...wonderful.
Mr. Fritz proposed to me two years ago today, in the middle of the national mall after a day filled with wintry delight. When I think back to that afternoon, happy memories abound. More significantly, though, I can say without reservation that I feel blessed every single day to be able to share my life with him. So, no recipes tonight (although for the record, I did feed him a lovely dinner of tomato and sausage risotto). Instead, just a little note of appreciation to God for bringing Mr. Fritz into my life. And to Mr. Fritz for marrying me. I couldn't be more grateful.
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Love is...
...picking through the cooked carrots to make sure that Mr. Fritz only gets the non-burnt ones.
Tonight I was looking forward to trying this recipe for carrots with thyme from the October issue of Everyday Food. It's super simple: put sliced carrots, a tablespoon of butter, half a cup of water and four sprigs of thyme in a skillet, bring to a boil and let it cook for 7 to 9 minutes, or until the water has evaporated and the carrots are cooked. Everything was going along swimmingly at seven minutes. Then I got a little distracted preparing the chicken that I served it with, and after a couple of more minutes I started smelling and acrid burning. Oops. I guess on my stove, nine minutes is too long. In the end, they weren't all burnt, so I served them anyway. But I made sure that Mr. Fritz got most of the good ones. And actually, even the burnt ones were pretty good, so I will definitely give the recipe another try - albeit while keeping a closer eye on them.
Tonight I was looking forward to trying this recipe for carrots with thyme from the October issue of Everyday Food. It's super simple: put sliced carrots, a tablespoon of butter, half a cup of water and four sprigs of thyme in a skillet, bring to a boil and let it cook for 7 to 9 minutes, or until the water has evaporated and the carrots are cooked. Everything was going along swimmingly at seven minutes. Then I got a little distracted preparing the chicken that I served it with, and after a couple of more minutes I started smelling and acrid burning. Oops. I guess on my stove, nine minutes is too long. In the end, they weren't all burnt, so I served them anyway. But I made sure that Mr. Fritz got most of the good ones. And actually, even the burnt ones were pretty good, so I will definitely give the recipe another try - albeit while keeping a closer eye on them.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Love is...
...when a Wolverine makes chocolate and peanut butter buckeyes with which to surprise her Buckeye husband the night before the Big Game.
This was my first time making buckeyes. (And to be honest, they look really sad compared to the gorgeous ones The Original Mrs. Fritz regularly turns out. Sigh.) I would like to think that I may have gone momentarily insane, causing me to set aside the Maize and Blue running through my veins in order to be able to make these symbolically loaded confections. But the truth is, I just love Mr. Fritz. And I know these will make him ridiculously happy. And that's enough of a reason for me to do just about anything.
That being said... Go Blue!
This was my first time making buckeyes. (And to be honest, they look really sad compared to the gorgeous ones The Original Mrs. Fritz regularly turns out. Sigh.) I would like to think that I may have gone momentarily insane, causing me to set aside the Maize and Blue running through my veins in order to be able to make these symbolically loaded confections. But the truth is, I just love Mr. Fritz. And I know these will make him ridiculously happy. And that's enough of a reason for me to do just about anything.
That being said... Go Blue!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Dinner tonight... Tomato and Sausage Risotto
It is said that risotto is the dish of love. Something about the time it takes to slowly and carefully stir and stir and stir the aborio rice until it is nice and creamy somehow correlates to the care and attentiveness that flows from love. I've been feeling especially giddy about getting to spend so much time with Mr. Fritz, so it seemed appropriate to make risotto tonight as a small expression of my affection.
I've made a few different versions of risotto, some of which will likely end up being posted here eventually. This particular one, Tomato and Sausage Risotto, which is yet another recipe from Everyday Food (can you tell I'm slightly obsessed with that magazine?), is a particularly simple and supremely tasty version. I used sweet Italian sausage because Mr. Fritz is not a huge fan of spicy foods. It still had plenty of kick and the finished dish, which also includes fresh spinach and shredded parmesan, was wonderfully rich. It was ready in about 30 minutes, and even after cutting the recipe in half, we still had about a meal's worth left over. This recipe is definitely a keeper and if you are a risotto novice, this ought to be the recipe that tempts you into giving "the dish of love" a go.
I've made a few different versions of risotto, some of which will likely end up being posted here eventually. This particular one, Tomato and Sausage Risotto, which is yet another recipe from Everyday Food (can you tell I'm slightly obsessed with that magazine?), is a particularly simple and supremely tasty version. I used sweet Italian sausage because Mr. Fritz is not a huge fan of spicy foods. It still had plenty of kick and the finished dish, which also includes fresh spinach and shredded parmesan, was wonderfully rich. It was ready in about 30 minutes, and even after cutting the recipe in half, we still had about a meal's worth left over. This recipe is definitely a keeper and if you are a risotto novice, this ought to be the recipe that tempts you into giving "the dish of love" a go.
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