Zucchini

I love zucchinis. For some reason they are the first thing that I learned to cook after I'd figured out how to use the toaster when I was 5 or 6 years old. When I publish my cookbook there will be a special recipe in there for the courgettes as our friends overseas call them. Better than any other squash. Black pepper, garlic, a dash of rosemary, chili powder, cayenne, and sautéed with butter. That's how I had them for lunch today - they made me think of Mexico as I peeled off the little sticker that indicated their origin.

Ah, Mexico. I leave in two weeks to go there. In honor of the next trip I had a papaya with lunch. One has to eat a dimpling squishing papaya before too long. I prepared it with fresh lime juice and salt - it smells of Mexico. Of course anything with lime juice and salt smells like Mexico to me. My cookbook will feature many dishes with lime juice and salt - and drinks!

Not much time for painting these days - too busy updating the mailing lists, preparing for 2008 taxes, writing drafts of the cookbook, and planning for the next online auction. I am also closely watching CaringBridge updates from a dear friend Larry who is lying in a hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico recovering from intestinal surgery - he's like my second father.

He was scheduled to come out of sedation today, but will remain so until a blood sepsis clears. I guess telepathy will have to serve until I get there to visit. Hang on Larry.