It is a beautiful frosty Monday with honest-to-goodness SUNSHINE and my house is empty of painters and even though my to-do list is full of things I am deeply resistant to doing, and even though the house is still full of boxes, I am feeling sincerely cheerful for the first time in a LONG time.
I cut the last of the dahlias yesterday and am hoping that the buds somehow blossom in my vase.
They really LOOK like the last of the dahlias. Whew. Scrappy.
Here's the (tentative, always open to last minute changes) dinner plan for this week.
Dinners for the Week of October 23-29
- Massaman Curry with Chicken: My husband and I bought a little tub of Massaman curry paste when we went on our Asian grocery store date. This week seems like a good time to give it a try. This recipe calls for carrots, though, and I am going to skip them.
- Sheet Pan Kielbasa with Green Beans: This is a meal I have never made before. But Carla tried a piece of sausage at Costco a couple of weeks ago and actually liked it, so I bought some for us to eat and… now I have to make it. I will admit to not being a huge fan of sausage, although it was a semi-regular feature of meals when I was a kid. And I can eat it without wanting to die. Plus I have some green beans waiting to be used.
In other food topics, am also in the mood for pumpkin bread, completely out of nowhere (I don't really like pumpkin), so I am going to make some. Maybe I will also make a batch of pumpkin cheesecake bread as well.
Too bad pumpkin bread doesn't count as an appetizer. My family has been invited to a new neighbor's house for a Halloween gathering and I am charged with bringing an appetizer. (NO desserts, was the explicit instruction. Also, someone else is bringing a salad, so I don't think I can do that.) As per usual, I am going to bury my intense anxiety over meeting/interacting with new people under a massive pile of anxiety about what food to bring. Redirected anxiety is my jam. But I have no idea what to make! What's a good fall appetizer? I kind of want to bring the hotdog mummies I made during the Halloween of 2020, but... maybe that's too cutesy? Plus, I am worried there is too high a chance that there will be hotdogs on offer already. Plus plus, it's probably better to have an appetizer that can be served at room temperature. And one that travels well. WHAT do I bring? I love the apple monsters and veggie skeleton tray at this link, but... I'm not sure. (Won't the monsters brown???) And maybe it doesn't need to be explicitly Halloween-y, you know? I don't necessarily want to be known as That Neighbor Who Tries Too Hard. Maybe a good old chips and dip is the way to go????
These guys also look worried about what I should bring. Or maybe they are mostly anxious about being eaten. Hard to pinpoint exact emotions with hotdog mummies.
Do you ever eat kielbasa? If so, what's your favorite recipe? Do you have a favorite fall baked good? What should I bring to the Halloween party?
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