January 25, 2024 Lunch - Placitas Cafe. Dinner - Swedish Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes and spinach

January 25, 2024 Lunch - Placitas Cafe. Dinner - Swedish Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes and spinach 

I did not eat any breakfast this morning.

Charlie picked me up at 10:45 and then we picked up Peter and drove to the Placitas Cafe to meet the book club members for lunch.  I saw Paul Fish who just retired and is spending his time tending his grapes and said he was going to make a 100% Pinot noir rose this year.

I ordered a Placitas omelet, which was a three egg omelet wrapped around a vegetable medley of squash, onions, and mushrooms in a sauce with a slice of grilled ham and a side of beans.

After lunch we drove to Jeff’s house and discussed the book, Flags over the Bayou. Everyone liked the book and there was a subdued discussion as we watched a winter snow storm drape the north side of the Sandias.

After the discussion Jeff served some chocolate cake and a Danish Kringling with vanilla ice cream.

Then Charlie drove us home by way of a book store in Bernalillo where Peter picked up a book.

Suzette was home when I arrived at 4:30.

I had a phone call from a client and then we listened to the news for a few minutes.  After a few minutes we decided to watch a movie and selected a Danish film titled A Beautiful Life that we enjoyed very much.

Before the movie a peeled and cubed about eight potatoes that Suzette boiled and then mashed.

She heated the prepared Swedish meatballs and gravy from the package in about 5 minutes.

Suzette opened a bottle of 2018 Margaux and then plated dinner, a pile of mashed potatoes on a handful of fresh spinach covered with 5 or 6 meatballs in gravy.

It was a good dinner.

Bon Appetit