Here I go, looking for religion again.I don’t know why–maybe it’s Sadie who sends me that way, asking her questions. I want someone else to write the answers and to tell me the rules. I want us to sit and take a moment before dinner to thank someone, anyone! for what’s in front of us….
Archives for September 2010
gifts
This time of year, the monarchs are hatching every day. You can spot a new monarch a mile away–their wings are wet and they dry out for a few hours before taking off into the world with these crazy joyous swoops. It’s like they’ve been waiting, and here they are, right in the moment that…
the red meat radish, and a winner!
The last few weeks, we’ve had these radishes at the market. We cut them open and show people their tie dye centers, and there is oohing and ahhing, and then they have a taste of one, and there is a “oh, spicey!” and then another bunch is gone from the table, bouncing in a market…
Indian lentil soup with spinach, and a flatbread from my favorite food blogger
On second thought, (as I do have my own ways of dancing around the issue) and although yes, yes, spinach is entirely conversation worthy on these crisp cuspy equinitox-ical days, really I’m just thinking about Laurie Colwin. Oh Laurie Colwin, the voice that whispers between my heart and my belly. She’s made her appearances here…
green chiles, and a giveaway! (exactly what you want)
Last week, a box arrived. I knew it was coming–I’d gotten an email about a week earlier. It was from my friend Heather. Heather lives in Portland with her husband Matt and their sweet little girl, and it turns out that on that day Matt had come home from Whole Foods with an arm full…