Dinner review

Well, I have to be honest in telling you that I wouldn't again make this spice-roasted squash recipe. T just flat-out didn't like it, and I was being generous in eating as much as I did. The soufflé, on the other hand, was delicious, but I don't think it was worth the hour+ it took to render the pumpkin puree; canned probably would have been just fine because for all the pumpkin hoo-hah, that was not the dominant taste in the darn thing. Ah well, you can't win 'em all. We did get a lot of freaking beta carotene and all the good business eggs provide: choline, Vitamins D & B12, riboflavin, protein!! Just splurge and get the good eggs; the ones from chickens who aren't forcefully bred and then forced to live in a cage so small they can't even turn around or stand up. The chicken industry is so beyond abusive, immoral and tragic, and so the reason cage-free eggs are more expensive is because those poor hens are actually allowed to walk around, eat what they were meant to, and lay their eggs in a humane setting. Literally food for thought.

T says "it's not my favorite" dish

We started in on the allspice-cardamom roasted pumpkin that is served with a tahini-yogurt sauce, limes and chiles alongside. Despite cooking this for longer than Yotam suggested, it is still somewhat al dente although gorgeous, yes? I like the flavor combos, but T is not a big fan. I can tell he's trying to be diplomatic. In the meantime, this pumpkin-goat cheese soufflé looks divine but it was still wobbly so I put it back in. Will let you know! What I know now is that I've never used so many dishes to make one dinner. Amen for good red wine. We decided to celebrate nothing at all so opened a bottle we got at an auction a few years back: a 2001 Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It is really lovely!