Tonight was vegetarian night, after last night’s steak (Jay came for dinner). This was a nice vegetarian meal, but by no means low-fat. The strata was really nice, and very easy to make. None of us liked the broccoli rabe. It was too stalky, and Larry didn’t like the balsamic butter sauce. This is the second time I’ve made one of the menus out of this cookbook, and both times the side dish has been mediocre. I’m disappointed, because I like having the menus laid out for me and I like the way this cookbook looks and is laid out. I have a hard time coming up with vegetarian meal plans.

• Tomato Goat Cheese Strata (Fresh Food Fast, Peter Berley, p. 262)
• Broccoli Rabe with Balsamic Brown Butter (Fresh Food Fast, Peter Berley, p. 265)