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 24, 2012

July 24th. Manly Burger. Snacks at the Beach. Dinner Salad.

Rebecca, visiting Los Angeles between her Teach for America Orientation in the Mississippi Delta and her actual first grade teaching in Clarksdale, Mississippi, site of the Delta Blues Museum.  Laura and I had stopped there on our drive west two years ago. I' said I wouldn't remind returning some day.  Maybe I'll get to visit Rebecca during her stint.
But first--lunch in Santa Monica.  Although she'd had a late breakfast, she was happy to have coffee and a snack while I ate a more proper meal.  Umami Burger, won the proximity, convenience and unique to Los Angeles awards, plus the menu could meet our differing needs.  I ordered a Manly Burger--in addition to having a splendid name, it is topped with beer-cheddar cheese, fried onion strings and bacon lardons.  Rebecca had the fried onion rings (they might be called tempura rings--huge, lightly battered circles)  and iced coffee. With some sharing, we were both quite satisfied and lingered well into the afternoon--long enough for the originally noisy room to almost completely empty.

After all that lunch, I was happy enough with a dinner salad -- some of that seared tuna with a potato, hard-boiled egg, and asparagus on romaine.  
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