Hello. It’s Groundhog Day, and whether the rodent bites the mayor or flees his shadow, winter will continue until March 20, and tomorro...
Hello. It’s Groundhog Day, and whether the rodent bites the mayor or flees his shadow, winter will continue until March 20, and tomorrow will dawn like this and like the one to follow. Director Harold Ramis got it, like many of us who have weathered the pandemic from home for the past 23 months. It can be hard to get motivated!
Serving others can help. Even thinking about others can help. For example, it’s Ina Garten’s birthday today – she’s 74 – and if you can’t or don’t want to bake her a cake, you can always celebrate by making her recipe for lemon mashed potatoes (above) with a roast chicken and she grilled carrots with orange and balsamic vinegar For dinner. (Although maybe not for tonight, you could make her amazing St. Jacques shells.)
Alternatively, you could bring a new recipe into the fold tonight, to delight those you feed. I love Melissa Clark leek soup for that. Or, if you have a few hours, you can put together a whole new menu from David Tanis: a salad of curly endives with Gruyère and egg to start, followed by pan-fried pork chops with sage, dates and parsnipsand one tangerine flan for dessert.
And then maybe you could make Geneviève Ko’s new recipe for lemon ricotta pancakes for breakfast tomorrow? There’s something amazing about what a hot breakfast can do for a mood. Who needs restaurants? You built one at home!
Other recipes I’m considering here mid-week include this cauliflower and coconut curry with cashews and peas, a vegan delight. Still in this vein: this pan-fried rice with vegan XO sauce. Or how about slow cooker chili? You can make it at lunchtime, flavor the kitchen all afternoon, and serve it in the evening with sour cream, fritos, chopped white onion, lots of jalapeños, and a little cheese.
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Now this has nothing to do with fondant or cream of tartar, but Ligaya Mishan sent me a link to “The entire», a short story by Gabriel Smith in The Drift. I’m very glad she did.
In case you missed it, here it is Ali Watkins in The Timesabout a violent cocaine dealer who found a quiet and peaceful life in Maine under the federal witness protection program, until the draw of his old life brought him back to New York and his murder .
While you’re at it, take the time to read Anna Della Subin on the myth of Captain Cookin The Guardian.
Finally, here is some new Morgan Wade music to please us: “To run.” Enjoy, and I’ll be back on Friday.
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