Flavourful Monday

Up early, regular morning routine. Got going at 8am. Got a nice surprise on Monday meeting. Boss recognized my 15 year anniversary. Then most participants shared a story of how I affected their career. Pretty heart warming stuff, nice to feel appreciated by peers. It was an incredible surprise to start my week. Got into presentations after. Lunch was a mistake, two cups of rice and a can of chili. Team call then check in with account manager. Solved an awkward issue together then back into it. Loaded up some old CDs. Some really solid mixes. Stopped a little past half five and started an elaborate dinner.

Cooked some shells up and then added canned sauce with carved up chicken, rough chopped jalapeno and topped with a handful of croutons. To make matters worse I doused it in Parmesan cheese. The croutons were supposed to add a richness but instead served as crunchy landmines that hurt the palette. The cheese didn’t mesh with the intrinsic flavours at all and was mostly off putting. The seasoning on the chicken was inappropriate. The jalapeno did nothing good for the dish. It was a collection of misfit toys who didn’t play well together. Maybe I’m losing my touch? The rest of the bright was spent working on Musings and trying to fall asleep early.