life (sigh)

Last night we called out for sushi. The night before last, I was down in Cupertino at a client dinner; I got home at 10 (and totally missed The Alembic's first birthday). The night before that, I ate a plate of pasta across the street from my office. And tonight? Tonight, we'll order pizza for the big group of friends that's coming over before going out.

Last week, I went to the farmer's market for the first time in months. I was so overwhelmed by the sun-loving crowds, I only bought a bag of okra before I pooped out and sat down to brunch. My first Early Girl tomatoes of the season are slowly rotting in the kitchen, while the fridge is stockpiled with chocolate yogurt from Trader Joe's.

You can see why I haven't been blogging. Forget cooking; I haven't even been eating anything interesting. It's a real conundrum for a food blogger. Do I post about my life, what's changing, what's new? Or do I keep my head down, eat my take out, and wait for something culinary to happen?

I told myself I was going to bake a pie this weekend. A fudge pie, maybe, but a proper pie nonetheless. I had slice after slice in the days surrounding my grandmother's funeral, and each bite reassured me that it was just as divine as I'd thought the bite before. Imagine rich, chocolate, barely-cooked fudgy brownies in a crisp pie shell. Mmm.

But I have errands to do instead. My nails are a wreck, we don't have enough plates for everyone who's coming over tonight, and -- oh yeah -- I lied about the chocolate yogurts. I'm down to one. 

On the plus side, the last few days have really felt like fall. The air has developed a certain cold edge, the sky's blue has brightened and the sun's glint is more golden than bright hot yellow. I caught my first glimpse of red leaves on the sidewalk yesterday morning, heralding the return of boots and long sweaters, soups and squash and citrus. That's a good thing.

Talk to you in a bit.

Comments

[sam]

my plan is to make a pie this weekend too.
A yellow tomato pie.

I am cracking open "Happy in the Kitchen" because I need to cheer myself up and maybe my kitchen and that recipe book will be the right medicine. When I saw Michel Richard's yellow tomato pie peeping at me like a sunshine from the pages of that awe-inspiring tome, I knew it had to be.

I hope it is one of his easier recipes.

Did you try North Beach sushi?

And were do you get your take out pizza from? I am a Amici girl myself but if I lived where you do I might pick up from L'Osteria.

BTW. I also have 40lbs of early girls, I guess I had better get cracking.

But I think i need a nap first (cos you're right - the farmers market poops you out)...

[Tiffany]

It's good to hear from you no matter what you are/are not eating!

[brett]

Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. You sound like you need some cheering up. If the fudge pie doesn't do the trick, drop me a line.