Thursday Night

Got home late after having to stop for some Arugula (try finding THAT at Farmer Jacks!) for dinner tonight. Changed clothes and got to work.

Added the floor leveler/filler between the ceramic tile and the linoleum. Stinky stuff! Not very specific on how long it takes to dry. So, quit to give it time (and so as not to mess it up accidentally).

Needed to do some real cooking for a change, so made a recipe I've wanted to try for some time now: Pasta Puttanesca. It was by Ellie Krieger (one of those "eat healthy" chefs). For example, the pasta she called for was whole-wheat thin spaghetti or angel hair. Well, I don't stock that, but fettacinne worked just fine.

Legend has it that Pasta Puttanesca was a dish made by Italian "ladies of the night" because it was inexpensive, but filling, and had a bold taste. The sauce is made with garlic, Italian parsley, capers, anchovy paste, chopped olives (I used Greek olives), oregano, and crushed red pepper, all sauteed in olive oil. Then you add a can of diced tomatoes and simmer. Then stir in the chopped arugula (sort of like spinach) until it wilts slightly. Add in 8 ounces of cooked pasta and you're done.

It was very, very good (in spite of being vegetarian, lol!) and the only thing I would have done differently (and did on my second helping) is to add salt and pepper.

Wading my way through shows I had taped but not yet watched. Got two one-hour shows and two 1/2 hour shows viewed, then went to bed.