Still alive and still cooking.
My niece visited last week and we made two dinners together.
It is very pleasant to spend a leisurely afternoon in the kitchen with another person and have a great dinner to show for it.
We made braised short ribs with cabbage steaks:
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Appetizer was marinated mozzarella balls stuffed in roasted red peppers:
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The next night was Chicken Kiev with broken spaghetti/purple asparagus on the side:
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And, just to prove she didn't do ALL the work, here is me, in all my dilapidated glory, pounding the chicken flat for the Kievs:
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