Just wanted to mitigate the dire tone of my last post.
Things seemed dire at the time, but have since progressed to merely difficult.
Still need a little extra "family time" at home to help things get more back to normal, so I'm taking it easy with the cooking projects and my tendency to work at my job a little too much.
And it's still icky-sticky hot, ugh!! So much for my brilliant weather theories. Hopefully after the 15th it will cool off? I remember some beautiful clear, crisp Augusts. . . . .
Okay, a few food notes (I can't resist). Our tomato yields have been drastically reduced by lack of rain. Since we can only water on the weekends, the entire weeks with little or no rain are tough on the garden. On the upside, the tomatoes are deliciously sweet! On the downside, there may not be much canning to be done. Or maybe that's an upside? At least as far as not having to do major cooking projects is concerned.
I did make the pissaladiere following Lulu's directions (as I remembered them, not directly from the book). It was delicious. And a mean lamb marinade with chopped fresh garlic and rosemary, salt, pepper, olive oil -- smeared on a boned leg of lamb and set to rest all day. Grilled, it was delicious.
This weekend -- maybe a tomato tart (just pastry baked with sliced tomato and anchovies, so simple and good). Or maybe just extra time sitting on the deck with my favorite person who needs some extra time, sometimes.
Glad you're back! How funny - I was just now looking over Lulu's Pissaladiere recipe and rousing myself to get up and make it (have to tear myself away from the Jennifer Aniston interview in VF first, though!). Let's hope the coming weeks bring better weather and less "turbulence" in our lives. Now the big question is - how do I arrange the anchovies - latticework or wheel spokes?
Posted by: carlakeet | August 11, 2005 at 11:58 AM
SO glad to hear things are getting a little better -- and SO jealous about your tomatoes. I had to get the plastic out today -- it's currently 68 degrees out, and we might get frost tonight -- sigh. I've had 2 yellow cherry tomatoes, two zucchini and lots of lettuce -- but no tomatoes yet this year.
Posted by: Charlotte | August 12, 2005 at 02:45 PM