Not burnt toast, thankfully.
Have you ever had one of those nights when a ruined dinner is the catalyst for an impromptu pity party? Last night was one of those nights. I spent most of the day chasing interview subjects for an article I’m writing, so by the time the evening came, I was feeling frazzled and tired. The next few hours then consisted of one angry toddler, one empty fridge, one emergency dash to the shops for dinner supplies with angry toddler in tow, two pees on the floor and about a million ants invading the bathtub when I went upstairs to wash the angry toddler.
Then, while frantically making pumpkin risotto (it was already well past the little man’s dinner time), I managed to tip the entire contents of the salt grinder into the pot. All of it. Straight into my risotto.
Cue the pity party (though unlike last time, I managed to hold back on the yelling and tears).
It’s not the first time I’ve unwittingly dumped the entire contents of a grinder into my food, as I have a bad habit on not screwing lids on properly. Dinner went in the bin, but there were some upsides. The little man was delighted with his tub of yoghurt and fell asleep immediately at 7pm – a rarity in the past few weeks. And when the husband got home, he went out and fetched me this:
It’s a felafel pita pocket and hot chips from an Israeli cafe called Sababba’s, one of my favourite takeaway places on King St, Sabbaba’s. Soooo gooood. You can read a review here. For some reason, takeaway food always tastes better when consumed at the end of a stressful day.
Every Wednesday, I write a post about what I cooked the night before. What about you? What’s your favourite takeaway remedy?
Oh, how I miss Newtown! That pita pocket looks sooooooooo good. I agree that takeaway food is such a good remedy to a stressful day. Love Crust pizza , and when we lived in the inner west, burger fuel, thai riffic , istanbul on king and cafe gioia were constant favourites.
What a hectic & stressful day for you. The salt grinder thing must have been the final straw. It must have taken some self-control to hold back those tears. Hugs to you.
I’ve tried Sabbaba – it IS great! Falafels ftw! I have a sweet tooth, so my remedy would have to be to skip the savoury & go straight to a lemon meringue tart or blueberry cheesecake.
Thanks Jess. We tend to cycle through thai, pizza and Sabbaba’s. It’s purely a distance thing. Indian is too far to walk to!
good Sabbaba memories! what, no pocket with chicken livers and hearts for you??? hehe