"What I Cooked Today" Day 257

Today Jochem and I traveled to Tilburg for one of our traditional dinner dates with Erik, Marjolein, Michiel and Marije. I love these dinner dates but lately they've become a little bit difficult to organize because planning a Saturday night with six very different schedules is not as easy it once was. But we planned this date and we went. Yes, we went, even though I am still sick. There were of course lots of reasons not to go today:
- cold: check
- sore throat: check
- headache: check
But then there were also some indications that I was not as sick as I have been this week:
- no fever
- no sore muscles
- no nausea
And, more importantly, I HAD TO GET OUT! For someone who loves being at home, doing nothing, I could not spend another second being at home, doing nothing. I needed a reason to take a shower, wash my hair and put on new clothes. I needed more interaction than Jochem's tired mumblings after work (and the cats really don't make very good conversational partners). So I went to try and lift my spirits and I just hope that it didn't make me any sicker. But whatever happens I'm going to work on Monday because I can't take this nonsense anymore. As for tonight, Jochem and I found some random recipe online (since neither Jamie nor Nigella has a recipe in the books that we own) for creme brulee. I wanted something a little festive for our post-holiday dinner date, but let me tell you: creme brulee is one high-maintenance little dessert. We made one with dark chocolate and used a burner and everything. Unfortunately, the burner didn't come with its necessary gas included, so we had to make do with some gas that Michiel miraculously found somewhere. This definitely did not give us our desired result, so the top of the creme brulee was not at all creme brulee-like. Luckily the pudding itself was very nice, so I guess we'll just try again another day. Jochem and I did leave quite early because my head started to hurt after a while, but it was great to be outdoors and enjoy the company of my friends. Thanks for the Mexican American tortilla soup and the India curry - it was lovely!

Oh, and the reason that there's no picture here is because the camera didn't work either. Sorry!