A recent dinner that included the Spinach-Shiitake Bread Puddings was outstanding. Food & Wine has a slideshow here of six savory bread pudding recipes. Worth a try.
Last week, Musiqa presented a free concert at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston as part of its Loft Series. I'm relatively new to contemporary classical but truly enjoyed the blend of music and visuals. The next free concert is November 7. More details here. And don't miss the first of the subscription concerts featuring a Stewart Wallace premiere from his opera based on Amy Tan's novel. More info here.
I read Art Daily and receive their newsletter via email. Stunning photographs and always a good review of what's going on around the world. Worth a look here.
Invariably, I have a stack of books on my bedside, the coffee table, my desk... I am particularly enjoying Orhan Pamuk's Istanbul: Memories and the City
and Haruki Murakami's Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Vintage International)
. I'm reading Sun, Stone, and Shadows 20 Great Mexican Short Stories (Tezontle)
and Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
.It's easy to go back to Georgia O'Keefe's work and see it anew. Quite a bit of it here.
Camel is all over fall fashion. Chloe put forth some nice pieces on the winter runway here.
Gourmet Vegetarian Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World
has several tabs. Chili that lists cocoa as an ingredient? It has my undivided attention.This is just a small sample of what's happening in my world. What about you?
