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, May 8, 2012

May 8th. Late lunch with Lena and Phoebe. Salad with asparagus and eggs. Black Bean Soup. Left-over pasta. Brussels sprouts with bacon and dates.

Very late lunch--Lena came by with Phoebe around 3.  I'd biked back from yoga and had just made myself a salad with asparagus and hard boiled eggs.

Since Lena is on relatively new born baby schedule, she can always use a meal, so once I knew she was coming, I emptied the refrigerator, and readied an assortment of late afternoon snacks:  Another round of brussels sprouts with dates and bacon, black bean soup. And there was also a pasta with some combination of red curry peanut sauce.
A meal ample enough to carry me right through dinner and beyond.
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