The kids at Disney...
Coq au vin. (no pic of it, sorry, not sure where I put the camera), classic french food. I first made this dish in 2005, the kids went nuts for it, as did we. They say the wine you choose determines the nature of this dish. I chose a Chilean (I suppose a french wine, burgundy, would be a better choice, however, I favour Chilean reds, which use vines that originated in France, so really, I am not too far off base in actuality), their own grape carmenere. We turned down a move yesterday, maybe we will forever, but it felt strange. I wanted to go there, but I had to think of the kids first. Career-wise, it could have been stellar for Dave and I, but the kids love it here (as do I, don't get me wrong), but it is much slower moving in the career sector. Not impenetrable, but is slow to break into.
It is rather odd that I blog. I am a relatively private person, and I don't like the feeling that someone is "looking over my shoulder" as I write, which is kinda the virtual feeling I get when I blog. I don't speak as freely, if I have the thought that anyone may read things. Now that being said, I do have a number of unpublished blogs that I was merely venting in, and it is best they remain unread. I also do not read any blogs. I used to follow this one guy who was writing about his experiences as a new stay-at-home Dad. It was hilarious. However, he ended it when his kid (and my second who was the same age) turned one. I went back to work, and had no time to sit around reading blogs. I am curious about the inner workings and mundane details of other people's lives, I always have been. There does not have to be adventure, extreme romantic tragedies or anything, just, what they do and think about daily. You would think, therefore, that I would be a blog junkie. However, real life, those around me, are instead my drug of choice. I choose what some might call duller scripts, reading about the history of grape varieties, or how a certain cheese came to be. I love food history, and I love thinking about the people who first discovered them, and what they might have thought. Perhaps I am a bit boring, but these are my secret pastimes. I can also read a cookbook, a well-written cookbook, like a novel. Let's hope my novel comes to be too....
We made a brie topped with sauteed mushrooms, walnuts, onion, garlic, thyme, rosemary, balsamic reduction. Delish....I also experimented, found a new summer drink. Gin, framboise, raspberry juice frozen into a slush. Excellent, I must say. We also decided on our holidays for the year. Since Amelia needs the second phase of braces, our holiday to Chile will be put on hold till next year. This year, we plan to camp out to visit Dave's parents, then to MB to visit everyone, camping a few more days at a good lake, then camp the way back. In December we plan to go to Disney again for Christmas this time. We will stay at the same place likely. Should make for a good pair of trips. I need to sum up my proposal and look to see if anyone else has theirs up yet. Ick....
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