Last week classes started and it felt like we dove into the
middle of the semester. We ate either take-out or throw-it-on-the-grill stuff
all week. I took advantage of the long weekend to re-set and get back into the
kitchen. I love to make my food from scratch. If I had the time, I’d make everything from scratch. I think I was a
pioneer girl in another life. Some of the things coming out the kitchen in the
past few days: lots of bread- baguettes and little sandwich loaves, watermelon
and lemonade sorbet, sweet corn ice cream with raspberry sauce, flapjacks (the
British kind- sweet, syrupy oat bars). We went to the farmers’ market on
Saturday morning and stocked up on yummy veggies and fruits, so we’ve been
eating lots of those, too. The other night we had a whole dinner from the
market or our garden: salad and leek and shitake mushroom frittata with roasted
garlic to spread on the baguettes fresh out of the oven. I’m going to miss the
market this winter.
I’ve spent this rainy Labor Day tending to domestic matters.
The house is clean, the laundry’s done, lunches and dinners are prepped and/or
planned for the week. I got behind my sewing machine this morning while Belalu
napped and converted a dress whose top part I never loved into a skirt that I
will now wear all the time. My latest knitting project, a warm wool pullover
for me, has gotten some attention, too.
Last week took me by surprise, but this week I’m ready for
it! I hope you also had a wonderful holiday weekend.
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| Left-over bread w/ Nutella and coffee the next morning: Essie couldn't wait :) |
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