Naomi: Cooking for one and for friends



For years now, even before I wrote the recipes in what I think of as my "static blog," Fiftytworecipesfrommymother, at the request of my children, Sarah and Sam, Sarah had been urging me to keep a daily (more or less) record of my cookings--the meals I make for myself in my (surprisingly) solitary life as well as those I make for friends. For whatever reasons, I've never done it.


But, after months of wandering, I've finally begun. As I haven't quite mastered the art of cooking for one, and love throwing together grand meals at the last minute, I have been encouraging friends to call to check on what I might have on hand any evening for a quick meal. Instructions can be found in my entry for March 20th--What's in Naomi's Refrigerator.

This is primarily a record of the meals I prepare for myself and others, accompanied by "mug shots" of the food (when I remember to photograph before eating). Shot by my phone, with no styling, they may not capture their subjects at their best, but so be it.



Sunday, March 25, 2012

March 25th. Variations on Black Beans in Cast Iron in Two Acts.

Lunch

Quiet rainy Sunday.  Alone with all those leftovers, my cast iron pan did double duty--for lunch I sauteed a diced onion along with a finely chopped garlic clover, threw in some corn kernels, black beans and cilantro, and fried two eggs.  A sliver of cream cheese cake for dessert and I was set.
Dinner

I so enjoyed that lunch, I reprised it for dinner with a few more flourishes.
I diced up a slice or so of bacon--before it was crispy added some diced onion and garlic once again.  Then, for a little variety tossed in some of the left-over rice before adding the beans and corn.  While that was heating in one half of the pan, I slipped two of last night's chile rellenos with their sauce into the other half and covered the pan.  In five minutes there was dinner.  



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