Week END & Good Toast

Weekends are generally pretty busy at our house, we try to cram in as much family time as possible in addition to balancing it all out with ME time.  Peter goes to the gym and I get to yoga.  Today I checked out a new massage therapist at Grace's Healing Center on La Brea at Fountain.  Grace is a true 'healer'.  I went in for a Swedish and instead received an intense deep tissue with hot stone and cupping because I was so tense and STRESSED, Grace-the-healer insisted.  Grace also only charged me for the price of a Swedish.  Highly recommend you give Grace a chance when time permits...

As the weekend winds down homemade Sunday evening meals are mandatory in starting the school/work week off to a good start.  A game of scrabble while we prep dinner and enjoy some good toast!  We are inspired by The Hungry Cat (at Hollywood and Vine) to always try and serve quality bread, brushed with good olive oil (sometimes rubbed with garlic too) and toasted to perfection in the oven set on broiler.

We ran out of good bread so I served herbed goat cheese toasted on pita bread triangles with an arugula salad appetizer.

 

Sunday supper:  Simple pan fried Salmon (just salt and pepper!) with fettuccine alfredo and brocolli. Salmon inspired by my late friend Jim who taught me to "let the fish do the work" and that proves true for most simple meat dishes like tonight. Alfredo sauce by Emril from Foodnetwork.com and the Food Channel.

Food Rookie Note:  The left over salmon can be crumbled and incorporated in a Salad Nicoise the next day while the fettuccine with brocolli will go to school with the kids tomorrow in their lunches.  Peter baked some chicken breasts that can be sliced and added to complete the meal.