cold salad.

it was really hot earlier this week so cold food was the only thing edible. i made a cold pasta salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, spring onions, basil, and goat cheese. with a little sea salt and crushed pepper. delicious.

what i like about a cold salad i that you can make it with anything. it's like a sandwich that way. good ingredients just taste lovely; they need no real sauce or dressing. that's what made this meal so awesome. either that or i had been at the beach all day and was hungry and would eat a horse.

close up.

easy dinner, from earlier this week: nectarine slices and a sandwich of tomato, basil, goat cheese, and avocado. delicious.

with envy.

sometimes an avocado is so perfect, you don't want to ruin it by putting it with any other flavors. so, i put mine on sourdough toast. best avocado in a while.

p.s. in french "avocat" means avocado and lawyer. that's you, michelle--an avocado lawyer. or a lawyery avocado. tee hee.

pop.

ice pop numero uno of the summer. a yummy, frozen, tart success.

waiting for the guy that never showed.

keith and i spent last friday home waiting for the guy to come fix the internet. two attempts yielded nothing. it was a complete disaster, especially because i made sure to be up at 8am for his arrival. (and yes, i assume it is a "him.")

but i ate decently: sourdough toast with muenster and a fried egg (up!) and sauteed bok choy.
and much, much later, a snack: spicy popcorn made in a very heavy le creuset pot.
i've only made popcorn on the stove a few times, mostly because april loved to do it. once she was no longer my roommate, i almost forgot about eating it. apparently, my roommate-to-be in north carolina is a huge fan. i hope i benefit.

that thursday.

i know, i've been lazy on the policy updates, but it's because i have been mostly studying microeconomics to prepare for graduate school and eating a lot. and drinking too many beers.

but here's thursday.

breakfast: ricotta, avocado, and lettuce sandwich with mushroom and carrot salad with a little vinaigrette.
late lunch: pasta with ricotta, spinach, basil, black pepper, and sea salt. and lemon water.
i finished the ricotta, purchased for the squash blossoms. (did i tell you i filled them with ricotta and basil, doused them with egg, dipped them in flour, and pan-fried them? i did.)

but you have to eat fresh ricotta quickly. at least it's so damn tasty.

in the freezer.

i cut up almost a pint of strawberries, squeezed a quarter of a lemon, added an over-sized tablespoon of honey, and poured some unknown amount of yogurt (a cup? ish?) into the blender. i blended it up and poured it into my new popsicle molds. i cleared the freezer and put them in.

and now i wait.