Living Pleasantly

My father tends bar, mixing Manhattans for myself and my mother, while she prepares some prime red steak to pair with a domestic red wine. The Cesar salad dressing is freshly made, aromatizing the house with the perfume of anchovy paste, sending the cat into a near heat. Simple flavors, a classic meal, yet one that is never dull or unwelcome. Spending the weekend back at home for the first time in months was definitely relaxing.