frankfurt lately

  
Lately:

+ Mandie and I made pizza dip. Easier to eat once it's been chilled, and tastes just like cold pizza.

+ Stephen and I bought an insane amount of cheese (that purple bundle is THE CHEESE) and turned it into the mac'n'cheese night of our dreams. Gorgonzola mac'n'cheese. Stovetop mac'n'cheese. Käsespätzle (not technically mac'n'cheese, but tasty). Martha's mac'n'cheese. (The gorgonzola mac was a particular favorite.) We also served steamed green beans, to give people a break, and sea salt nutella-stuffed chocolate chip cookies, to give people a chance to beg for mercy. No pictures past the cheese-grating phase, because there was too much eating going on.

+ I love the view from my office, the building in the foreground in particular. Its shape is so excellent.

+ Stephen and I spent a crisp fall Sunday afternoon on the river with books and beer and a park blanket. Lovely.

And tomorrow I'm off to Italy to hang out with Ann! Eleven days in Rome, Positano, and Capri? I think that'll do just fine.