Just home from "One Day University". D says it felt like we were on a cruise ship, right down to Hofstra University cheerleaders and Chubby Checkers performing at intermission. Give me a B, give me an I, give me a Z, give me an A, give me an R, give me another R, give me an E...
The class I got the most out of was about the psychology of happiness; the message, in a nutshell, was that we can change our baseline for happiness. Five daily strategies were recommended: meditating, exercising, simplifying, journaling about positive experiences, and writing down "three gratitudes" before going to bed.
So, my three gratitudes for the day:
Really good food. Much as I love my snack food cakes, I also love the really good stuff. We headed into the city yesterday afternoon and spent several hours looking at bad art. To recover, we each had a beautiful plate of oysters and a glass of muscadet. Perfect simplicity. Later we went to an exciting new restaurant on West 10th Street -- L'Artusi -- and ate dinner at the bar, which D thinks is often the most fun place to eat. I had a truly memorable plate of roasted mushrooms topped with a fried egg, pancetta and ricotta salata. Wow. Today we had almost two hours off for lunch so we wandered over to MOMA and ate lunch in The Bar Room at The Modern. Great art, great food. The chef won this year's James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in New York City. My Slow Poached Farm Egg "In a Jar" with lobster, salsify and sea urchin froth may have been what won the award for him. Froths and foams and waters can get a bit precious, but not this time. So, I'm truly grateful for the wonderful food that I eat, whether it's simple or elaborate. Soul food.
My husband. He puts a lot of thought and care into creating fun for the people around him. As the most frequent beneficiary of that largesse, I'm deeply thankful.
Food shows, specifically Iron Chef, Top Chef and Chopped. My fix when I can't actually have the real thing.
Speaking of which, the new season of Iron Chef is about to begin, so I bid you adieu.
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