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.



Friday, June 22, 2012

June 22nd. Scrambled eggs with shallots, garlic and chees. Calbi Tacos. Left over stir-fry with rice

Amanda arrived early--I hadn't even made coffee--so I seized the opportunity to make a good breakfast for two--scrambled eggs with shallots, garlic and cheese, with toast, juice and coffee.  We're also making inroads into the many cherries I bought in Westminster.
With yoga class at Fred Segal, I'm perfectly positioned for the annual (or is it bi-annual?) Fred Segal sale.  Bypassing many half-priced very soft t-shirts and gorgeous boots (half price is no-where near reasonable), I was actually looking for a card for Dov and Jessica.  Needless to say, the few cards available were now what I was looking for, but stopped at Katya's for a quick coffee.  I'd been thinking she might have some excellent painted scraps, but discovered that she actually has a new line of cards-including this perfect rose.
A Katya Card

Biking home, I'd planned to stop for a ceviche taco on Rose, but was too hungry to pass up a Korean Taco truck on the promenade.  I'm way behind in food truck knowledge.  I'd known that one of the first food trucks sold Korean tacos--and I thought this was the original.  But--turns out that Calbi is not the original.  The Kogi Korean BBQ Taco truck came first.  This is all very old news--I can't even pretend to catch up--but there is a whole universe of debate on the relative merits of these trucks and all related subjects flying about cyberspace, and of course the trucks are now everywhere, in this city and throughout the land.  

My tacos--one spicy pork, one beef were a bit soggy by the time I got them home--but quite tasty none-the-less.

For dinner, I re-cycled the mushroom and bok choy stir fry--sauteeing more garlic, onions and carrots, a bit more chili sauce.    Salad too.  




Stir-fry with rice this time.
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