We, as a couple, went out for the first time with the purpose of meeting another person. We met up with Dave & Jo at Blank Park Zoo and their Wild Lights Festival. Starting at 7:PM and heading on, we were looking forward to it. The weather going into the weekend seemed like it would be pleasant, however it took a damp chilly turn. Even so, we wondered about, looked at the light displays, saw a few animals that were out and about on a cold chilly night. The goats were hiding under the over hang, except one that was under the steps, who we watched walk up, walk over the bridge and headed down on the other side to the over hang. It was a nice display and it would’ve been nicer had the weather not gotten damp (cold would’ve been fine). It was nice. We talked about our next game night (probably 2-3 weeks after Dave’s second dose). I’ve been practicing being places (a time out meeting people, spending extra time at places I go to, that sort of thing).

Turkey Burger With Sriracha Mayo

Hunh. I t appears as if Serious eats has chosen to break links from their old version to the new one. I would figure they’d leave redirects around for a bit. They redirected enough to keep it to the right category (turkey), but I can’t imagine how many links are now broken-ish. Odd choice.

Anyway, these came out pretty well, I only vaguely paid attention to the recipe, as I sometimes do. Keeping the mayo, and the burger close to the guidelines, and skipping the scallions. Good, shortened and tightened up a bit.

Chicken with Penne

So uh... Perhaps tex-mex would be better. I couldn’t bring myself to put “Mexican” (style or no) as the actually title. I think perhaps a better title would be Cheesy Smokey Spicy Pasta. Anyways, I doubled or so the chipotle, corn, cheese. It was ok I added some Lola’s Fine Hot Sauce, which I think added quite a bit to it. Other than that, i twas a bit meh.

Pasta Alla Zozzona

Delayed!

Ramp and Sausage Risotto

I asked Shannon if she wanted Risotto the night I made it, and she jokingly said, “I guess” then we both laughed. I’m a fan of this recipe. I used a bit more ramps then called for, but it was good. I would’ve gotten more ramps this weekend, but the idea of working from 11:PM to 1:AM (accommodating someone else’s schedule) then waking up for the market, didn’t sound like fun to me, so not so much.