Monday, July 6, 2020

A good reminder.

"To anyone who feels like they “wasted” the time during quarantine because they didn’t write a book or learn a second language or get their bodies in shape, I have good news: Quarantine ain't over, get back inside."
Denzel Washington 7/4/20

And this looks like something I have to try:
Credit: https://leitesculinaria.com/21020/recipes-eggs-in-purgatory.html


Eggs in Purgatory
From Chef Joanne Weir, star of Plates & Places on PBS
With a can of tomatoes and a few eggs, this hearty meal is less than 30 minutes away. Some know the dish as Shakshuka but Italians call it Uova in Purgatorio, or Eggs in Purgatory, and Weir's many travels to the Boot to film her award-winning PBS series inspired her version. “We are kind of in a purgatory now,” Weir says. “This dish is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner, served along with some focaccia or other rustic bread.” The following recipe serves two.
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 ounces of bacon, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 1 small red onion, minced
  • Pinch of crushed red pepper
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 2 1/2 cups canned Italian plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 4 large eggs
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely grated Parmigiano cheese
  • Toasted bread or focaccia
1. Preheat an oven to 400°F.
2. Warm the olive oil in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat and add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until very light golden, about 3 minutes.
3. Add the minced onion and crushed red pepper and cook until the onion pieces are soft, about 7 minutes.
4. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
5. Add the white wine and reduce by half.
6. Add the tomatoes and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
7. Transfer sauce to an ovenproof baking dish, or cast-iron pan. Make 4 indentations in the sauce. Break the eggs, one at a time into a small bowl, and with the spoon, add 1 egg into each indentation.
8. Place on the top shelf of the oven and cook until the whites of the eggs are firm but the yolks are still runny, about 7 to 10 minutes, or until desired doneness.
9. Season the eggs with salt and pepper.
10. Sprinkle the cheese atop the eggs and serve immediately.

The Evil in the White House

DJT today:
Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!
 
Tim Miller, The Bulwark dot com, today:
"There are only three ways to interpret Trump’s remarks: 1) He is purposefully instigating racial tensions because he believes it will help him politically... 2) He is a racist with no self-control... 3) He is too stupid to realize what he is doing..."

These are some of my many passionflowers. Three or 4 years ago I planted one little cutting from a passionflower vine. Now they are completely out of control. A post on this exciting topic to follow.


 

Dare me?

I'm definitely buying a dozen doughnuts; I've needed an excuse for a long time. And I will definitely make the mask. But the test is whether I'll wear it. Maybe for a walk around the pond, but what I really want to do is wear it in the grocery store.

I'll just leave this here.

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

How true.


All is well in Brooklyn.




I hope her parents don't object to me posting these pictures. They may have known that I blogged in the past but I'm sure they've forgotten. If it comes up and they ask me to take them down I will. But until then, here they are!

This has been a very long week. Time just stretched and stretched. I don't know understand why but I guess it has something to do with this little babe.

I'd really like to blog more -- about politics, about my garden, about covid, about small things. That's something else I don't understand: if I really want to do it, why don't I? I don't think it's laziness.

I will post this screenshot that makes me very happy.

Red = trump disapproval. Black = trump approval.