Home Living – Page 28

Getting rid of stuff before we moved into our present home has given me a new appreciation of uncluttered visual, mental, temporal, and aural space. I’ve gained capacity to think and imagine with fewer distractions; I can prize the space between things rather than the things. The Japanese have a term for this: ma, negative… Continue reading Imagining Art

Flat-Bottomed Wok

The nonstick was wearing thin on my favorite pan, a flat-bottomed wok, so I replaced it today. We could live well with just this one pan and a bamboo steamer.

Celeriac

Picked up (and purchased) celeriac at the local farmers market at Mill City Museum (a former flour mill). I used to be wary of this craggy root, but now happily add it to a braise or gratin.

A Day to Stay In

It was 6°F (-14°C) outside when I woke up. Looked out at ice accumulating on the Mississippi and decided I’m not going anywhere this morning. The “rock” sticking out of the ice is a slowly crumbling pier for the old 10th Avenue Bridge. The bridge was torn down for scrap in 1943.

Saturday Evening Routine

After our travels, we’re back to our Saturday evening home routine: dim the lights for a movie, ice cream in the intermission.

Filling the Fridge

Started filling the fridge.

Tip-the-Fridge Week Finale

Prepared the final meals for Tip-the-Fridge Week: strata, ready to bake; risotto patties, ready to fry; vegetable soup. Stale bread, leftover vegetables, homemade stock, and leftover risotto all came from the freezer. I used up all our eggs and most of our milk.

Tip-The-Fridge Week

It’s Tip-the-Fridge Week. You can hide a lot in a pot pie.

Condo Board

Voted for some really talented people to serve on our condo board.