2013 Year in Review
I've ever done one of these before, but it seems to be good practice. This was a hurry-up-and-wait sort of year, a lot of long-term things done cooking or still ongoing. Events that stand out to me 2 hrs until midnight: January: Tibial stress fracture puts me on crutches for six months. Arm and shoulder muscles develop enough to speed me through NYC rush hour even in pouring rain.
February: Commuting to Midtown NYC on crutches is simply unsustainable. Begin working from home.
April: Moving-to-San-Francisco-So-Eat-Everything-in-Our-Kitchen party. "Drink with Me" from Les Misérables is sung.
Menu: 10 lbs slow roasted and crisped pork shoulder w/ Chinese steamed rolls and Thai chili sauce w/ cucumber slices, 3 lbs braised brisket with au poivre sauce, arugula, chickpea, and beet salad with lemon-olive oil dressing, thyme polenta with roast chicken drippings, green beans, Japanese/Korean-style shredded kelp and sesame salad, Korean seaweed and cod soup with shiitake and kelp broth, strawberry tart, strawberry and ladyfingers cake with mousse and rosewater cream, madeleine cake, fruit tart, truffle salt caramels, 4 bottles of wine, and some whiskey. Still have 4 more bottles of wine alas. And cognac.
April: Very agitated about Boston. No friends hurt despite running marathon. "When I was a boy, and I would see scary things on the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." -Fred Rogers
May: Celebrate our second year of marriage, almost tenth(!) year of relationship, with my ineffably remarkable husband.
May: Husband defends PhD thesis! (He passed.)
May: Fantastic cross-country road trip with my husband, stopping in Chicago, the Badlands, Yellowstone, and Elco (Nevada) overnight. Spent an extra day each in the Badlands and in Yellowstone. A+, 5 stars, would drive again.
June: Move into new apartment in San Francisco.
June: March in San Francisco Gay Pride parade as part of Dropbox streetcar.
July: Finally realize that when the blonde says to Neo, "let's go, coppertop," she is referring to him as a human battery, not as a secret ginger.
July: Start attending SF area meetups.
August: Housewarming party. Five desserts. Coin the word "bake-nado", e.g. "I was baking a lot. I was in a bake-nado." I accidentally made an extra cake and a Gâteau St. Honoré.
September: Feeling like an adult spending a weekend in Napa staying at a cottage with friends. Hit up Ad Hoc and Bouchon while I'm at it. Faintly underwhelmed.
September: Folsom Street Fair. Underwhelmed.
October: Celebrating ten years of a relationship with my husband.
November: Help organize and cook for Thanksgivukkah for about a dozen people. Also discover how to make dairy-free chocolate mousse and how to spatchcock a bird.
December: Start thinking about new year's resolutions; realize I've forgotten all the ones I made for this year.