It’s been a busy week, and yet we’ve barely left home and have been hunkering down during what have been some of the hottest days in Boston’s summer thus far. When we got a bit of a break in the heat, I took advantage of the cooler morning temps to make focaccia dough. Every August it seems I’m tempted by a bunch of tomato recipes that call for long hours of roasting or simmering or other steps that are absurdly hot for mid-summer.
I resist as much as possible, but we did have a roasted tomato soup this week. There’s also a recipe for tomato cobbler I have my eye on. I hope I’m not speaking too soon, but it looks like the garden tomatoes we’re growing might be one of the few veggies we’re able to harvest before the squirrels and bunnies get to them.
I hope you’re enjoying the start of the new month and are taking care of yourselves and finding some rest today.
What I’ve Been Reading & Enjoying Recently:
A lot happens in a week. AOC’s speech now feels like it happened awhile ago, but I found this article, on how the media covered AOC’s viral speech, interesting.
Patience is a Dirty Word by Ibram X. Kendi
Taylor Swift sings about her Rhode Island mansion on her new album — I think this is one of my favorite songs on the album.
The one minute self-care ritual
How writer’s deal with rejection
The 80 Best Single-Operator Newsletters
Weekly collages of the Sunday New York Times
Parents nationwide are furious about how badly the U.S. botched the next school year.
A funny, sarcastic read: Another Dull Quarantine Weekend at Home
The Boston Public Library is looking for help transcribing slavery documents.
This word is accurate: doom scrolling
What to do instead: The best stress-management tool, based on your Enneagram. Enneagram is a personality test that’s become pretty popular recently. I also can’t count the number of conversations I’ve had with clients where it feels like relaxation and self-care activities would be a good idea or help in the situation, but folks aren’t sure what to do. I like this list and it’s almost-prescriptive idea generation.
What I’ve Been Cooking This Week:
Sunday: Grilled chicken, cous cous, and tomato salad
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Roasted tomato & pepper soup (from Cool Beans), onion focaccia (from Vegetarian Silver Spoon)
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Fusilli w/beans, tomato, and corn (again, from Cool Beans)
Friday: Pizza night
Saturday: Late lunch with my sisters (La Voile) and a smaller dinner nosh on leftovers
Coming up this week:
- Rosemary chicken tagliatelle
- Grilling (burgers, I think)
- Red beans & rice (from Cool Beans) with broccoli
