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.



Monday, May 7, 2012

May 7th. Left-over pasta, Potatoes, cauliflower and onion in TJ's Red curry sauce. Sauteed chicken breast.

Pasta with caramelized tofu, broccoli and carrots for breakfast.

Potatoes, cauliflower and onions with Trader Joe's Red Curry Sauce for lunch (also with pasta).

Dinner--no more pasta!  I'd found a chicken breast in the freezer (who knows its provenance?  Not me.)  Defrosted it  yesterday, and tonight sauteed it with panko, this time with  parmesan, and a splash of lemon.  Warmed up the remnants of the roasted tomatoes as well as the smidgen of eggplant with pomegranate molasses.  And there was dinner.

A day of three solitary meals--left-overs with additions.


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