Food: Oranges. Here I can also include clementines and tangerines. The last bag of clementines I bought tasted a lot like tangerines, with that faint piney zing that I love. Oranges are best eaten fresh, whether chilled or at room temperature. They can be messy, which is why I used to cut and peel them when I took a lunch to work. They can sting around your mouth when eating wedges. I like the smell of orange peel too. I rarely cook with oranges, but there is one Bundt cake recipe in the Dorie Greenspan baking book that calls for the sugar to be rubbed with orange peel and that cake was sensational, mixed with cinnamon, raisins and a bit of chocolate.
Food: Bran muffins. I bake them a lot, using buttermilk and raisins. They are quickly put together and taste better than any bakery or packaged ones. Today I used some dried blueberries leftover from another cooking project and added cinnamon. I freeze them in a bag and grab as needed.
Place: Rouge Park. This is a big park about 15 minutes away with lots of trails in the woods. It's over 40 sq. km and extends from Lake Ontario to Major Mackenzie Drive. I volunteer there, leading guided hikes and helping out with events. Since I started coming regularly to Rouge Park, I've developed an interest in birding and can now identify most of the common birds by sight and song.
Reading: The New York Times Magazine. I like doing the crosswords and I enjoy reading the articles. This Sunday they drastically revised the format, with different type faces and fonts. It's a little bigger than usual, which makes it harder to fold and squish into my purse when going on the train. But I'm keeping an open mind!
Movie: The Goodbye Girl by Neil Simon. I saw the last half of Annie Hall on TCM, followed by this one, last night. They both came out in 1977, with Annie Hall winning Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director at the Oscars. Woody Allen lost Best Actor to Richard Dreyfuss in The Goodbye Girl. A toss up. I love them both.
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