What I Made for Dinner: June 20, 2009

Not a damn thing.

But there's a reason! Today, I made many things besides dinner in my kitchen:

• Pickled green beans
• Pickled okra (preserved in canning jars)
• Coconut cake
  
• Joy of Cooking's Quick White Icing II

Tomorrow, of course, is Father's Day, and both our families (minus my brother-in-law, stuck working in Arizona, boo) are coming over to celebrate. It also happens to be my mom's birthday. So tomorrow, I will be making:

• Biscuits and gravy (for breakfast)
  

• Parmesan artichoke dip
• Roasted red pepper dip
• Some kind of dip involving roasted garlic and cannellini beans
• Grilled zucchini and mushrooms

Thanks to the largess of my guests, that's all I'll have to make. But I think that's quite enough kitchen productivity for a couple of days. Dinner tonight was a no-go.