You've seen this picture before, I know, but hey, at least it's bigger this time. I have every intention of regaling you with tales and recipes of my Thanksgiving derring-do, but first, let me invite you to join us in observing Roughage Week.
If you're like me, the switch from your usual diet to a giant wodge of potatoes, cream, and similar holiday ingredients has left you feeling a bit... solid. The proper remedy, I feel, is a week of meals that don't necessarily comprise the most ascetic spa food, but that are calculated to make one feel a little bit less like an inert tuber oneself. In conclusion, roughage week makes the trains run on time.
This means that leftover pumpkin pie and coffee for breakfast will be just fine (hooray) but also that I might prefer a giant pear for a snack over a bowl of potato chips. And for tonight's dinner, a big bowl of oatmeal upma. A nice big spoonful of spicy achar doesn't hurt, either. More dinners on a similar theme to come.
Though our Thanksgiving week is more abstemious than some, with less cream and more vegetables, I notice that we've been snarfling down the squashes and kashas and greens with even more alacrity than usual since the feast. Maybe we're observing an informal Fiber Week around here, too.
I'm glad to see this recipe revisited, since I forgot to try it the first time around. Maybe this week!
Posted by: Elsa | 11/29/2007 at 10:07 PM
yes! sunday night post-thanksgiving, when i finally got back to my own apartment, i was delighted to find my dinner-partner cooking spicy black beans and garlicky collards: and all week i've been tending towards such things. well, those, plus ice cream, which is a constant.
Posted by: aleza | 11/30/2007 at 08:07 PM
redfox, I'm cordially inviting you to an online sandwich party! I hope you'll have a chance to participate.
(Sorry to post this publically, though of course your readers are free to play, too. I didn't see a "contact me" link. If you wish to delete this, I'll understand.)
Posted by: Elsa | 12/01/2007 at 11:08 PM