Share #4

I'm still recovering from my trip. So much amazing food, so little sleep. But as I sit in my office on this Friday afternoon, waiting for a subject to arrive (the last two did not show up), I have a little time to reflect on my wonderful vacation. Four days in San Francisco, four days in Portland, and one really amazing wedding. I am both sad that it's over and happy to be home. Planning and anticipating this trip were half the fun, bridging this experience out over weeks and months, instead of just a few fleeting days. But I'm so happy to be back to Chicago, back to my own bed, back to the gym, back to work, and back to my kitchen. I've missed my routine. 

I returned just in time to pick up a new share of meat. Every Thursday, Peasants' Plot farm has their produce CSA ready for pickup at the Hideout. Since they are Mint Creek's neighbors, they help out and bring up monthly meat shares on the first Thursday after the second Wednesday of every month. 

Am I becoming a hipster? I recently got new glasses for the first time in about 4 years, and opted for some big bold frames (brown instead of black to mellow them out a bit). I've been hanging out in Logan Square more often. I just spent a lovely long weekend in Portland. And now I pick up my meat CSA share at the Hideout. I can have my meat and a PBR tallboy too.

Note: I'm abandoning the whole Wednesday/Sunday routine, since the point of this to have fun and provide an outlet from my typical work writing, and not just to add another thing to my to-do list. So look forward to spontaneous posts! Happy Friday!

Share #4:
Lamb loin
Whole chicken

Vacation eats: Portland

Home. Took one of the best naps and one of the best showers of my life. Getting ready to start working. Vacation is officially over. 

I ate so many great things in Portland. The best was probably wedding cherry pie, but among things that I had out on the town, poached chicken from a food truck was my favorite. Portland has a great food truck scene. The sauce really made it, full of fresh ginger. With an add-on of chicken liver. 

Vacation eats: San Francisco

I ate and drank so many great things in SF that it was really hard to pick a favorite, so I'm going to cheat and pick the best meal: ad hoc in Napa. I love when I'm really impressed by a salad, and I discovered that sherry is really good. The lamb shank was huge. A great meal with great company.