A hungry silence
It pains me to admit that Food & Paper has been quiet since zucchini season, but the cookie has crumbled, the milk's been spilt, and I'm still tending to the other fish I've been frying. My first semester as a bona fide professor is drawing to a close. It's been rewarding, oh-so-busy, and pitiably low on preparing, eating, and writing about good food. And this blog's been suffering a further handicap. I've momentarily lost the hungry mouth I'm accustomed to feed to the fine chef at the Center for Hellenic Studies in DC. Patrick is on a fellowship for the academic year, writing about the soul and reason and god and other unsavory things. Turns out that cooking for one is not something I'm particularly good at, especially when there's always that next Roman Archeology lecture to prepare.
This hungry silence may well continue into the new year. But, for now, let this note wish a merry season of eating and drinking to the readers of Food & Paper.
xo,
Sarah
8 comments:
fyi, if it makes ya feel better, yours is one rare blog i must follow despite your leaves of absence. its not just because of the scallops with arugula mint that i tried. (drooling now that i'm thinking of it.) :)
So sweet of you, Rosetung. P.S. A few weeks ago, I made those scallops for the fifth time.
P.P.S. I just clicked on your name to find that you are the crafter of the scarves I've pined for many times. I have a few "favorited" in my etsy account. They're lovely.
Hope to see more of your great posts in the New Year. Happy Holidays!
Congrats on making it through your first semester. I am on my last after 35 years of college teaching. It gets better and more fun - trust me.
Thanks so much, Tea Lady. I'm really enjoying my first year...I just wish I had a few more hours in the day to cook and write about cooking. Congratulations on your retirement...35 years...what an achievement.
Sarah, I miss reading your lovely descriptions of your meals and processes. I hope that your new life settles into a pleasing rhythm so you can get back into the kitchen. Patrick, come home! Best wishes.
Nigel Slater 'Simple Suppers' is one to try he has written several books but this is a good one to start with.
Love your blog wish you were still writing.
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