Back to the story…so I went to Grand Central, ran some errands, went to Cucina to pick up some goodies – a flan tart for dessert, cookies for my boyfriend’s snack, and an Apple Turnover for tomorrow’s breakfast. So dessert and the choice of meat – check… Next up, side dish. I knew we had zucchini in the fridge… so I walked over to Grand Central Market and looked at each of the 12 vendors’ offerings. Ceriello Fine Foods had just what I wanted – fresh pasta and olives. And so, I picked up fettucini and rigatoni – hey…buy one get one free…might as well.
I boarded the 7:20-something train to Tarrytown and thought hard about what to prepare for dinner. As soon as I got to my boyfriend’s place – I turned on Genie, my PowerBook, and went to foodandwine.com and williamsonoma.com to find some recipes for pork chops. Food and Wine was the winner – Panko-Breaded Pork Chops. Side dish was Fettucini sauteed with zucchini, garlic, tomatoes, onions, olives (from the market) and olive oil.
Perfection! I’m very satisfied with my dinner. A glass of red wine did justice, and now I sit and type this. Feeling drowsy…
