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.



Tuesday, April 24, 2012

April 24th. Salad. Leftovers.

A long quiet day at home.  I did bike to and from an excellent noon yoga class, but spent the bulk of the day catching up with things and continuing to work my way through the leftovers.

I think I may have been derelict in recent days not mentioning the grapefruits that I've been happily eating since buying a big bag at TJ's last week.  Pink grapefruits. Surprising good.  I try to eat them instead of nibbling on peanut butter and jelly (something else I'm reluctant to discuss).

In any case, ate a half a grapefruit as soon as I got home, then a smallish salad with bacon, tomatoes and avocados for lunch.

For dinner, I finished both the mashed potatoes and the greens, and to vary things, cooked up an aluminum bag of cumin flavored chick peas I'd bought at TJ's months or maybe years ago (best eaten before May, 2012, the package advised, so their time had come).
The thrown together meals of single life.
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