Lost in the Valley
When was the last time you lost yourself in a garden?
Wild flowers become squash blossoms, shiso leaves perfume the air and berry brambles share the brown earth with wild garlic. A silver pond shadows the horizon. Lost in a garden, lost in the weekend…
It was our first Hudson Valley escape and we didn’t know our roles.
But soon enough, I became head photographer, assistant cook… and professional porcelain tub goddess. Jamie and our very generous host swam with the trout, while I lay in a bath of bubbles, sipping wine, reading. 
I liked to watch them float in the pond. I liked to watch them move in the garden. Idle, warm days punctuated only by meals and the next bottle of rose’…
A Few Plates:
-Roasted Chicken Stuffed with Corn, Cinque Epices
-Foie Gras and Stewed Fig Terrine
-Roasted Yellow Carrots and Onions with Honey, Lime and Habanero
-Farfalle with Squash, Eggplant, Jalapeno and Parmiggiano
-Summer Berry Compote with Toasted Pouncake
One last sunset and we returned to the city. But something in the sky told us we’d be back.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
It looks lovely. As a Hudson Valley resident I would love a few zucchini recipes. I am swimming in zucchini!
August 6th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Ooooh, I have several good zucchini recipes. One for the ubiquitous bread and another for a fabulous salad. I will try to post soonest, Norah!
August 9th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Where were you, sweets? You know I grew up there…4 miles from West Point….a little village called Cornwall-on-Hudson. Beautiful area isn’t it?