close to home
Sticking close to home again today — not too much “work” work, so I’m focusing on what to make for dinner. I already know what I’m making for tomorrow night’s dinner: fresh pappardelle with a spicy sausage and pork ragout. I’ll make the ragout today and let it stand until tomorrow.
I also know what we’ll be having for dessert tonight — I baked a Duncan Hines Devils Food cake which I’m going to layer with strawberries and bananas and frost with whipped cream. I was inspired by a strawberry shortcake my sister-in-law served me a few weeks ago, and now that I’m out of work I’m trying not to spend money on the over-priced yummies available at Sugar & Joe, the new cupcake cafe that opened up on Greenpoint Ave some months ago.
I discovered one of my neighbors has already posted something about Sugar & Joe — I have to agree with her about the service and the beverages. I ordered a Mexican hot chocolate recently, waited FOREVER for it (although I was the only one in the place), and was terribly disappointed when I finally tasted it. I could have saved myself the trouble and just mixed a little cinnamon into some Hershey’s cocoa at home.
For a better cup of Mexican hot chocolate, the answer is De Mole.
