Christmas Dinner

The salt cod is soaking. I'll be baking it with bay leaf, garlic, olive oil, potatoes, and milk. I have Broccoli Rabe for my side dish, and I'm making apple gelatin for dessert.

There's enough salt cod for two meals, so I'm only soaking half. I'll fix the rest for New Year's Eve and try one of the Italian recipes with olives and tomatoes that I've seen. (I need to see if they have fresh black eyes at my local Safeway again. That with mixed greens and cornbread is the traditional New Year's Day feast in this neck of the woods.)

My plan is to see The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus on Christmas Day. I don't live in New York or L.A. so all that "Opens Christmas Day" stuff is a lie! *kicks a can and mopes* It sounds so dumb, but I was really looking forward to it. And all the museums are closed Christmas Day which makes no sense to me. It's not even opening the following week which would be a cool "Let's welcome in the New Year" mindfuck; it opens here on January 8.

The Corcoran is free for those who live in Southwest DC on Saturday, so I'm going to head there. It's the only major museum I haven't been to since moving here.

Sunday, I'm meeting up with friends to see Young Victoria.