June 5+6

On Thursday the only meal of note was during lunch when I step into a café near my house for a bite. I had their mushroom risotto and an espresso with brandy, because I can so there. But seriously the risotto was tasty and filling but nothing spectacular but perhaps that may be related to the fact that it was a premade dish that they were merely reheating. However I was glad I picked up the coffee and brandy, I actually think it went pretty well with the risotto and I was happy I gave it a try. The next day was far more interesting, starting off with going back to the mensa for lunch where I had a ricotta with a grape tomato which was quite good and very refreshing. I had a pasta with a mussel and red sauce, the mussels added a nice taste to the mix however the pasta was very smooth and did not hold the little sauce that was there very well. I also had an orange which I neurotically set to peeling and cleaning. For dinner I again set to cooking, I started by making my peppers and mushroom side. However this time I added red wine and let it cook down and reduce and I was sorta psyched about how it came out since I can’t ever recall having cooked with wine before. But it seems the universe has to maintain balance, because as pleased as I was with my side I was at least equally disappointed with my main course, tri-pepper pasta, which I had made successfully a number of times before. The dish is a simple one pot camping dish that I didn’t mess up as far as technique, but there was a cheese in the fridge with a slightly pungent smell that I figured I could use to cut the parmesan and try to use it up, “waste not, want not”. I’m dumb as hell some times, that little bit of cheese was strong of taste and scent, I decided that that cheese was a lost cause.