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, July 10, 2012

July 10th. Burrata breakfast. Splendid salad at Carol's. In n Out.

That burrata is the gift (to myself) that keeps on giving.  It's still tastes fresh and worked perfectly in tiny sandwiches with roast tomatoes for breakfast.  Truth be told, expected to finish off the burrata in my next two meals.
Snack of the week
But the burrata remained untouched the rest of the day.    Carol called while I was in yoga, suggesting I come by.  Instead of going home, I decided to bike straight to her house--a pure bike path route--8.7 miles along the Ocean Front, through the Marina, then onto the Ballona Creek Bike Path to Sawtelle.  And there was a promise of lunch once I got there.  Who could ask for anything more?  Carol is famous (at least to me) for her salads.  When I met her, as a relatively new arrival to Southern California, I was wowed by her salads, bursting with ingredients--nuts, dried fruits, etc. that I'd never seen on the eastern seaboard.  Now, of course, these California influenced salads have taken over the world, and I'm happy to give full credit to Carol.

Surprised myself by stopping at In'n'Out on Washington as I biked home.  With my new advanced knowledge of the Super Secret Menu, I  now order  my regular animal style burger medium rare and my fries well done.  Next time, I'm going to take a bigger leap into super secret land and get it with extra everything--and maybe chiles too--how exciting will that be?

Packed the burger and fries into my bike basket for a quick ride home--not quite quick enough as the thousand island dressing had time to work its way through the wrappings--it was easily cleaned up, but next time I'll have to be more careful.

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