Yesterday I made my first pasta without a tomato sauce base. I was uncertain balsamic vinegar would taste good with pasta and when I measured it out, its dark colour intimidated me more. It was another Jamie recipe, so I had to trust it would turn out okay. It turned out way better than I expected. I wish I could brag about my cooking skills, but it would have been a bigger surprise had I screwed up this two step meal.



The lunch menu for today was set for pea soup (Jamie). I always forget to check for all my ingredients before I start chopping and cooking. I was so sure about there being peas in the freezer because we're never low or without it. Today we were without. I had to improvise and went with corn instead. It tasted fine, but when my stomach is set on eating something, it doesn't like to settle for anything else- no matter how great the replacement dish.