“How do I stop eating chips & salsa? Do they run out, or do I die, or what?” ~anonymous “What anonymous said.” ~Elda Eats Last week was Labor Day weekend. And, for me, that weekend is traditionally a weekend where I take a long “staycation” home alone—although now it’s the dogs and me, which is even better as they love to cuddle—and spend the four or five days doing all of the things I love: reading, writing, cooking, watching college football, drafting my fantasy football team(s), taking in a few movies, relaxing, cuddling with my dogs, and eating way too many chips and way too much salsa. In general, it’s…
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Being a carnivore…
“Never lick a steak knife.” ~Dave Barry Very funny. And no, I didn’t lick a steak knife last week, but I was almost tempted because twice last week I ate a really delicious steak. Two juicy ribeyes, one cooked at home, and one at a local pub. I could have licked the knives, the forks, my fingers and the plates! I do love a good steak, and always have. As a kid, we probably went to one of those local casual steakhouses at least twice a month (probably when my dad got paid, now that I think about it). Bonanza, Western Sizzlin, Steak and Ale…I think we also went to…
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Plokkfiskur is my new favorite food…
“…the poor man’s dish but is today served in restaurants, we would have never dreamed of it in my childhood.” ~Margrét Halldórsdóttir, a grandmother of seven, left this comment on my Instagram feed I love the world. I love traveling the world. One of the things I love most about traveling the world is getting exposed to new food, new flavors and new culinary traditions. My trip to Iceland last month could have been just about food—and not at all about the beautiful country, the nice people and the wonderful history—and it still would have been worth the trip! As I wrote in a few blogs ago, I loved eating…
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Tomatoes. Simply, perfect…
“It took me all my life to learn how to salt a tomato.” ~Eric Ripert While I’ve been adding salt to tomatoes since kindergarten (true story…my dad would sometimes pack a juicy tomato in my lunchbox, and would always include a little bit of salt), I understand what Chef Ripert means. Tomatoes are fairly simple, but also kind of complicated. Because, during certain times of the year, it’s not always easy to find a perfect one. And when you do find one, they don’t always need salt, or anything for that matter, but sometimes they do and should be added to that special dish along with garlic and basil and…
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Peace of mind…
“Peace is a state of mind.” Someone said that. I’ve said that, in so many words to be sure. And, while not to be too dramatic, I needed peace of mind last week in a way that I’ve never needed it before. Because of a thing. An object. Several years ago, my life partner (let’s call him my husband) and I decided that we wanted to concentrate on life, really living life and spending our money and our time on experiences. It’s not revolutionary, by any means. We decided to do what many people decide to do – exist to live life to the fullest, and not exist to fill…
