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, April 22, 2012

April 22nd. Huntington Gardens. Banana Bread.

After so many days of no cooking, I couldn't resist making a loaf of banana bread to bring to brunch at Suzanne and Peter's.

It was the perfect complement to the excellent asparagus and fried eggs that Suzanne made.  And mimosas too!!

We then had a splendid walk through the new Chinese garden and spruced up Japanese garden at the Huntington.  I hadn't been there in years, and it was a perfect southern California day--not too hot (it had been gray and cold  at the beach the day before, and really hot in Pasadena--but while it continued gray at the beach, Pasadena had a perfect Sunday).  It was a real treat.

Later that night, I got to re-visit some excellent left-overs.  Made a hash with the mashed potatoes and left-over chicken and another round of still-fresh-enough-greens.
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