Neglectful...for shame

I admit, I have neglected my blog. And I feel terrible, not only for not having posted in such a long time, but because I think I lost my zeal for good food. Not to say that I haven't eaten well or eaten much or eaten at all, for that matter, but I think I got lost in eating because I had to and not because I enjoy it. Having said that, I have had a lot on my proverbial plate lately- lots of food for thought and lots to nosh around in my head. Lots of things career-related and lots of things I would rather not think about. I had been traveling a lot for work and therefore stopped enjoying food because I was eating more out of boredom whilst on these business trips rather than because I enjoyed the food or because I wanted it. Seriously, sitting in a dark room for 8-9 hours of each day watching doctors is NOT fun times, I tell you. I am sure that I ate some good food during those times. I recall a rather tasty garlicky sauce that accompanied my plantain chips while ordering Argentinian food in Houston. I remember an incredibly indulgent ColdStone Creamery mound of ice cream while in Houston as well. There was some admirable pizza had in Maryland. But everything else kinda seems to run together so I can't tell you all the gory details. My dedication to hosting a dinner party every month seems to have fallen through the cracks (I have half a week to get to April so let's see if this happens). March was Oscar month so I hosted an Oscar-themed party, complete with black tie. I served a dish for each Best Picture Nomination, namely:
Black and White Cookies for Good Night, and Good Luck
Cowpoke Chili for Brokeback Mountain
Falafel for Munich
In Cold Blood Martinis for Capote
California Salad for Crash
Julie brought two desserts- Chocolate Chip Cupcakes for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Turkish Delight for the Chronicles of Narnia. It was a lovely night though we were supremely pissed that Crash won Best Picture. Salma Hayek looked stellar as always.
But back to my blatant neglect:
Lately, I've been eating unhappily and I wanted to corral myself in and just fix that from the get-go.
Ate dinner at Sette last night- My mom and I shared the most exquisite tuna carpaccio, sauteed broccoli rabe with roasted garlic and Penne Puttanesca. The pasta was good, but there is just something wonderful about Sapore that no other Italian place can duplicate. Including Italian places in ITALY, for goodness sakes. I am looking to keep my birthday this year rather quiet (I'm not at ALL looking forward to turning 25) so I might have something nice and quiet at Sapore with a few people whom I love. Such people have not yet been decided upon yet. I think I'm back though...the Food Monster is back!