Weekend in the City

What we did this weekend

• "Surprise" birthday party for Lauren at Blau Gans, which was pretty good, although not spectacular. The place is loud due to many hard surfaces, and the lack of soft sound baffling table linens.
• A field trip to Queens to visit the Jackson Heights Diner, Patel Brothers, and Costco (they seem to have abandoned couponing). We got lots of idli mix as well as fresh spices.
• Broiled veal chops, topped with a cranberry/garlic relish. Awesome.
• Watched The Dark Knight, with Heath Ledger as the Joker. I'd heard this was good, as well as his acting, and it delivered....although at 2.5 hours the movie was way too long.
• Planted catnip, rosemary, and parsley in the patio garden.
• Got the cats wound up by blowing bubbles for them to ferociously bat.
• Made fresh bruschetta and ahi tuna poke.
• Went to Pinkberries.
• Took a platter of stuffed grapeleaves to church.
• Read The Hi Tech Strategist and ICAP Shipping newsletters.
• Was annoyed by the Food Emporium's low level bait & switching.

We don't suggest giving your cat a bath at home

Some of the things we did this weekend:

• Clambake on the patio - a big pot of corn, clams, and scallops - along with some Seabreezes.
• Went to Central Park and saw the carnival
• Another night we made stuffed pork tenderloin along with some stuffing.
• Washed and groomed the cats, and got the heck scratched out of us in exchange
• Church pot luck
• Planted flowers and cleaned the windows
• Watched "Burn After Reading"
• Made a slow cooker ragu and had that with noodles and a bottle of Barolo
• Went to Bloomingdales and Dylans Candy store
• Cleaned the closets