A Week of Feasting

I love this time of year.

I love plotting and planning what tasty things will appear on the table on Thanksgiving Day.

I love the too-early Christmas music already being played on the radio.

I love getting together with my family to share good food.

I love explaining the traditions to our girls. Ximena has begun proclaiming that it is almost Christmas time, that it is winter, and it will soon be snowy. She is mixing together images she has gleaned from movies along with her own excitement.

Yesterday was stormy and rain poured all day. For lunch I made a bowl of brussel sprouts. I learned this recipe from my sister a few years ago and continue to make it over and over again.

- brussel sprouts halved or quartered
- garlic- unpeeled
- salt + pepper
- olive oil

Ten minutes after I put them in the oven, the power went out. I was starving, so I finished them in a skillet, thankful for a gas stove.

I squeezed a lemon over the steamy bowl, and added capers and parmesan for the finishing touch.

Lunch by candle light.