Showing posts with label september. Show all posts
Showing posts with label september. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

A Year in Books: September/October

I've forgotten to post this 2 months in a row, eek!
Sometimes I just get out of blogging mode;
I start to feel like I don't have much to say
or that some things aren't worth sharing.
But the itch to post things inevitably comes back
and once again I start to share my thoughts and whims
with the masses (and by masses I mean friends and family who
happen to read this )

So here we go, this is what I've read

September
Back to Bologna-Michael Dibdin
The Apprentice-Jacques Pepin
Expecting Better-Emily Oster

October
Nasty Bits-Anthony Bourdain
Clementine in the Kitchen-Phineas Beck
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies-Ben Macintyre

It's been a good bunch. I plan on making some of the recipes from
Clementine in the Kitchen. French fare is perfect for winter time!
I also really loved at the end of Bourdain's book, which was all different
essays from different points in his career, how he commented on each
of them. Sometimes agreeing with what he said and sometimes
admitting how ridiculous he sounded. That was fun to read.

I also went in to a mystery store that is right by work

and it is floor to ceiling stacked with every mystery writer you
can imagine. and they have TONS of first editions!
(which always come at a price-but how cool?!)
I'll be going back there to find some new authors
and to grab some more Agatha Christie's.

As usual I'd love to hear what everyone is reading.

comment, text, call, email, write a letter. tell me.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Greenmarket Finds

This is my 100th post on this little blog!
Time sure does fly.  We're a little over a month away
from our 1st Wedding Anniversary, and I've got my
best friend/life partner's wedding next weekend.
This year surely flew by.

What better way to celebrate 100 posts than to have
the summer harvest colliding with fall!
This is that magical time of year when you can
get cantaloupe and spaghetti squash, concord grapes
and peaches, and cauliflower and tomatoes. Much like Gem,
this is truly, truly outrageous.
















*Pint of fresh pressed cider
*onion
*garlic
*eggplant
*celery
*okra
*spaghetti squash
* 2 cantaloupe
*lettuce
*kale
*cauliflower
*milk (not pictured)
*2 small pieces of tuna (not pictured)
*2 zucchini

Can't wait to make:
Cantaloupe Gazpacho
Turkey Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash
Zucchini Fritters
Grilled Eggplant with Herbed Quinoa
Cauliflower Soup