Delivered dish

Not to brag, although clearly in typing that I am indeed bragging, but I think we've managed quite well with food since Henry was born. The freezer food has been most excellent. Okay, the chocolate in the chocolate chip cookies we thawed was a bit hard - nothing a quick zap in the microwave couldn't handle - but the pasta sauce wasn't runny (as Darr feared it might be), the manicotti in a bag was as good as it was the day I prepared the dish, and the soup was perfect served with some bread we grabbed at our local Grand Central Bakery. On the days we haven't pulled dinner from the freezer, we've managed to find simple meals to throw together. This has been relatively easy since we are still getting our fresh vegetables from the farm and we managed to get to the store a few times to buy essentials like milk, cat litter, and lamb sausages. Mmmm...lamb...

Anyway, last night was our first dinner out since Henry's arrival, although "out" doesn't accurately describe it since we placed our order online and then had a meal delivered to our door from one of our favorite haunts, Bread and Ink Cafe. Never heard of this before? Me neither, until Darr brought home a gift certificate to Delivered Dish. This gift was most appreciated because last night even taking something out of the freezer to prepare seemed like too much work. (It was my first half day alone with lil' Henry as Darr went into work to review e-mails and start playing catch up for having been out the last two weeks.) This service is fantastic and now that I know it exists I hope to be able to gift it to others to help spread the word. Our most fabulous meal started with the Grilled Gulf Shrimp (large Mexican gulf shrimp marinated in olive oil with shallots, basil, oregano, garlic, and a touch of red pepper). Then I consumed the majority of a small side salad while Darr tackled the Grilled Pear and Hazelnut Bleu Cheese Mousse salad. For the main course, I ordered the Risotto Special (chanterelle mushroom risotto - yum!) and Darr ordered the Entree Special (filet mignon with bourbon and bacon sauce - everything tastes better with bacon, right?) It was TASTY. I highly recommend this service to anyone interested in providing their family with a good meal from a local restaurant without having to leave the comforts of their home.