June 22, 2007
Luxury...
When I was home visiting my folks in Connecticut, my mother told me about this book. I was immediately intrigued. My mother loves to describe books, and she got me on this one. I asked for the name again and she popped out of her seat, ran over to the computer and ordered a copy for me to be delivered to my P.O. Box (which I love, as a concept. Going to the post office to pick up mail is so wonderful. And to turn the dial of an old brass box, in a studied calm manner is superb in itself).
So when it came, I immediately read two chapters and knew that although I was not finished with the book I was reading at the time (I only read one book at a time), I would love reading this one.
Now it may seem odd to you, I don't eat red, white or pink meat. I do eat fish. I can't call myself vegetarian, really. I am just a healthier eater, but I love hearing about and reading about food. Not to mention eating good food. When I sit across from people who are eating good looking meat, I must know how it was made. I just like thinking about it. Like the time I cooked for a family I worked for, I didn't eat meat then either but they wanted me to make a stuffing of dried apricots, rosemary and garlic to stuff into pork. I didn't even try it, but I knew it would be awesome. It smelled too good not to be.
My favorite podcast is Good Food out of KCRW. And truly, I like it better when cooks come on, or when they review restaurants. It makes me want to shop in the local farmers markets and to go to Los Angeles.
But really! Receiving a book, through the mail! Such LUXURY! It makes me want to order books through the mail all the time.