Reading not Cooking
I hate to admit it, but I haven’t been cooking much lately. Let me rephrase that: I haven’t been cooking anything interesting to photograph for this blog lately. I’ve been cooking things like my favorite homemade kung pao chicken, pizza with lots of vegetables, and all sorts of dishes with the greens that are filling our CSA box right now. One new dish I’ve made, but didn’t photograph, was a simple da l from the Barefoot Contessa show. This easily earned a spot in our regular rotation of meals. Mostly, I’ve been waiting with less and less patience for our house to be finished. I’ve been shopping for last minute items like the light we needed in a closet that we didn’t think about until yesterday. I’ve been white-washing some reclaimed wood that we used in a few places in the house. And, I’ve been running over to the house every time a sub-contractor has a question about how we want something done or how we want to solve the random problem of the day. It’s getting really, really close ...