As we put on our paper hats and joined a shuffling line gazing at video screens and looking down at acres of jelly beans, I did wonder if we were going to be trapped in a Willy Wonka movie. My big regret is not buying the pepper or sausage jelly beans that I tried. They actually tasted 'right' while still being jelly beans! They've produced a Harry Potter series of jelly beans, including dirt and bugar flavors. I did NOT try those.Sunday we wandered home with stops at the Outlet Mall and Walnut Creek, CA. The retreat was good, but I don't have a lot of words for it. As with the silent retreat, there are things I need to mull over a bit. My biggest take-away is that I'm on the right track, which is always comforting.
I arrived home at 4:15 pm to find Jrex toiling in the kitchen. We've joined a new Supper Club with three other couples. At 6:30 we were due at their house for an Italian food dinner. Jrex assembled an anti-pasti plate as well as ricotta eggplant rolls covered in homemade red sauce for our appetizer course. He bought some pre-dinner Italian wine (Prosecco? No idea). When we arrived with the food, people kept looking at me as they asked what things were. I shrugged and pointed to Jrex, "Ask the chef. I have no idea!"
Next month we've decided to do a 'favorite Christmas dish' theme. It's not my family's recipe, but I've got a great garlic mashed potato recipe and I'll do hot mulled cider and apple crisp in honor of Mom (Dad's only 'real' recipe is corned beef and hash--I'm not a fan).
7 comments:
Wow, you've been retreating a lot lately. I never went to the jelly belly factory, but some of the flavors sound intriguing. That meal sounds delish. I vote for apple crisp.
Well, the silent retreat last weekend was just a few hours and felt like a preparation for this one. I've felt out of whack for a while now (like I had a tornado swirling in my brain half the time). It's nice to have peace again.
You have no idea how jealous I am that your husband cooks! For me, it's more like rushing home before 5 o'clock to throw something together so I can hopefully have food in my stomach before I'm starving to death at 6. :(
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mmm, that dinner does sound yummy.
Some of those jelly belly flavors? Not so much. Ick!
Ooh! Touring the Jelly Belly factory sounds like fun -- my son would love it (and so would I). I bought him the Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans and we tried a few. Managed to get "dirt" down, but both had to spit the sausage-flavored bean into the trash right away lest we vomit. ;^) After keeping the rest of the beans around for a while, I finally threw them out because we had no intention of experimenting further after that.
seems that you know more than one SmartGirl? you are like a smart girl magnet.
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