Suddenly it's May here: low 70s, sunny and windy. All the trees are being fooled into thinking they're late for spring and releasing pollen by the truckload. It's all very unsettling.

Recent recipe successes include a thai-ish peanutty noodle dish from the Trader Joe's cookbook that was passed on by a co-worker and took literally less than 7 minutes to make start to finish. I tossed the remainder of the peanut sauce with some cabbage leftover from the hot & sour soup, which turned out well. I wanted to make a gnocchi casserole this weekend, but so much food was forced upon me at Jared's birthday celebration that I have to wait a few days before attempting to consume anything so robust.