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When Cooking Is the Main Event

A collection of Bittman-inspired dishes from the weekend.

Published July 11, 2022

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If you’re ever in Myrtle Beach and see a put-together lady in a wide-brimmed hat riding a red trike on one of the bike paths, there’s a chance it’s my mom. I just went to visit her over the weekend for her 79th birthday and she’s killing it. Since my father died five years ago in August — once she adjusted to her new reality — she has settled in with a great group of friends; a magical home; a sustaining routine of reading, gardening, and visiting with her friends who call themselves the Martini Girls, even if some have long swapped martinis for low- or no-octane drinks.

Sure, my mother is cognizant of the direction our world has been heading, and the fear it can elicit in me, in her, in us — yet she carves out moments of joy and is demonstrably grateful throughout the day; it’s something I hope to better emulate. Lots of these moments center around food and cooking, of course. Below you’ll find a collection of the Bittman-inspired dishes we ate this past weekend and I hope you like them as much as we do.

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