It's Home Cooking month here at The Kitchn, and our title is partially an homage to Laurie Colwin and her marvelous book, Home Cooking: A Writer In the Kitchen. Here is a quote from Colwin in the piece that launches the book. We'll check back in with her throughout the month.
"Unlike some people, who love to go out, I love to stay home."continued below...
This may be caused by laziness, anxiety or xenophobia and in the days when my friends were happily traveling to Bolivia and Nepal, I was ashamed to admit that what I liked best was hanging around the house.
I am probably not much fun as a traveler, either. My idea of a good time abroad is to visit someone's house and hang out, poking into their cupboards if they will let me. One summer I spent some time in a farmhouse on the island of Minorca. This was my idea of bliss: a vacation at home (even if it wasn't my home). I could wake up in the morning, make the coffee and wander outside to pick apricots for breakfast. I could wander around the markets figuring out that night's dinner. In foreign countries I am drawn into grocery shops, supermarkets and kitchen supply houses. I explain this by reminding my friends that, as I was taught in my Introduction to Anthropology, it is not just the Great Works of mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it.
-- Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking ($12 at Amazon)
We'll check back in with her throughout the month.
Related: Good For You, Yet Delicious: The Short Stories (and Cooking) of Laurie Colwin
Copyright © 2008 Apartment Therapy
She is my hero. A goddess we lost far too early.
view TheDailyFresser's profile
Laurie Colwin--certainly one of the best food writers ever. So nice to see her good name here. No food blog would be complete without paying Laurie homage.
view L1bby's profile
This makes perfect sense! After a weekend of travelling and eating out, it was so nice to stay in, cook, but then there are all those dishes to wash :)
view orchidgirl1979's profile
I agree...the way I like to travel is to get deep into people's territory, of course, without violating their privacy, and find out what they cook and eat daily. Everything comes down to food at the end of the day no matter where we go!
view reggiesoang's profile
This is EXACTLY how I love to travel. My idea of fun is cooking in a foreign country!
view jora's profile
My favorite thing to do while travelling is go grocery shopping and visit farmer's markets in a different country or region
view ah-ha's profile
Will someone post the recipe for whatever that delicious-looking concoction is?
view jamimess's profile
jamimess - it's a photo of the zucchini and bacon and potato frittata from earlier this week.
view faith's profile