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, July 28, 2012

June 28th. Hamburger with lettuce and tomato. Butterscotch Brownies for Pot-luck

Started the day melting butter for that reliable stand-by-butterscotch brownies, to bring to a potluck at Randi's friends Michael and Joy.

The brownies were for the evening.  It always takes them a while to cool enough to cut evenly so I was quite pleased with my early start.
With no yoga, and no thoughts for dinner beyond the brownies, it was time for me to cook up the pound of hamburger meat that had defrosted in the fridge.
Made four burgers--in the olden days I used to mix in grated onions, an egg, etc.  i think that was what my mother did.  Now, I just divide the pound in four more or less equal parts, heat up the cast iron pan sprinkled with salt and cook the thick burgers a few minutes on each side, avoiding the temptation to squoosh them down.  Ate one with that recurring chipotle mayo and lots of lettuce and tomato.
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