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 7, 2012

April 7th. Nibbling on Chocolate Matzoh.

No proper meals at home. Busy day on the town. A few bits of that incredible chocolate matzoh before proceeding to brunch in Brentwood (long story for another time perhaps).

Dinner with Gar and Lisa (I brought my eggplant dish and caramelized chocolate matzoh--to add to the many Chinese treats they'd bought on their way home from the desert--bar-b-qued duck, sticky rice, dumplings, etc.

In between those meals, a quick trip to LACMA, the photography of Daido Moriyama and the art of the woman surrealists. A day of lots of art and no cooking whatsoever.
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