I took one whole week off of blog/facebook/twitter etc. No special reason–just a little vacation from the techno-frontlines because I want these activities to stay fun–not burdensome. And, this is the first time all year that–with sons all out of town, hubs and I ate out four whole nights which is very unusual for us. It was fun–kind of like being on vacation or a honeymoon. I wouldn’t want to make a steady diet of it but–with NYC 97 degree heat–it was worth the expense. We ate our favorite NYC resto’s: Marea, Porterhouse, Locanda Verde and Yakitori Toto.
But, I cooked all weekend up at my moms–here is a little steak dinner, Asian style: porterhouse and portobellas marinated in teriyaki sauce and grilled, plain steamed bok choy, ditto the fresh corn and cilantro rice. I’ve been on a kick of stirring fresh cilantro into things: butter for corn, tossed into rice, scattered over steamed greens. Most of the fish, meat and veg I’ve been cooking has been such pure natural product that just a little hint of spice or herbs is all that’s needed to enhance.
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Lucinda’s favorite way to eat Thanksgiving dinner is the next day, layered into a pie. Her rule for the feast, and how to build the one the kids called Danksgiving Pie. -
Rustic home cook, practical cook, chef. Lucinda on her three sons, the cooks she hired over the years, and why you only need one superpower in the kitchen. -
The salad dressing Lucinda’s mother Rose made every night got two million views on TikTok. A lettuce recall, a pair of measuring spoons, and a damn good dressing. Recipe included. -
Our prior dog had passed. We weren’t sure we wanted another. Then a cinnamon-colored puppy named Lychee was the last one left at the Cape Ann Animal Shelter. -
Every tool we make has to do more than one job. Lucinda on where that rule came from, the Super Spoon, and a 100-year-old potato masher called a Beetle.
August 2, 2010 at 10:38 am
Sometimes you just have to unplug.. Not only from technology, but also your stove,mixer,and oven! Sounds like you enjoyed your unplugged time!@GardenGuyKenn