Paella

Friday night was just a tad different in that I was laid out flat on the couch nursing a horrific sinus headache. I couldn't keep my eyeballs open long enough to catch up on crappy t.v. Saturday morning, still reeling from the lingering effects of impacted sinus cavities, I downed some pseudoephedrine and spent the rest of the day in an decongested haze.

Finally, late in the afternoon, my head was clear enough to figure out what I was going to make for dinner as Diana and Harvey were coming over at 5. Mom had brought back saffron (more valuable than gold), Spanish paprika (smokey flavored), and anchovy stuffed olives. What to make? Paella!

Living in "the information age" I pulled up a recipe on Epicurious.com and got to work. What turned out was a tasty, albeit a tad too salty paella dish. I was mildly displeased as I got a little too heavy handed with the salt. I think the chicken broth would have been salty enough-otherwise--not too shabby.