With our busy schedules—full of work, school, hockey, judo, and more—sometimes Mikhail and I don’t get to see each other for a week at a time.  Boo!  When we do get an evening to ourselves, I am partial to staying in and cooking dinner together.  It’s one of those things that’s often said and isn’t ever really questioned, but cooking with someone really is swell thing to do.  You’re working together, helping each other out, spending good quality time together.  Aw.  Heh.  It sort of sounds silly to say, but I think it’s really good.  Monday night we made the solyanka (a Russian soup) you see above.  I’m already looking forward to tomorrow night’s meatloaf and mac and cheese!