One problem of being a snowbird is that my favorite tools are sometimes in the other house. This is particularly true this winter; our Northwest leave-taking was stressful as my husband had suffered a fall so I needed to pack for two of us. What I miss the most is my beloved Vita-Mixer. Here in Arizona I have a blender that doesn’t do the job well. Tonight, for instance, I made garlicky cauliflower, which is supposed to have the consistency of mashed potatoes. The blender purees reluctantly. To make it grind up the steamed cauliflower, I needed to add so much vegetable broth that the dish tasted like watery mashed potatoes.
Next to the top on my tools list is a knife with a heavy blade that will smoosh garlic cloves easily. It, too, is sitting in my Northwest kitchen. I also discovered while eating the cauliflower tonight that I’d used way too much garlic. Half a clove of elephant garlic is plenty to flavor enough cauliflower to feed two adults; had used a whole clove and can still taste it an hour afterwards!
On the whole, however, today has been very good. I spent half an hour on the rowing machine at our neighborhood athletic center, and later jogged two miles with Binka. My athletic aspirations took a great leap when I found that our town has Senior Games in March. I immediately signed up for a 5 K footrace, for which I may have an advantage in that it’s a much shorter distance than the five or six miles I customarily cover, but a disadvantage in that I’ll be at the top of my age group (70-74).
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