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.



Thursday, August 9, 2012

August 9th. Eggplant Parmigiana. Chicken corn chowder

Lunch at Lena's--bought an eggplant parmigiana sandwich at Bay Cities.  Huge lines at deli counter--hot counter much quicker.  The sandwich was enormous--not quite as delicious as those of memory, but managed to eat the entire thing (I should have stopped half-way through and saved it) as Lena fed Phoebe baked pureed peaches!

Went to beach close to sunset with Robin.  Unlike me, she is a fine ocean swimmer.  I had every intention of going in--wore my bathing suit, brought a towel, etc., but the sun was low in the sky--no longer pushing me towards the water--and lacking that incentive--although the water was certainly warm enough, I only managed to go in as far as the top of my thighs.  Robin reporting that the bottom was very uneven with many sudden dips,  didn't stay in very long, making it very  easy for me to opt out.

Still digesting that eggplant,  my dinner needs were minimal and the left-over corn chicken chowder (with a few random additions) was enough for a quick and quiet meal.




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