Step Aside, Wolfgang Puck

Due to the recent passing of Raquel’s grandmother on her father’s side, Brian and Raquel have had to spend a good deal of time out of the house this weekend with urgent hospital runs, funeral arrangements and visitations. So last night, I decided to use my abilities to make a seemingly bleak evening cheerful with a nice dinner. The only problem that laid in my way was the fact that I have no culinary skills to speak of whatsoever. I mean, I have been known to knock out a PB&J with little to no resistance, but a full-blown meal was a little more than I had ever tackled. Determined, I went to the local grocery store and starting perusing the produce. I quickly grabbed two bundles of asparagus (my favorite) and a dozen or so new red potatoes. Shortly after, I visited the carnivore area to make my selection of chicken breasts. So I made it home, washed my produce, took a quick look at Betty Crocker’s Cookbook: Bridal Edition and started to figure out how to get this stuff going. So after a little reading and nearly a dozen phone calls to Zach in California, I pulled off quite the dinner (shown to the right). When Brian and Raquel came in from many grueling hours at the funeral home, dinner was nearly served, and I think that I accomplished my goal at not only being a good houseguest, but by allowing the day to end on a somewhat less morose tone. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, folks. Summer is indeed nearing a close, so I hope everyone makes the most of these last few days.