Monday, August 14, 2006

Day 10: We make a fig tart! And other domestic adventures.

We pick many figs, resulting in the above-pictured Mandorlata con fichi.

Later: It is a good day for food. Well generally it's just a good day. There is much lazing about at Figtree, with many exciting to-dos in the kitchen. These are very necessary for in the great storminess of earlier this week, a small waterfall decided to open in the wall of the Figtree's basement. And create a small indoor lake. A small, foul-smelling, stored-stuff-invading lake. And when the waters finally receded, it was depressing. Therefore there was much need of pretty little foodstuffs to keep up morale. Hence, pikelets (left), parks (right), pikelets shaped like marsupials (below).

Also of course chao, figtarts, a stroll through Prospect Park, a trip to the Fairway (like no other market!), and a beautifully assembled meal in front of some fine British comedy (grilled fish and vegetables, Spanish rice, salad). A fine relaxing day under the Brooklyn sun, in preparation for...

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