The Fine Line Between Dedicated and Crazy-5/8/09
Today was the first day while doing the “Gourmet” project that I’ ve seriously worried that I might be tipping over the edge into obsessive. The day after tomorrow we leave for San Diego (finally!) and I have only 8 recipes left to make from May’s Gourmet. Two of those recipes are great for lunch but tomorrow we are meeting friends to take the kids to McDaniel Farm Day so lunch tomorrow is out. So I made two lunch dishes today for Eyrleigh and me. I know she’s not a fan of fish and sardines seems a real stretch so I made the Spaghetti with Sardines and Dill on page 80 for me and made the Egg and Tomato Stir-fry on page 107 for her. I think I made a good decision. Eyrleigh ate the Tomato and Egg Stir-fry with enthusiasm. I was a bit disappointed at first that an article about the best Chinese restaurants in L.A. would be a ccompanied by such a simple recipe. Was this really the best L.A. had to offer? But in its defense, this recipe, though not fancy, could be a real mainstay for a...