October 22, 2012

Pleasant

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I roasted cauliflower with olive oil, salt and pepper on a half sheet pan for about 50 minutes at 375°, mid-Sunday morning.

It filled the house with the smell of roasting cauliflower. It's a smell I find pleasant and comforting. It made me wish for something with potatoes and salty bits of ham nestled in with winter cabbage bubbling slowly in a dutch oven.

I imagined myself sinking into my kitchen chair leaning into a steaming bowl with a nice lump of crusty bread. The heat from the potato and cabbage burning my tongue.

But, for now, I'll look forward to a lunch of quinoa with roasted cauliflower. I'm thinking it might taste even finer stretched into a pot of simmering broth. Most likely chicken. A nice soup of quinoa and cauliflower. A nice lump of crusty bread. Me, sinking into my kitchen chair, leaning into a steaming bowl.

After, I'll get comfortable on the sofa, perhaps with a throw, a nice cup of tea with honey, and read a chapter or two from M.F.K. Fisher (Love in a Dish) or Ruth Reichl (For You Mom, Finally).

The slim volume of M.F.K. Fisher is my first. I'm finding it agreeable, and, will no doubt acquire a clumsy collection of Ms. Fisher's writings in the near future, just as I have with Ruth Reichl's books.

I love how clever and honest their words are, and how honestly clever I feel after I read them.


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    1. It was a nice day. I was glad to be in the zone.

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  2. sounds so autumnal, and cozy. sink in! I also recommend "an everlasting meal" by Tamar Adler and "a homemade life" by Molly Wizenberg, to go with this lovely list...

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    1. Thanks, Amelia. I'll have to check out the Tamar Adler book. I have Molly's book. Perhaps I should open that one up again.

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  3. Yes, very. I think you might like Elizabeth David too

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    1. Oh, and Elizabeth David, too. It's nice to have book recommendations.

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