This little piggy went to

This little piggy went to market...

Saturday, the Grump and I went to Central Market 1.) to get some things and 2.) to show the Grump all the cool shit.
I freakin love this store. If you're looking for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and Coke, look elsewhere. This store only sells organic and gourmet shit.
Their produce section is unfuckingbelievable. Their varieties of potatoes take up one whole wall and they must have 25 different kind of apples. (I picked up some Pink Lady apples)
There were cheeses from tons of different countries. We spent a few minutes sniffing the stinky cheeses...mmmm!

We left with only a few things: baby button mushrooms, apples, spinach bacon dip, water crackers, garlic hummus, sun-dried tomato and basil artesian bread and Haagen Dazs chocolate ice cream.

One the way home, we found the house we want. It was a cute stone and brick cottage-type place. It was just a few blocks from Central Market and in the middle of everything in a nice neighborhood. It was perfect. I could imagine the dogs running around in the backyard, while we sat in our lounge chairs watching them as the sunset off in the horizon. (I'm imagining we could see the sunset through the skyscrapers)

Other than the fact that we knew it was our last day together, the whole day was perfect.
We picked up the dogs and went home so I could start dinner while he took my car out for some maintenance.
I had been marinating a pork tenderloin in red wine, onions, garlic, peppercorns and other various spices all day.
I took the button mushrooms, leaving them whole, and sauteed them in some butter and garlic, then covered them in red wine and beef broth, added some rosemary and let them simmer for 30 mins, until the tenderloin was done. (Oh My God, they were GOOD)
I served everything up with some garlic herb mashed potatoes and a caesar salad.
We had a nice German Riesling with dinner and then a barely chilled Zinfindal after.
It was beautiful. Except the black cloud of our impending separation hovered over us all night.

Posted by De at July 13, 2003 10:51 PM