The entirety of my evening yesterday was spent peeling stubborn little stickers off candle holders I plan to use at our wedding reception. Because this was a) not fun and b) the first of many times I’m going to have to do this, I treated myself to take-out from my very favorite neighborhood sushi restaurant. I got the nigiri combo – 9 pieces plus a California roll. It was enough for two refreshing meals, dinner last night plus lunch today.

I am hoping to continue my enjoyment of ethnic seafood dishes with dinner at a near-by Spanish restaurant this weekend. They are having their annual Paella Festival, featuring bacalao (codfish, in Portuguese) and clams paella and baby octopus paella. Mmm.