Nose music, Dylan Ratigan anger (love it!), what's on tap for later this week

People, I feel absolutely awful. Shaky, alternately hot/cold, and my nose is playing music as the air attempts to get in and out. Terrific day. Who saw Dylan Ratigan's wonderful, from-his-core, rage rant on MSNBC? The awful Susan del Percio said everything was Obama's fault (um, Congress? Republican blockades? yes, Obama is disappointing in myriad ways but it's all his fault? no ma'am), Karen Finney had nothing of value to add, and Ratigan just went off on the lack of any serious discussion being had about our country's problems which are many and serious and scary. If you want to watch it, here's a link. He really gets going about 4 minutes in.

Tonight's dinner is going to be the best of what you can get from a can (stuffed grape leaves), the cheese and bread counters, the yummy dip areas and slicing fresh heirloom tomatoes. Think delicious, gourmet picnic with minimal effort. I have been putting aside recipes that sound good should you have the energy to make them so perhaps these will be in our future soon.

Sake-steamed chicken with ginger and scallions Corn cakes with citrus greens (Yotam! Thank you, Donna, for bringing this to my attention!) Panini ripieni arrotolati (fresh tomato rolls) Spinach gratin with pecorino toscano and pine nuts Cherry hand pies

D.C. peeps- we're heading to Graffiato on Saturday night and can't wait. It's gotten great reviews. Y'all, Prosecco on tap!!

Sinus infection, news from NY

Most unfortunately, I have one of the 3-4 sinus infections I get annually. So I'm not sure I'll be doing much today besides being grateful that my MIL wants to come play with the boys this afternoon and reading in bed. Nonetheless, a note that Em-i-lis Recipes just reached 75 delicious ideas, many of them simple. So fear not, jump in, pick one and have fun.

Also, did you see that NYC just decided to mandate sex-education? By this I mean real sex-ed, none of that abstinence-only BS that does not work. So, yay for you NYC. What a bastion of progressive thinking you are: gay marriage, sex-ed. Cheers!

I will attempt to rouse myself later, but you might just get pitiful musings on my sorry nose, aching face and irritating cough.