20081125 Welcome Baby Dinner with Side Plate of Baby Cauliflowers!!!

I'm so excited to report that our baby arrived this past Friday!!! My wife's water broke Thursday at around 11:30a and she was in labor by about 3a Friday morning. My lovely daughter, Anuragini (Anu for short), was born just before 8a. She was 4 pounds 7 ounces and 18" long. We were not prepared -- she came three-plus weeks early!

We were in the hospital till Monday evening. Today was my first day of cooking in my kitchen after the construction - and what an auspicious occasion, the day after Anu's homecoming!

I made a candelit dinner for my wife to celebrate the new (oh so cute!) baby, and featured baby vegetables, including a saute of baby bok choy with tempeh and onion, plus a little soy tamari sauce; baby corn on baby lettuces; baby carrots; quinoa with turmeric; and a side plate that we shared of three different raw baby cauliflowers. It was a nice meal for a fabulous time!!!