{"id":7966,"date":"2013-07-16T21:12:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T01:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/?p=7966"},"modified":"2013-07-16T21:12:52","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T01:12:52","slug":"twosday-viii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/twosday-viii\/","title":{"rendered":"Twosday VIII"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delicious Restaurant Food I\u2019ve Eaten Recently<\/strong>
\n1. \u00a0Everything Brian and I ordered when we went out to dinner with our most recent guests at Espa\u00f1a Tapas Restaurant<\/a> in North Adams. \u00a0We enjoyed Chorizo Casero, Filloa Gallega and Piquillos de Navarra (full menu here<\/a>). \u00a0I\u2019m working on finding an excuse to go back.
\n2. \u00a0An Earl Grey tea latte with vanilla from Dottie\u2019s Coffee Lounge <\/a>in Pittsfield last Saturday. \u00a0It was a rainy day and we had some time to kill. \u00a0The server recommended the vanilla and it was a perfect addition.<\/p>\n

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Recipes I Revisited This Week<\/strong>
\n1. \u00a0I tend to cook my gifts for Brian whenever possible and last month for his birthday he asked for a key lime pie. \u00a0I made this recipe<\/a> again, but used this crust<\/a> recipe from All Recipes instead of the recipe listed (as it didn\u2019t work so well last time). \u00a0This time the crust worked great, though who knows if that was really due to the new recipe. \u00a0Key lime pie is surprisingly easy to make, I might have to do it more often.
\n2. \u00a0This summer squash galette<\/a> gave me a little trouble this time around, as it was way hot in my kitchen and the dough didn\u2019t want to cooperate. \u00a0Luckily it all worked out in the end. \u00a0I also substituted 5 ounces of goat cheese for the ricotta, which was an excellent decision.<\/p>\n

Blog Posts in the Works<\/strong>
\n1. \u00a0A post about my experience baking my own bread for the past 7 months. \u00a0What started as a fun idea has turned into something I\u2019m really proud of and am getting increasingly comfortable with. \u00a0If you have any related questions, send them my way!
\n2. \u00a0Inspired by Kelly<\/a>, a post about why I never have (and probably never will) brought a computer to HLS.<\/p>\n

Long Delayed Tasks I Finally Accomplished This Week<\/strong>
\n1. \u00a0Listing the several boxes of books we purged during the move for sale on Amazon. \u00a0I\u2019ve been selling used book on there for years and I\u2019ve been happy with how many we\u2019ve sold. \u00a0In the past couple days, 4 more have left our house and gone to new owners.
\n2. \u00a0I finally finished making the photobook of our 2011 vacation to the Pacific Northwest! So what if it took me 2 years to get it done?\u00a0 It’s finally complete! I haven\u2019t actually ordered it yet because Shutterfly routinely has good photobook sales, but it\u2019s ready and waiting!<\/p>\n

Current Concerns<\/strong>
\n1. \u00a0When is the right time to buy a plane ticket to HLS? \u00a0I have a price alert set up on Kayak, but I know I\u2019m just going to have to bite the bullet sooner or later.
\n2. \u00a0What am I feeding the 2 groups of company we\u2019ll have between this Friday and next Wednesday? \u00a0I just want everyone to be happy–and full! And not overheated because I feel the need to use my oven to cook everything.<\/p>\n

Summery Pandora Stations I\u2019m Listening To<\/strong>
\n1. \u00a0The Walk Off The Earth station Brian created — Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men and tons of awesome acoustic pop covers by artists I\u2019ve never heard of. \u00a0We haven\u2019t liked or disliked or skipped a single song because the station is perfect the way it is.
\n2. \u00a0Pandora\u2019s pre-made 80\u2019s alternative station. \u00a0Who doesn\u2019t need more of The Cure and Depeche Mode?<\/p>\n

As always, Twosday is inspired by Heather<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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