Wednesday

It rained overnight, so I checked the rain gauge before going to work. I got about 3/4 of an inch of rain.

But, it was sunny (although not that warm) at lunchtime, so I got my garden gloves and pulled out all the sweet alyssum from the front garden. I filled up a wheelbarrow to take back to the compost heap.

It rained in the afternoon and was cold when I went home after work.

I did the Wednesday night wash but nothing much else. I did talk with my friend B___ for a bit, though.

I adapted a recipe and made garlic shrimp fettuccine for dinner. I put on a pot of salted water to boil and then went out to harvest some of the last flat leaf parsley.

I chopped up the parsley and then minced up four cloves of garlic. I put some olive oil in my biggest skillet and added four tablespoons of butter on medium low heat. When that was bubbling, I added the garlic, some of the parsley and 1/4 cup of white wine and stirred it frequently.

I dropped the fettuccine into the boiling water and set the timer (I want this al dente, dammit!)

Meanwhile, I turned up the heat in the skillet to medium high and added in one pound of medium-sized shrimp I’d peeled and deveined. I let that cook about three to four minutes (until it turned pink). Then I drained the pasta, added it to the skillet and tossed it until it was coated.

I plated some, topped it with parmigiano-reggiano and more parsley and wandered in to watch TV.