Have you ever had a craving for fish sticks? If so, Trader Joe's is the place to get them. Beth and I ran around this Sunday afternoon and evening and I filled the trunk of the car and she filled the backseat! I unpacked the fish sticks very quickly and stuck them in the oven for 20 minutes and they came out perfectly. I have not served or eaten them since my children were young and they are not young anymore. For some strange reason, I think fish sticks would be delicious in a taco shell dressed with regular lettuce, tomatoes, etc. A fish taco of sorts.
Pier 1, we thought, is going out of business so we stopped in there. They are actually not going out of business but going to be more of a warehouse distribution (sales) facility. They did have sales and I bought some darling Christmas table items: jingle bells trimmed placemats, great heavy ,elegant glass candy boxes, a long cranberry centerpiece, to name but a few items. I want to picture the candy boxes. They are special.
Back at Trader Joe's, I got one of their chocolate Brooklyn babkas. I will put it in the freezer and bring it out when Brooks and Carly (now Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Wagstaff) come to Christmas dinner. I am serving a big prime rib roast, Rosemary potatoes, brussel sprouts (I bought them still on the stock), Yorkshire pudding, a salad, and Tiramisu.
I restocked Trader Joe's basmati rice medley It is so flavorful. Well, back to redoing the Christmas table. It was done and covered and now I have better things to accent it, so I am tearing it apart and starting again. Oh well, the lighted trees give me the inspiration to move ahead.
Happy decorating.
Pier 1 had these wonderful heavy beautiful glass candy boxes. They are really special.
