House hunting

Tilapia Veracruz with Spanish Rice

The weather this weekend has been lovely: cool and crisp, almost like autumn.  Yesterday we met some friends for lunch at our new favorite lunch place, B’s Poboys, that I mentioned last weekend.  Mark and Julie love good food and both are big fans of New Orleans.  They go to New Orleans at least annually, so we were excited to share our new discovery with them.  Before lunch yesterday we drove around looking at houses.  Derek and I need more space, both in the kitchen and in our living areas.  We love our neighborhood and the convenience of it, so we go back and forth about whether to add on to this house and build a new garage, or take advantage of the current low interest rates and buy a new house with more space and more of the features we want.  For me, what is first and foremost is a bigger and more efficient kitchen adjacent to open space for entertaining.  I would also love a swimming pool, but of course, that’s not at the top of Derek’s list.  For him, it would be a Garage Mahal, as he and his dad call it.

Grilled salmon with herb butter and sweet potato grits

Derek's Greek Salad with Lemon Herb vinaigrette

Last night I made Tilapia Veracruz and Spanish rice with peppers and onions.  Before that, we had a simple salad of lettuce from our garden, tomato, avocado and red onion with citrus vinaigrette.  Friday night Derek prepared grilled salmon with herb butter preceded by a Greek salad with Lemon Herb vinaigrette.  So we’ve eaten pretty healthy food this weekend.  Tonight I can have some Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream with no guilt attached.  And tomorrow night is my first of eight oil painting classes.  J