The Snowiest Day
Marion Cunningham’s favorite simple pancakes (cute illustration of the recipe). I think the secret is there is a lot of baking soda in there.
When we come indoors, Lux picks at our shoes for bits of snow to eat. So we’ve started offering to get her a fresh bowl of snow. This makes her happy beyond expression.
The one thing Governor Patrick asked on Friday was that people take the storm seriously. Good point Deval because I think most of us were waiting with raised eyebrows and crossed arms. But wow, it is a lot snow! Part of me is wondering when we’ll see our car again, and part of me just shrugs that we won’t use it till April if need be.
I really wanted to be winter adventurers and hike around town, but it was blustery! Every time the wind blew we cowered into our jackets. And most of the businesses were closed. It sounds silly to say but I was sort of imagining a cozy hot chocolate at Starbucks capping off the trip. I was sad they were closed. (Marliave, one of my favorite Boston spots, was open both blizzard nights. Well done!)
Roasting canned tomatoes to make them taste like summer ones. These will turn into bruschetta. They’ve been cooking at low heat for hours and the smell is probably what Pizza Hut pipes in to make you keep ordering food.
7 Comments
Emily R-C
The only thing open around here on Saturday? Dunkin’ Donuts. People filled the streets of New Haven and about 80% of them had a steamy cup o’ Dunkin’ in their hand. Wishing Starbucks was open wasn’t too far of a stretch.
Rachael Ringenberg
Thank you! Go New Haven DD. and well I’m a bit chagrinned because apparently one Starbucks did unofficially open for a couple of hours and just rampantly poured free coffee.
Emily R-C
Crushing blow, that you missed it. It seems as though Lux likes the snow; next time, if she’s bigger, you can send her along to fetch some for you.
Julie
Your breakfast table is so cute and cozy!
Rachael Ringenberg
I think the snow burying the windows made everything fill sealed in and warm!
Jessica
What’s your method for roasting the tomatoes?? Such a simple idea I wouldn’t have thought of!
Rachael Ringenberg
It’s from Alice Water’s cookbook The Art of Simple Food. You just roast at about 275 for 3-4 hrs. I had my oven on too hot (300) and everything besides the tomatoes burned! The tomatoes tasted amazing chopped up with basil and olive oil on toasts. But next time I would add more olive oil to avoid this problem.