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, August 18, 2012

August 18, Egg Salad, Penne in Chicken broth. .

Quiet Saturday at home.  Egg salad sandwich for lunch.  An early dinner of the left over penne with chicken broth--not quite a soup--but almost.

After dinner, noted that there was next to nothing in the fridge, and thinking that Debbie might be coming for breakfast tomorrow, I uncharacteristically headed out on a Saturday night shopping trip.

First stop--the 99¢ store, where I bought cleaning supplies as well as lettuce, tomatoes, cauliflower, red peppers, and finally cucumbers for that long delayed cucumber soup!  My purchases totaling $12.99 were enough to earn me (as part of the chain's 30th anniversary celebration an  enormous 99¢ store re-usable bag.  Then on to Trader Joe's.  I thought it would  be popping on a Saturday night, but the parking lot and store were both almost empty. The first time I've been there with my car in months--so could stock up on seltzer, ice-cream bread, eggs, coffee, organic bananas and strawberries, flowers  oranges and Persian cucumbers for that soon-to-be-made soup--bulkier items and meltable that are not particularly bike-friendly.    Returned home pleased that I had enough items to whip up a meal or two if guests should materialize at my table.  
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