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Dream On
January 2006
It’s been 14 months since a fire burned more than half my home. After that, I had it completely torn down, designed another house--more to my liking—and had it built on the existing foundation. Tuesday, December 27th I moved in!
I find it incredibly synchronistic that I moved into my new home days before the New Year. It’s symbolic of the new life I feel brewing inside me. Though my home is not yet complete, I’m comfortably set up in a temporary camp in the guest room, with a mattress on the floor--albeit fitted in style with new soft sheets, pillows and down comforter—over a rug of protective paper on my bamboo floors, making it eclectic for sure. But my quarters are technologically efficient with—cable TV, Internet, phone and an I Pod sitting on my Bose speaker blaring out my favorite tunes. The fact that workers appear, promptly at 7:30 am—interrupting my already precarious sleep-- to continue the work on the rest of the interior, means nothing. I’m home and I couldn’t be happier. I’m just busting with gratitude.
As I reflect on this most unusual year as a vagabond—waiting to go home--I can’t help but think of all the people who helped get me here. Friends and family who opened their homes and their hearts, my insurance adjuster who was my advocate for getting every dime I was owed, my builder who is brilliant at interpreting the visions in my head into physical form and bringing my ideas to life. Funny how it’s always the people playing the supporting roles in the drama of our lives that help us achieve our goals if we let them—whether it’s building a house, a business, or a dream.
So as I wait for my dream kitchen to be completed—and outfitted with cork flooring
(a wonderful thing for anyone who spends a great deal of time on their feet) concrete countertops, a professional range inserted into a 9 foot butcher block island, a wood burning fireplace and a sunroom in which to grow fresh herbs—I’m enjoying a much needed break from cooking. At the moment my kitchen consists of a small refrigerator and a pantry in a drawer. Still, I must say that my culinary appetite hasn’t suffered too badly. I’m well stocked with a tasty supply of some of my favorite food: fresh bread,
sopressata, mortatella, roasted chicken, an assortment of cheeses, dips, veggies, fruit and my good for anytime snack—Kellogg’s Raisin Bran. Oh, and of course, a few bottles of my favorite wine.
So this month’s
recipes won’t be recipes at all, but a list of simple, grocery store items that are sure to satisfy even the most gourmet tastes—so you too can enjoy a break from cooking whenever you want one and have more time for dreaming.
Chef Silvia
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