I totally agree with the peppy boys of Erasure – I love Saturdays. When I’m off work, it’s fun spending a leisurely day with my boys and noshing on good eats.
I was disappointed with my thwarted attempts at making a breakfast burrito for dinner last night so I made myself one this morning.
It was really yummy topped with homemade guacamole and Primavera roasted tomato salsa with chipotle. If you live in the San Francisco bay area, you should really seek out this salsa – it makes EVERYTHING taste better!
After breakfast, I picked up my vegetable CSA box from Full Belly Farm…
…and then we went to an Easter egg hunt at Big-O’s kung fu studio.
For lunch, we stopped by Mayfield Bakery and Café. Fitbomb and I shared a plate of soft scrambled eggs with roasted spring vegetables and asparagus nage…
…Mayfield chicken salad with Bloomsdale spinach and bacon lardons…
…and a side of bacon.
Although the chow was tasty today, Mayfield is not on our regular brunch rotation because the food and service can be totally hit or miss. We can’t wait over 30 minutes for our food when we’ve got ticking time bombs in tow.
After lunch, I started preparing dinner since we were hosting old friends for supper. To make sure I wouldn’t be too frazzled when the guests arrived, I made a lot of dishes that could be reheated later or served at room temperature.
Wanna see?
I whipped up a batch of garlic cauliflower mashed potatoes…
…and roasted a slew of veggies: a tray of zucchini slices, baby artichokes…
…and portobello mushrooms.
Big-O eagerly assisted me in my kitchen adventures by drizzling on avocado oil and seasoning the veggies with salt and pepper.
When my roasted veggie platter was finished…
…I fried the sous vide chicken thighs that I had prepared yesterday…
…nuked the garlic cauliflower mashed potatoes…
… and broiled a tray of prosciutto-wrapped asparagus spears.
Here’s our dinner spread…
…and my dinner plate:
As a reward for slaving in the kitchen, I treated myself to 1/3 of a bar of Guittard Nocturne 91% cacao. Oh, how I’ve missed you, dark chocolate!
