Menu: Week of 09/13/20
Sunrise comes much later these days and morning bird song has diminished to near complete matinal silence though birds are still visiting...
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Sep 5, 2020
Menu: Week of 09/06/20
Mea culpa, mea culpa. Much as I am enjoying my Cape Cod bubble and the transitory illusion that the real world and all of its issues are...
Aug 29, 2020
Menu: Week of 08/30/20
I have been having problems with loading posts to my blog for the past few days -- problems as in, I can't at all -- and the frustration...
Aug 23, 2020
Week of 08/23/20
This morning I was woken up by wild turkeys gobbling outside my window and by the damn cat digging his claws into to my inner thigh as...
Aug 16, 2020
Week of 08/16/20
I am in the midst of what I can only describe as a funk of nostalgia. Today marks the last day of O-bon, the annual Buddhist tradition of...
Aug 9, 2020
Week of 08/09/20
One of my friends from college has been visiting and, while we have been having a lovely time taking long walks and enjoying the natural...
Aug 2, 2020
Week of 08/02/20
Hard to believe that it is already August. Though we are not particularly social people to begin with, this summer has been even less...
Jul 26, 2020
Week of 07/26/20
I have gone from feeling slightly smug about the lovely weather that we have been having here to joining the rest of the nation in...
Jul 19, 2020
Menu: Week of 07/19/20
Less wildlife talk this week. And more hydrangeas. I can't help it, I know that I keep on posting pictures of them. It is just that I...
Jul 12, 2020
Menu: Week of 7/12/20
Yet another long missive from the Cape. At some point I may stop waxing euphoric about nature, but not quite yet. For those of you less...
Jul 5, 2020
Menu: Week of 07/05/20
A lengthy intro to this week’s menu. First, apologies for the broken link in last week’s email. One of the downsides to being woken up by...
Jun 28, 2020
Menu: Week of 6/28/20
Despite my promise of bonus recipes last week due to L.’s dad’s visit, he and L. mainly indulged in fancy takeout so there actually...
Jun 21, 2020
Menu: Week of 06/21/20
Last week those of us who live in New York started to emerge slowly from lockdown, a bit like sleepy bears after hibernation or, not to...
Jun 14, 2020
Menu: Week of 06/14/20
L. and I have had our fill of leafy greens. There, I’ve said it. Even as a proponent of all things vegetable, I really want a break from...
Jun 7, 2020
Menu: Week of 06/06/20
Hmmmmm. This week L. is, as always, craving duck and I am, rather unexpectedly, craving steak, so we compromised and are having both....
May 30, 2020
Menu: Week of 05/31/20
A cranky little rant this week. Yes, another one. Yuzu's pose above perfectly illustrates how I feel. It was recently pointed out to me...
May 24, 2020
Menu: Week of 05/24/20
Saturday afternoon is usually the time when (at some point) I review the contents of the fridge in anticipation of the next day’s weekly...
May 17, 2020
Menu: Week of 05/17/20
Despite our best attempts to redress them, both L and my appetites and sleep schedules are still shot so not every dinner got made last...
May 10, 2020
May 3, 2020
Menu: Week of 05/03/20
Despite the deep and abiding love for food that we feel in this household, last week, after weeks of lockdown with even less physical...
Apr 26, 2020
Menu: Week of 04/26/20
Exciting news (at least for me). My CSA box is available again (supply chain willing, long may this last). Kalustyan’s, which those of...
Apr 19, 2020
Menu: Week of 04/19/20
I usually attach a photo of my packed fridge, overflowing hydrator, or glorious produce from my CSA box to illustrate some of the items...
Apr 12, 2020
Menu: Week of 04/12/20
A reminder to all - last week, many of the recipes were repeat recipes so you can find them by clicking on last week's menu post and...
Apr 5, 2020
Menu: Week of 04/05/20
As an introvert, I have been practicing some form of self-isolation for most of my life but this sword of Damocles hanging over all of...
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