Kitchen Posts

LISTENING TO: PRISCILLA AHN "DREAM"
& RAY LAMONTAGNE "WITHIN YOU"


Oven heating. Whole wheat rolls sitting on the cookie sheet next to me. Peppercorn porkloin resting in a shallow baking pan. Spinach waiting in its steaming bag. Dinner is almost served, I suppose.

I'm standing in the kitchen listening to quiet music attempting alone time. That's quite a difficult feat when living 24/7 with a boyfriend who works from home, office only steps from your own home desk. Dinner will cook 30 minutes. I may still be standing here. My eye keeps resting on an unopened bottle of Sangiovese. Does red go with porkloin? I think any wine goes with anything on a stressful day. To that end, any wine will work today.

Misty and I began the morning, pre shower, at the vet. I had to drop her off to be worked in. She started crying for attention 24 hours ago - turns out it was a doggy UTI. The cost of a set of 2 tires (which I needed) and three trips down the way in a monsoon of coldfront rain and we're all nestled back at home for the evening.

That wine is looking mighty fine.

I have now opened it. It's breathing next to me in my beautiful stemless glass. Ah, sweet flavor.