Thoughts on Food

This summer, Sydney and I, along with my Mother “Nana”, went to visit Aunt Norma on Cape Cod-West Yarmouth.  It was hot, humid and completely beautiful. While there we had what I believe is the perfect meal which I must tell you about, not only to share but to remember.

The perfect meal can consist of really, anything.  Anything that is locally grown from farmers you have met.  Anything that you love to eat, anything that is prepared with a great deal of talking, laughing and lots of mess.  Anything where everyone is sitting down at a table (any kind will do) discussing, laughing enjoying and even debating (arguing) as Nana often seem to do.  Our perfect meal started with a drive to the tip of Cape Cod, (Provencetown).  It was incredibly beautiful and crowded and filled with people celebrating upcoming carnival.  On the way home we took the long slow road and found by accident the only winery on the Cape, Truro wines.  I bought two bottles and on the way out of the winery, we chatted with one of the owners babysitting her granddaughter about the Chinese maple tree planted in the 1800’s.  So, now we have the wine….

Next day a trip to Hyannis found us in the local farmers market buying fresh live lobsters from the fisherman who caught them that morning and baby yukon potatoes, green beans, yellow chard, young garlic and leeks from a farmer up the road and to finish off, fresh bread and the wine we bought the day before. 

The perfect meal…

You know where everything came from . . .

It’s fresh REAL food . . .

Delicious.

But most of all, bought, made, served and eaten with tons of love and laughter.

 

 

 

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