Mendolonium

Yesterday, I posted a “free” ad on craigslist for our broken printer.  I’ve gotten 12 emails so far wanting it – many with stories of how they above all the other craigslisters deserve this treasure.  But my favorite email is this one:

Hi there,

how r u!?

tk u 4 the giveaway.

may i ask if it’s still available?

tk u 4 ur attention 2 this message.

hope 2 hear fr u soon.

regards!

Is this the language that the young people speak these days?  Apparently I am not as young as I thought.

Regular readers will notice a new look and feel to mendolo.com.  Some of the big changes:

• The entire site is now hosted in Wordpress with the blog as the “front door” of the site.
• Our gallery of photo albums is accessible via the “Gallery” link at the top of the page.  I update photos of Thomas often and am currently working on a photo album of our garden.
• Pre-blog recipes are now all “blog posts” and can be found in the recipes category.  I am currently updating the recipes and categories so that you will be able to go and easily search for a recipe based on what you are looking for, i.e., an egg-free dessert or a vegetarian entree.

I love the new look and a big “Thank you” goes to my brother-in-law Gregg for using his free time to implement the changes (in addition to hosting our site for free)!

As I mentioned in the last post my meal plans have gone somewhat awry this week so I ended up making the “drunken penne” tonight. Drunken penne is simply 1 lb of penne, tossed with vodka sauce and the cooked vegetables of your choice (I used broccoli and peas tonight), topped with “The Drunken Goat” cheese. I have been trying to develop the perfect vodka sauce recipe for quite some time. I needn’t try any longer – I have found it. I haven’t been posting new recipes due to some issues with my recipe software, but this one couldn’t wait.  It is that good. So here it is:

Gina’s Vodka Sauce