I'm home alone! H. is on an alumni/business trip until Saturday. That means - Kraft macaroni and cheese. That means BRAVO. That means wine. That means baking from the cookbook that I have on loan from a very thoughtful person at work.First of all - mac and cheese. I can't remember the last time when I made this from the box. Not organic - and not
homemade (GASP). It was my 9 minute dinner so I could get to baking, a bit of blogging, and knitting while watching TV.
Before getting the kitchen scale out - I actually started the dishwasher. Something about me - I'm a secret PIGPEN. As soon as H. is out - dishes and clothes stay where they are dropped. So, the fact that I cleaned on the first of 2 solo evenings is a sign of change - or that I was thinking about writing about my night and didn't want it to be a messy memory.
This is a perfect solo night for me. Now - i'm off to finish off some wine and other fun things that I haven't decided yet. What would you do if you didn't have to worry about all the other people in your life for one night?
For my baking adventure, I chose a recipe for Lemon Blueberry Scones for this fine evening based on several factors. First - it will be great for bringing into work tomorrow. Second - it's easy: fast and I already have lemons and blueberries. Third - it's super fast and will leave time to hang out!
Lemon Blueberry Scones
from Baking Illustrated
10 oz (2 cups) unbleached AP flour
2 TBSP baking pwd
3 TBSP bkg sugar
1/2 tsp salt
5 TBSP butter: cold cut into 1/4" cubes
1/2 cup blueberries
1 tsp lemon zest
1 cup heavy cream
* preheat oven to 425
* using the food processor - mix the dry
ingredients
* process in the butter and lemon zest
* Stir in heavy cream just until dough forms
* Stir in blueberries
* Shape into circle or flat log and cut into triangles
* Bake for 8-12 minutes
7 comments:
hahaha... mac and cheese. classic! that scone looks delicious- I love the blueberries in it!
Love alone nights like that..it so rarely happens here. The scones look delicious.
I usually resort to oatmeal for dinner when the hubs is travelling on business. I think Kraft mac 'n' cheese is a much better option! 8-) Love these scones - they must've smelled heavenly out of the oven.
how do you like that book? i'm thinking of getting it!
Home alone without kiddos or hubby? Rarely happens... (sigh, imagining a quiet paradise right now) I would probably get a big fat takeout order (with dessert, of course) and slowly indulge, knowing I wouldn't have to share with ANYONE. Nice glass of wine (out of reach of the dog's tail), some good knitting (for me, of course) and a movie that only I would want to watch.
Enjoy your solo nights!
It's a secret guilty pleasure that I'm not always upset when my husband goes on a business trip. I plan easy food, good reading and bad habits! I love your evening alone and that you made a nine-minute dinner so you can move on to what you love! The scones are very timely. We adore scones and I have lemon and blueberrie.... for some reason blueberries are very cheap right now.
Okay, now I'm thinking that we are on the same wavelength because I'm getting ready to try a recipe very similar to this one.
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