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, September 13, 2012

September 13th. Left-over chicken with farfalle.

For breakfast, cooked up the beet greens from farmer's market, and happily ate them with a fried egg.

I'd stopped at the 99¢ store on the way home from yoga.   I'd been planning to go to Trader Joe's for a few items, but it's been so hot and muggy, I  didn't want to bike over the hill, nor did I want to go home for the car, so the 99¢ store it was.  My purchases included a pound of pasilla peppers.  Although I wasn't about to eat them, following a new rule which I adhere to sporadically I roasted them so they'll be ready one of these days for a round of rajas con crema.  (Towards that end, I'd also bought a 1/2 pint of heavy cream).



Heated up the left-overs two drumsticks.  There wasn't quite enough sauce, so I sauteed some more veggies--onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and soft tomatoes from Farmer's market.  After adding the new sauce and ate the drumsticks with farfalle.



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