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.



Saturday, April 28, 2012

April 28th. Salad with bacon, chicken, hard-boiled eggs and tomato. Photo collages.

Very quiet day.  No shopping.  No cooking.  Fairly minimal eating.
Cereal for breakfast.  A few days ago I began to make inroads in the boxes of cereal that Russell and Heather had left behind.  I'd assumed they'd be stale and I'd just toss them, but it seems that even no-preservatives-added-organic cereals can last more or less forever.  So...a little cereal with coffee for breakfast, and a grand salad for a very late lunch--spring greens with bacon, chicken, hard-boiled eggs and tomato--as I write this, I realize I'd forgotten the avocado--oh the pitfalls of abundance...

Quiet day followed by lively evening.  Went with Linda to the opening of the show of Chris Burrill's photo collages of the LA Uprising.  This was the first time she'd displayed these pieces she'd made 20 years ago---it's a great show and the opening was packed--people I hadn't seen in years.  Second night of cultural life in Venice, and a good opportunity to flash back into the past.

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