommate is back in my good graces and I will refer to him as my techie/lover who lives with me in this nice big room. I have been binging on the food network and imagining myself on Chopped and for sure I would have used enough salt.  I said to my lover tonight you always get eliminated because not enough salt. He was surprised because allegedly not good for you, but I know better.  First of all I just want it out there that the Pioneer Woman and Rachel Ray need to tie their hair back and get it out of the food prep area.  I just want to scream when she has all this really long red hair and dimples (nothing to do with hair) while she is cooking. Even me who uses the really old expired ingredients out of her own pantry can’t stand breaking the rules on the hair. I mean I love all the food they prepare and I wish I was part of their families but please tie the hair back.  I will take exception for Ina who is my absolute hero and if I come back in another life I want to be one of her friends. I mean this dude Jeffrey has it made in the shade and who wouldn’t want to be him. Everything she makes is with him in mind and let’s not discount the really nice digs in the Hamptons.  What I really love about Ina is she uses the real butter and cream and not of this reduced calorie bullshit. I mean if we are going to all this trouble don’t dumb it down.   So tonight I decided to try a recipe that I saw on Facebook that my friend Joe Ruggiero posted, you might know him as designer extraordinaire.  Chicken Marsala which seemed basic enough but first I had to go through my spice cabinet and see if I had all the needed ingredients and I don’t know about you but if it says February 2017, but never been opened I think it is still good.  Honestly I think these expiration dates are overrated, just a base line but you can add 24 months.  I would have to throw out most of my pantry and sometimes my kids over react on this issue.  Seriously so what if your aspirin is 3 years old, that is just because they want you to buy more stuff, just take double the dose and you will be fine.  I cooked this most delicious dinner tonight with a very old spice cabinet and the wrong kind of wine and as of right now we are all still standing. Of course I am going to finish the Chardonnay because I can assure you, and my friend Celia will vouch for me, that never gets more than a day old in my house, as I do have my standards.

Just sayin……………………………………..