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 4, 2012

August 4. Brownies. Eggs with Smoked Salmon and Corn. Chicken Soup

First thing in the morning, made another batch of butterscotch brownies for the Venice Community Bar-b-Que later that afternoon.  And since the oven was on, seized the moment to roast the golden beets I'd bought at the Wednesday farmer's market.  


The warm summer house suffused with baking brownie smells, with a hint of beet sugar thrown in, I was inspired to make eggs with smoked salmon, scallions and corn--felt very Sunday (although it was Saturday) special.

After exchanging my brownies for a late lunch of bar-b-qued chicken and pulled pork, made a quick trip to Ralph's.  My immediate goal was to get avocados on sale, but once there, inspired by the memory of my cold cucumber soup (which is made with chicken broth), I bought a chicken, parsnip, and celery for the chicken soup base, though I didn't think to buy any cucumbers.

In any case,  I did spend Saturday night making a modified chicken soup (lighter than usual, minus the chicken feet, extra giblets, etc) which I set to cool in the not-so-full refrigerator.
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