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, May 15, 2012

May 15. Breakfast Burritos. Meatballs.

The last stop on the Pine/Mirabelli's food tour of Los Angeles was Lily's--a Mexican stand in Malibu, recommended by a college friend of Benno's.  The outing provided a perfect opportunity for a drive up the coast on a splendid California day.   Though we were fast approaching lunch time, we were advised by the waitress to stick with the breakfast burritos, which we dutifully did (except for Jackie who was guarding our table for seven and thus immune to all suggestions).

Then back down the coast for a final packing and good-byes.  I was hoping that the lunchtime breakfast burrito might carry me right through the night, but it's not that often that I can pass up on dinner, and those meatballs that had never been served as a proper dinner were quite ready to do their duty in a meatball sandwich--so there was dinner for one, with plenty left-over.
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