I will just come out and say it, I am a Molly Dooker junkie. We opened a bottle of the Shiraz, Blue Eyed Boy. Wow…I know my spaghetti did not do it justice but it did not lessen our enjoyment of it. We are not wine collectors and are not wine snobs. I think the things we have, wine included are meant to be enjoyed. I don’t have special occasion dishes or glasses, I buy things that I like and use them everyday.
Kind of like this blog. I write this for me. I enjoy reflecting on the ups and downs of life, it gives me a place to vent. I have no illusions that I am going to create something that will gather a following or turn into my ticket to retirement. It’s just me in a “stream of consciousness” manner of speaking.
Back to the wine, after we finished that bottle we opened another Mollly Dooker, the Boxer. Also a shiraz and also quite nice but not quite as good as Blue Eyed Boy. We still have 2 bottles of the Marquis Phillips S2. Our wine guy friend says it’s time to drink it. So perhaps tonight we will open it.
We had snow all day yesterday and it put me in the mood to cook. First I started out with a cake. I hardly ever make dessert any more. Too many calories, too much temptation and not enough people in the house to eat it. The recipe that I was using called for baby food beets. Who knew that they don’t sell baby food beets anymore. My kids are way past babies so I have no reason to go down the baby food aisle. Anyway, I made a quick substitution of prunes w/apples and it turned out pretty good. It doesn’t quite have the same flavor as with the beets but no one in my house complained. Actually M, my daughter, said “I’m so glad you’re a mom that cooks.” I also made a pretty good shrimp jambalaya. Good stick to your ribs comfort food. The house felt so cozy and warm with the oven going, and all the yummy smells. It was a great fall day.
