Tuesday 19 November
Freezing nights are in the
forecast, so Barbara went out and harvested her rainbow chard, kale, a couple
of little re-seeded bok choy, and a few leaves of escarole so we could make
Madhur Jaffrey's spiced greens. They made a lovely bed for steaming
fillets of sole seasoned with pimentón de
la Vera.
That night Barbara saw part of the
film "Pride & Joy" about Southern food. It featured one Martha Hawkins of
Montgomery, Alabama; she had fed the Selma marchers as a girl, and loved using
fresh food so she could "put some love on it." Having picked our greens after dark, by
flashlight, and from under the bank of autumn leaves she piled on top of them on
Saturday to keep them warm, Barbara knows how she feels.
No comments:
Post a Comment