Claire has finally introduced herself to her traveling buddies. Yesterday she gave the frog a good swat and was thrilled when he jingled. It’s hard to believe that she’s already seven weeks old today.
Traveling Buddies
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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Roxanne
Some of you might remember the movie by the same name from 1987. Roxanne is an amusing comedy about a small-town firefighter, C.D. Bales (Steve Martin), who becomes smitten with a newcomer in town, Roxanne Kowalski (Daryl Hannah). Sadly, he is self-conscious about his exceedingly long nose. Much hilarity ensues when C.D. tries to help a friend “woo” the fair maiden.
One of my favorite lines in the movie comes during a bar scene when C.D. gets involved in an insult-slinging “bar fight”. He’s challenged to come up with 20 insults about his own nose. One of the best… “it must wonderful to wake up in the morning and smell the coffee… in Brazil.” (ha ha ha). Well, I have a new appreciate for that this morning.
Last night, as I was setting up my coffee pot for this morning, I opened a new bag of coffee and it smelled REALLY good. It made me wonder why the coffee this week hasn’t been so tasty-most likely it’s been operator error. But, my quest for an answer sent me to the already open bag of coffee I’ve been using. I lifted a generous mound in the coffee scoop with every intention of sniffing it to determine if it smelled as tasty as the newly opened bag. I could tell as I lifted it that it didn’t have the same tasty aroma, but I sniffed anyway. Somehow, I was distracted in the sniffing process and I sniffed too efficiently. When I got up this morning, I was still blowing coffee grounds out of my nose – yuck.
I can say with complete certainty that the old coffee has lost it’s charm and I’m sticking with the new bag. I may even get a copy of Roxanne from NetFlix this week…. just for old time’s sake.
Catching up in the Kitchen
This past weekend, Mark took Sam, Sophie and Wilson to his nephew’s wedding where they all had a part in the ceremony. While they were away, Claire and I spent some quiet time together. We also spent way too much time watching the Food Network. I have two recommendations after our initial efforts in the kitchen.
The first is from The Barefoot Contessa for Panzanella. This was a WONDERFUL salad that makes use of so many of the fresh veggies available in the summer garden. I did have to make two modifications: I used regular mustard since I just gave my jar of Dijon Mustard to my Mom, and I didn’t add the capers. But it was delicious non-the-less.
The second recipe comes from this month’s issue of Southern Living Magazine and is found on page 186, Mississippi Mudd Cookies. The cookies were slightly easier than traditional Mississippi Mudd to make, and I like to think maybe they weren’t as bad for me. If you prefer the traditional Mississippi Mudd Cake, it’s in the same article in the magazine. This issue of Southern Living proves better than most of their Idea House issues in the past. Typically, the Idea House issues pay inadequate attention to the recipe and food section of the magazine. This one was surprisingly good, despite the lesser number of recipes included. This recipe, and the others in this particular article, might even be worth purchasing your own copy of the magazine.
Happy Cooking!!