I have to say that I ate well this weekend. My house still smells of rosemary and mint from the very slow roasted beast that I made yesterday. I would tell you what kind of beast but I would feel very "baaa-d" and couldn't tell ewe. None-the-less, it was very good. I browned it and then slow roasted it with lots and lots of rosemary and mint for 6 hours on low heat. It fell apart and the richness of the roast was warm and filling, and the flavors and aromas filled my house. I served it with fairly decent risotto that I made with woodland mushrooms, vegetables, and even more rosemary and mint. It was complemented with a saucy yet deep box (hey, I am unemployed and on a budget!!!) of cab. Plus I have lunch tomorrow!
Tonight I ramped up my vision of Superbowl food. I had them slice some bacon very thin, so thin you could almost read through it. I then wrapped figs, dates, prunes, and apricots with this bacon and roasted it. With slim slices of real parmesan cheese and crunchy crusted bread, it was a treat. I have heard that bacon is basically the duct tape of food, and this confirmed it. The crunchy salty super thin bacon around the sweet fruit was a real treat. It wasn't perfect--I have some ideas for next time, but it very certainly was much better than a bag of Doritos and a can of cheese or "little smokies" in ketchup that you have to eat with tooth picks.
Lastly, there was nice light for photos. I bought tulips just to remind me that spring will come sometime. It will be awhile but it will come.
In my continuing orgy of reading I am re-reading James Clavell's Asian series. They were written in the 1960s and 70s and the are a good, if unsubstantial read. I have read more than 3,000 pages of his. I think that I could be Japanese and treasure the simplicity that is sometimes revered. I am a long ways from attaining any type of "wa" or approaching the religious goals of the Buddha or becoming Zen-like. Still, tulips can provide a path towards simplicity and peace. I hope.
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