Well it seems as though the rainy season has arrived in Istanbul! We've had lots of rain and flash floods this past week, and I'm sorry to say that some poor unfortunate souls have lost their lives. The rain is supposed to continue for quite some time.
As a way of combating some of the depression that sets in when the weather is so lousy, I've decided to host a dinner tomorrow evening. I'll post recipes as I go, but the menu is as follows:
Pesto stuffed mushrooms
Rosemary-olive bread (Williams-Sonoma recipe)
Pasta e fagioli - my version of this soup, with the addition of meatballs
Carmelized pear upside-down ginger cake (Williams-Sonoma)
Autumn is my favorite season. I love to be in the kitchen during this time of year. Still, with the days growing shorter and the weather getting bad, depression settles on my shoulders and I drive myself nuts. Hopefully it will pass before too much longer!
How many of you feel a bit down during this time of year? What do you do to combat it? Do you cook? If so, what do you like to make? I'm thrilled to have a house full of people to cook full. I can't wait for my friend Daniel to get here at the end of the month. I fully intend to fatten him up a bit before he goes home to Chile!
1 comment:
Your dinner sounds divine. I like to cook for othe folks when I am blue. I find that doing something for someone else moves out of my funk. I also make cakes for people to just say "Hey thanks for being cool." I am looking forward to your recipes so please post them.
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