I really enjoyed our time in Concord last week. I got a whole new view of US history. E.g., what part of "well-ordered militia" don't the gun nuts understand? And, if early Concordians are typical examples, citizens have never trusted their governments and have always hated taxes no matter who was running the show! Of course, they've always wanted what taxes pay for, they've just not wanted to pay for it. They resented having to actually pay for the Revolutionary War almost as much as they resented that tax on tea.... And, I have a renewed interesting in the literature that grew out of Concord, especially since I realized that one of my favorite "shot heard 'round the world" figures, Rev. William Emerson, was the grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Connections. It's all about connections.
This morning I'm just catching up with assorted paper pushing and bill paying. Not my favorite thing to do, but part of straightening up my nest nonetheless.
Oh yes. Last night for dinner I made a pasta dish with leftover Simple Tomato Sauce and Trader Joe's spinach-chive linguine. A few bacon pieces scattered on top with chopped parsley and parmesan. Oven-roasted cauliflower, which I absolutely love. A Romaine salad dressed with the leftover honey-mustard sauce from last night's dinner. Nothing new, but nearly all stuff I've learned from TAOSF.
2 comments:
The cauliflower intrigues me. I've never been able to do more than gag down anything except raw cauliflower. And only then if it was only slightly steamed. Oddly, I'll practically fight for broccoli, no matter how it's done. Go figure.
I've always been in approximately the same boat, cauliflower-wise. Alice is converting me, although I still haven't tried steaming it. I think the first hurdle is to get really good cauliflower, not something that was harvested late and has been sitting around forever. I actually love the stuff oven-roasted. Tastes nutty and crunchy. Like you, I LOVE broccoli.
Post a Comment