There were season-changing movements outside my window last night, the kind where you know you will wake up to an entirely different sky. At first it felt like rain, and then my curtains billowed high against the wind. But when I awoke, it was all green and blue again. Today is a gorgeous day.We discussed the arrival of pumpkin last night, over chocolate lava cake and vanilla bean ice cream. Pumpkin is one of the best parts of October and November. In recognition of that, today I introduced spots of orange into my office. On one end there are two pumpkinettes of varying sizes, on the other end, a Gerbera daisy in full bloom.
And on the topic of that lava cake -- Yu on Montana Avenue, really impressive. Chocolate souffle is one of the surest bets any chef can have under his belt, a four-ingredient crowd pleaser, a delight productible in 12 minutes or less. Under these conditions, it becomes just a question of timing and presentation. There was something so pure about the vanilla bean accompaniment that it reminded me of panna cotta. I wanted to run out at that exact moment to buy a Cuisinart ice cream maker. And a pint of cream and a vanilla bean.
Aside from my routine food commentary, I have to report that I have the heebie jeebies. I tried to look up a cure on WebMD but found nothing. I am just waiting for it to pass. You can't take any shots for this kind of thing. It will hit you when you least expect it. I put a couple of cucumber compresses on my eyelids last night. For now, I will just lay low.
posted by Lucy Sloan @ 12:01 PM
2 Comments:
Morton's chocolate souffle is still my favorite.
I haven't tried it! Shame on me.
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