Empty Nest Eggs

And a sneak-peak recipe from "The Weekday Vegetarians."

Last Thursday, a week and a half before we dropped off Daughter Number 1 at college, Andy and I found ourselves in a not-unusual position as the parents of teenagers: There would be no kids eating dinner with us — both had plans. I wouldn’t normally care, but with the clock ticking down to their Departure Days, each missed family dinner — one of the only times in the day when we’re guaranteed to lock eyes with our girls — felt like mini tragedy. But we only have four more dinners with them! I whined, before Andy looked at me and said right back, “Let’s have eggs.”

I’m guessing that most empty nesters are excited about making travel plans without consulting the school calendar; or RSVP-ing to an event without considering anyone else’s schedule; or going right to sleep at night instead of lying awake wondering whether or not their kid is a) safe and b) gonna blow curfew again.

Not us!

I am not kidding when I say that one of the things I’m looking forward to the most about this new chapter…