Dinner for Mom or How to Make Something Easy When You Are MegaDisorganized

Mom is running early and I am running late. Surprise Surprise! Dinner will have to be pretty straightforward.

The great thing about Mom is that as long as she has a glass of wine in her hand by 5:15, she's a pretty happy camper. She won't have more than 2 (unless she's at an auction or wedding or somesuch nonsense) but that is one consistent lady.

Tonight we are having turkey meatballs with spahetti, a Sugar Shack house salad (recipe to follow) and Oberweiss ice cream.

Sugar Shack House Salad
This has been a staple at my house since Junior year of college when I think we may have lived on them. Easy and there are variations of it EVERYWHERE but that doesn't take away from the fact that it is easy, good et tres elegante sur le plate.

1 box Earthbound Farms Spring Mix
1 cup crushed walnuts (subbing in almonds tonight so as not to kill Mom)
3-4 oz of low fat or fat free Feta ( I like Athenos)
1/2 cup of Craisins
Paul Newman's Light Balsamic Dressing and Fresh ground pepper to taste

Throw it in a bowl and toss it:)

Humble (Pie) Beginnings

So clearly I have bitten the bullet (or been bitten by the blog bug or some other appropriate cliche) and finally started putting ill-manicured fingers to type-pad. I could feign disinterest for a few more sentences but I'm actually really excited and am hoping that this will absolve me of the multiple-novella emails.

Although, a key difference. I am attempting to keep this PG-13.

Had to pause for you to absorb that one as over-sharing to a disgusting degree has sorta become my copyright. With that said, here are my thoughts for Wednesday and please don't expect anything too profound (boss lady split a caramel apple with me at lunch and my fingers are still a little gooey).

1) I watched "Pushing Daisies" (ABC) last night and it is my new season crush. Quirky and interesting and a bit Big Fishy. And I have warm, tingly feelings for the lead character, Ned.

2) I was a little bemused during this afternoon's "porch inspection" and reflecting on a number of things I am no good at. Packing cigarettes, reading directions for electronics, finishing things I start (doesn't THAT bode well for this new undertaking!), saying No to anything mildly appealing and most sports.

3) My mom is coming in tonight and there are dishes in my sink, an unmade bed, no dinner reservations and the usual in the litterbox. A watercolor depiction of responsible preparedness. The whole unconditional love thing is potentially the greatest plan ever.

4) Chip (name changed to protect whatever identity he has left) leaves for Atlanta tomorrow and will, thus, dodge the Mom bullet. This is fine by me although I did sense a little disappointment from Momma Kate, the reigning president of Grandbaby Foragers Anonymous.

5) Wildly unproductive today and it's not even Friday.