A Year and a Day

Better late than never, I always used to say.

How things have changed, and how they yet remain the same... Stir fry made by me is usually disliked, while meals made by friends' parents (eggplant and peppers) are enjoyed. So be it. Tonight, thin-sliced pork from Trader Joe's, probably cut into matchsticks, then cooked quickly with something pungent (ginger, garlic, a touch of barbecue sauce and cornstarch for clinging ability). I have some sugar snap peas that are beyond their date for eating raw, so I'll cook them up as well with some dried shitake mushrooms, then separate the dish for the child who doesn't like mushrooms and the one who doesn't like snap peas.

Meanwhile, I finally have beans coming out of my ears. After an unusually cold summer here in the bay area, my pole beans have finally begun producing prodigiously. I am freezing some to use at Thanksgiving. The tomatoes have been an unmitigated disaster. But I did manage to grow one 18-inch, 5 lb (or so) zucchini--something I am rarely able to do. It's destined to become zucchini bread. I'll post a link to a good recipe when I find one.