Just a quick note for all of the Martha Stewart moms out there… I used to be one of those moms who tried to do all the holidays perfectly with her children. At Valentine’s we’d get out the pink and red construction paper, doilies and glitter and make the homemade cards. We would bake my favorite sugar cookies from Cook’s Illustrated, decorate them and then deliver them to neighbors and the kid’s classrooms. I have to say I loved it and would end up staying up by myself decorating and eating the cookie dough.
Well, have I said I have been a little busy lately? My second grade daughter of course made her own Valentine’s two weeks ahead of time with everyone’s names perfectly written on the cards for her class. I kind of forgot about the fifth grader’s class. Friday morning at 6:30, my son wants to know where his Valentine’s are. Thinking quickly, I remembered a bag of Halloween Skittles still on the upper reaches of the pantry and tossed them to him. What does he think? He says, “Sweet, there’s way more than I need for my class and I don’t have to write anything. Thanks Mom”. Ugg…
By the way, the second grader reported that afternoon that the fifth grader ate tons of Skittles on the way to school and wouldn’t share. Breakfast of Champions…
Posted by Cathy | February 14, 2009
We just spent a great Friday out with our 10 year old at Mas in Charlottesville. It’s great for us to have some one on one with him while his sister is at sleepovers and we get to be out at a fun place. It’s becoming about a once a month tradition for us.
Mas is a tapas restaurant where the menu has fabulous seasonal foods as well as regular favorites. Our little guy loves the bacon wrapped dates and unfortunately the Solomillo de Kobe (thinly sliced Kobe beef strip loin very rare only w/ manchego cheese, a smizzala of white truffle oil over arugula). We sit way down at the end of the bar in front of the open kitchen and the cooks and staff now know our son as the Kobe kid. My favorite is the Pollo confitado (slowly roasted local, organic chicken cured w/ preserved lemon, anise, and cinnamon in it’s own juices). If anyone can give me the recipe for this, I would love you forever.
Mas inspires us to head down to the Charlottesville Farmer’s Market and spend our Sunday cooking. We have kidded with the staff that we can’t wait to bring our favorite celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain there with us, we know it’s his kind of food. Anthony, if you are out there, come and be our guest!
Posted by Cathy | February 11, 2009
