I've made arrangements to work from home most of the summer. I had to be here to keep an eye on Matthew and to drive him back and forth to work. I was lucky that I was able to get this arrangement and am pretty happy with it. That leaves me time to prep dinners. Since I travel to NYC most of the time, dinner preparation has been left to Tony most of the time. Usually we try to do something quick and simple so we wouldn't wind up eating too late. Since I've been home, Tony has been happy to pass the responsibility back to me. 
He will often return home from work and will find cornmeal crusted onion rings, Italian pub burgers, pulled pork with home made bbq sauce, double chocolate ganache cupcakes, chicken roasted with fresh herbs and lots of garlic and lots of freshly made banana bread. Today, I decided to make home made pretzels stuffed with cheddar and parmesan cheese topped with sesame seeds, garlic, herbs and kosher salt. I think I've definitely missed my calling as a private chef. Tony's cousin will be here at the end of the week visiting from Italy. She'll be coming to stay with us and I'll need to come up with a menu for her visit. I don't know if I want to risk trying to make home made pasta for an Italian from Italy. Perhaps I should just feed her Chinese food. Everyone likes Chinese food right?
