El Romantico Desesperado

So, here's the story. My brother Logan has been dating this girl. We will call her Fluffy, since that is what my family calls her. I don't know how she came to be known as Fluffy, as she does not have fluffy hair or any such thing. Anyway, Fluffy broke up with Logan on Sunday, the day before Valentine's Day. Here's the thing: he was crushed, but I don't know if he was crushed because he had just been dumped, or because he had just spent $60 on groceries to cook Fluffy a romantic Valentine's fettuccine dinner. (A Ben Folds Five Song comes to mind: "Give me my money back, I want my money back, you @#*&!") Well, I can't heal a broken heart, but I can cook fettuccine alfredo. So, doing the only thing I could think of to help, I bought all his groceries from him and cooked Fluffy's romantic dinner for Ryan. It was suggested that I should not cook my valentine a tainted dinner, but I just figured our love could redeem the break-up fetuccine. All I have to say is that Fluffy should have waited a week or so. Fluffy missed out. Her loss:



And yes, even the candles and the flowers were his idea. Oh, my poor sad, cute, hopelessly romantic brother... He is available now, you know.

Here is Logan's Fettuccine Alfredo recipe, which wasn't half bad:

12 oz. uncooked Fettucine
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Cook pasta and drain. In small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in cheese. Add cream. Blend well. Cook just until boiling and remove from heat. Stir in parsley. Toss hot pasta with sauce.

Shanda's muppet scarf is halfway finished. I will have to bring it to SnB tonight. Even though I never thought I would become a fan of hairy yarn, I have to admit I think I'm going to have to make one for myself.