Bribery Meal

I needed Heather to come over and keep me on task last night, and so while I drove around and did banking and various other errands, I called her and wept and begged. I needed someone to talk to while I finished the loose ends of my purging project.

I bribed her with food and drink.

I didn't have a plan when I called her, so I had to think fast. I had a lot of criteria for this meal. It had to be something I could make fairly quickly, and with minimal mess. I also wanted to make something that would satisfy my urges for chick food and food that TBI will not eat. I had to get it in while the getting was good. And, I wanted it to be an adequate bribe for Heather.

Here's what I came up with, and it worked out almost perfectly.

1) Winter salad of butter lettuce mix (from a bag) with candied walnuts, pomegranite seeds, a few crumbles of leftover gorgonzola, red onion, and balsalmic viniagrette.

2) Crusty french baguette. My favvvorite bought artisan bread.

3) Mushroom risotto. Arborio brand makes a great "one step" one - totally a cheat but good and always comes out just right. For when you don't have time to stand and stir your risotto all night.

4) Pork Tenderloin with gorgonzola cream sauce. Ahhhhh.

And don't forget the wine.

The beauty is: I get to have it all over again tonight. I wanna go home now.