Eric Ripert would sue me for this dish

Eric Ripert, artist with fish, chef extraordinaire, would definitely give me the boot from his kitchen for this dinner, the most devoid-of-flavor meal I've made in quite a while. Wow! Looks pretty, and the fish -hake- had a great steaky, flake to it, but damn friends, this was boring as get out.They can't all be winners. On a more entertaining note, look at Bono at the dentist today.

Teavana, inappropriate experience buying pizza at Whole Foods

Y'all, I had a very educational tea experience today at Teavana. A young woman asked if I wanted to taste some tea- I really did so took her up on the offer. Turns out she seemed to know everything(!) about tea. Did you know white tea is hydrating? I did not know any tea could be hydrating. The teas she had were gorgeous- fruits and leaves bursting with color and scent. I'm not much of a tea gal beyond the random mug before bed sometimes, but I'm gonna tell you that I felt inspired, and truly, these teas were good. So, I got some hydrating Youthberry. Delish, and the whole experience was quite interesting. The boys and I then went to the market and I let them get pizza for dinner; while waiting for the guy to box it up, he turned around and I saw FULL-ON BUTT/CRACK. This is TOTALLY not OK anywhere really, but especially at a Whole Foods or other grocery. BLECH!!!!

Oliver is crawling around on the floor with his head down, as if he's a head mop. It's very weird, and if I weren't certain that he were actually quite bright, I think I'd be alarmed.

Soup recipe posted, random tip

Good morning! I just posted last night's soup recipe. It was really delicious. And it led me to wish to share a random tip with you. When you come to the end of a wedge of Pecorino or Parmesan, don't toss the rind! Start a rind container in your fridge (a tupperware into which you toss old cheese rinds) and use the rinds to add depth to soups- just toss them in with the stock. Mmm.