Well, that’s the goal, anyway. We’re not even very busy, but my plan to eat vegetable-rich, vibrant, balanced meals has often given way to overly rich, hastily-executed ones instead.
On Monday, our newly widowed neighbor heard water running, went outside to investigate, and went flying down her ice-covered brick steps. The pipe carrying water to her swamp cooler on the roof had frozen and burst. Dad went up the roof to diagnose the problem, we turned off the water supply, she called her plumber who came within a couple of hours, and for just over $100 she got a new pipe and bonus resolution of a clogged bathtub drain. But this definitely required a comforting meal of homemade pizza with ham, green peppers, and olives. Dad contributed a salad of baby spinach, arugula, and mesclun.
I made Rocco DiSpirito’s Cauliflower Soup with Basil Syrup and Pine Nuts for the first course, but decided it wasn’t really worth the trouble. Fun to do, not all that exciting to eat. I have read in the Washington Post and other places recently that cauliflower is now fashionable. Imagine that. How did your roasted cauliflower turn out?
My cauliflower was great, but I should have roasted it longer...the browned pieces were the best part, and there weren't enough of them.
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