Eggs in red sauce never get old and Seven days is the cure

The weather lately has been nearly Arctic, it seems, and I think all of us have a little cabin fever. Saturday we got out and about and visited the Arkansas Air Museum at Drake field for a tour. It was really interesting. I haven't been in there in years, and they have lots of new exhibits. They still take several of those plane out to fly! The Military Museum was cool too.
After our tour, we had a birthday lunch at Aunt Nan's for my step-mom. I was in charge of the cake, and actually forgot to take any pictures! I was too distracted by the fact that I completely destroyed the layers while trying to get them out of the pans. I have vowed never again to shoot tequila while baking.
We have since discoverd my oven is on the fritz, so the cake and the babka were NOT ALL my fault! I was able to salvage the red velvet cake though, and made a Trifle. I layered the crumbled cake with cheesecake flavored pudding, shaved chocolate, strawberries, and homemade whipped cream. It was a hit even after the tragedy.
After lunch, I was able to kick the boys and the dogs out to play for about an hour, and they blew off some steam. Unfortunately, they also blew mud all over their clothes, but half a bottle of stain treatment took care of it.
I can't wait for warmer weather and cook-outs!
In the meantime, cooking indoors is alright too, especially if Beni is in your doors.
For Valentine's day I got a beautiful card, flowers, and a double strand of pearls! What a sweetheart. Beni also made may favorite, baked eggs in red sauce, and I think it was the best sauce to date. (I also think I say that ever time). He served it over toasted French bread this time, rather than Ciabatta, and I think that was the game changer. The soft bread soaked up the sauce creating a much more delicate texture. It was fantastic.
Here's some pics of the process... (Notice how he does NOT crowd the mushrooms).

For dinner we had our second round of Beni's self-corned beef. He's nearly perfected his method, using a seven day cure. He served it with some VERY fresh steamed cabbage and little purple potatoes that were going to be roasted (before the oven went out), but ended up being cooked in a pan with some red wine. I think they turned out perfect, even with the mishap.

Here's a pic of the corned beef fresh out of the fridge, before cooking:

And here's a pic of the prepared dish with potatoes and cabbage. Talk about comfort food!

As one piece of cured meat comes out of the fridge, another goes in... Next Sunday, homemade pastrami!

Have a good rest of the week and stay tuned until next week to found out how the Pastrami turns out... After the seven day cure it will hit the smoker!