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Remember when I used to cook? After a wonderful weekend, which included a repeat visit to my new favorite play, it felt so right to finally prepare a real meal tonight. As we’re currently enduring a wave of heat and humidity (no complaints from this 90 degree lover), I didn’t want to touch the oven or stove. [...] Happy Saturday, everyone! I’m unexpectedly in Connecticut for a couple days to lend a shoulder to my best friend. I believe there will be some wine and chocolate involved later tonight; those plus some vegetables would certainly comfort me. When I arrived at my parents’ house, I discovered that they already had dinner plans at a restaurant, [...] As my cooking skills have developed, I’ve come to truly enjoy preparing dishes for others. Where I view cooking to be a relaxing, therapeutic process, I know many who find it taxing and stress-inducing. My sister (and roommate) is one of those people. Most evenings, I offer her a description of the dish I’m dreaming [...] This summer has been all about minimalism for me. While I take considerable pleasure in imagining culinary combinations, I have been delighting in the pure, untouched,and unmixed just as much. Avocado – enjoyed several days a week with nothing but a spoon and a sprinkle of sea salt. Fennel – complexity in one [...] |
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