Comments on: Tres Porkies

By: Ulla

Ulla — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:02:03 +0000

Hi Ann!
I have not visited in a while. Thanks for the holidays wishes! I hope yours were great too!
I had fish and chips at assault and battery for the first time last week, it was great! Your boy sure seems to know how to cook, the soup looks great!

By: lobstersquad

lobstersquad — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:55:42 +0000

I! I impulse-buy ham hocks. Clearly we´re twin souls. I mean , really, who on EARTH buys ham hocks on impulse?

By: ann

ann — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:33:29 +0000

Sher — It’s wonderful! Any holiday in the city is amazing, especially Christmas and New Year’s because it’s so quiet. And it’s funny… I didn’t realise how vibrantly colored the food was until you pointed out the contrast between it and the grey ay. Thanks for that!

Julie — TV-free February is no TV, except I get to watch NY1 in the morning while I’m getting ready for work (mainly b/c for my job I need to know what’s going on in the world, and secondarily, b/c I cannot live for one month without my Pat Kiernan/Roger Clark fix (it’s a NY thing)). We let ourselves watch DVDs, so that we finally make a dent in out Netflix cue, but the bulk of it is reading and listening to NPR. It’s very cleansing and centering.

Rebecca — hear hear, I concur!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:22:52 +0000

That Michael Faber book is really terrific; he’s a fascinating author.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:25:43 +0000

This post is full of all sorts of fascinating bits. You guys have great traditions. And I’m interested in no-tv-february. Do you not turn it on at all? (Don’t know if I could give up The Newshour, all though plenty of time that’s the only tv I’m watching.) The Crimson Petal and the White sounds fascinating also.

I love those pictures of the city in the rain. It’s true, everything looks romantic when shrouded in mist.

And whoever would have thought of a ham hock sandwich, but it’s true — that meat is always delicious. Good idea!

By: sher

sher — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:21:52 +0000

My goodness! it looked like everyone left the city but you! Gorgeous photos! And the food is so pretty–all those vibrant colors. I want that soup–and the sandwich…oh, I want it all!

By: ann

ann — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:28:42 +0000

Lee — I haven’t! But THANK YOU for the recommendation! The boy and I have another tradition, TV-Free February. It’s the time of the year where I do the bulk of my reading, so I will definitely be picking up The Devil and The White City. Sounds fabu!

Anne — Thanks! it was so nice and quiet… and sorry about the head trauma, that’s just no way to start a morning ;-)

s’kat — T’was wonderful… Would only have been nicer if I’d had a happy purring kitty in my lap like Sirius!

Luisa — dude, it was awesome!

By: Luisa

Luisa — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:11:26 +0000

Are you kidding me with that sandwich, Ann!?! oh YUM. I need to have it. MUST have it. It looks SO good.

By: s'kat

s'kat — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:06:02 +0000

That is a fine way to top off such a beautiful walk in the city!

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:49:08 +0000

Beautiful pictures of Tompkins Square Park! It makes me long for my old East Village apartment. And that sandwich has me banging my head against my computer screen, trying to get a whiff. So meaty and luscious. I love pork and kraut. MMM-mmm. Do you make your own or do you buy it? Any recommendations for good store-bought kraut?