flora and flying - You can't make this shit up

a new day

2011-10-05T22:14:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you just gotta move.

Jump through a few puddles to free yourself.

3 October

2011-10-03T21:06:00.001-07:00

Its a wrap.

2 october - helsinki

2011-10-02T21:59:00.000-07:00

Last call. Life changes soon.

Dear October

2011-10-01T12:41:00.000-07:00

Be kind.

2011-09-24T16:16:00.000-07:00

This month has beaten me to a pulp.

Fall

2011-09-21T21:34:00.001-07:00

Well, not yet, I want a summer do over or under.

Here's to better things

2011-09-14T22:33:00.001-07:00

And new beginnings.

Reading is sexy

2011-09-13T23:14:00.000-07:00

And tasty

2011-09-11T20:18:00.000-07:00

Today's catch.

A little perspective

2011-09-10T14:02:00.001-07:00

I went to Boston last night on a comfort mileage run - one where my upgrades were confirmed. I had a lot of ticket value to use up and this seemed to be a good use of an otherwise chore filled weekend.

I needed a little distance from my not so stress free life right now.

It worked.

I walked the common, went on a photo tour of beacon hill, had a nice relaxing breakfast and lunch. I could have gone with someone, TH for example, but it felt good to go by myself.

I missed her terribly when I had a frappe at Algiers. I want to take her to see the glass flowers at the natural history museum. However, this time it just didn't work out.

We'll be back next month. We will make it back to Cambridge - frappe together and walk the Arnold Arboretum, but today by myself was perfect.

A harbinger?

2011-09-09T22:27:00.000-07:00

Seen at miles 4 and 6 today. I am so over training for the MDI marathon and I am sure you are sick of me bitching about it.

2011-09-06T22:10:00.001-07:00

Don't look back unless you have something pretty to see.

I love you Annie banani.

Everything's gone green

2011-09-05T21:56:00.000-07:00

Back to the grind.

Sneezeweed sunday

2011-09-04T21:58:00.000-07:00

Sometimes a picture is all you need.

2011-09-03T23:38:00.000-07:00

Sit and stay awhile. It gets better.

Life is sweet

2011-09-02T21:14:00.001-07:00

Don't be bitter. Happy Friday.

1 september 2011

2011-09-01T14:08:00.000-07:00

It's the Labor Day weekend here and without kids and back to school obligations, it just becomes another farewell to summer weekend. We have been pretty lucky - most weekends we have had nothing to do.

Nothing.

And. It. Was. Awesome.

We spent a lot of weekends with our friends at their house on Orcas Island. The house reminds me of the house I grew up in and the house my brother now owns - Northwest classic with soaring windows and lots of wood beams. The house also has a garden - one that had been neglected for so long but called out for a little love and reorganization. Clearly someone once had loved this garden as it was full of perennials and beautiful - oh so beautiful. Beds made with river rock, a bit crooked, a bit rustic, but with good bones. The garden is away from the house, in an area that gets lots of sun and wisely enclosed with a deer fence.

We spent a few weekends making plans, pulling weeds, moving plants, mulching and spreading wood chips and made a garden for our friends. The weather here has not been so cooperative, so things are not as big or magnificent as we had expected, but we have an idea of what is to come.

And now we rest- we take lots of naps, walk dogs, cook good food and walk on the beach. Other than weeding and picking peas, lettuce and kale, we can sit back and enjoy a garden that will once again, be loved and tended.

Maybe the same will happen with my blogging.

31.o eight. Eleven

2011-08-31T23:05:00.001-07:00

Well that was a wrap. September awaits.

Thirty. Eight. Twenty eleven

2011-08-30T21:07:00.001-07:00

Or maybe I'll just go back to Barcelona. The world is replete with possibilities.

29.08.2011

2011-08-29T21:29:00.001-07:00

Dreaming of an October weekend in Paris. You?

Last Sunday in august

2011-08-28T20:52:00.001-07:00

The summer is slipping away. Embrace it, as much as you can.

Moving on

2011-08-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

At some point, you have to stop waiting for something to happen and start making plans.

Towards the end of the month

2011-08-26T21:32:00.000-07:00

First of 3 20 milers done, sangria drunk, dinner catch up with a dear friend and the smell of ripe blackberries hitting the warm trail...

25 august

2011-08-25T20:56:00.001-07:00

Clarity - gaining it is a murky process.

One day next year

2011-08-23T19:35:00.000-07:00

We'll be able to look at today and wonder what the fuss was all about. Until then, life is just shit.

23 of august

2011-08-22T20:50:00.000-07:00

Red!

21.08.2011

2011-08-21T21:24:00.000-07:00

Seriously. With. One. Month. Left.
Debbie. Downer.

19 august

2011-08-19T21:24:00.000-07:00

Cookies bake while I roast. That, friends is a deep thought.

17 august 2011

2011-08-17T22:40:00.000-07:00

We lose 3 minutes of daylight each day - those 7 am starts are soon going to be dark. I hate that.

Eight times two. Eight.

2011-08-16T20:40:00.001-07:00

Boom.

15th of august

2011-08-15T21:32:00.000-07:00

I think one should celebrate a marathon by traveling to Helsinki. What say you?

14 augosto

2011-08-14T22:07:00.000-07:00

Why do we not celebrate like the Italians?

13 of august

2011-08-13T20:59:00.000-07:00

This is one I haven't seen yet.

8.10.11

2011-08-10T21:36:00.001-07:00

More like watch your back. I call a do over.

9 of august

2011-08-09T21:30:00.000-07:00

If I could only tell you.

8.08.11

2011-08-08T21:47:00.001-07:00

Remembering those who are no longer with us.

8.07.2011

2011-08-07T20:32:00.000-07:00

13 pounds of pie cherries in the freezer. Let's make pie.

08.05.2011

2011-08-05T21:41:00.000-07:00

Life is just like this at times. Get over it.

August the fourth/forth

2011-08-04T19:47:00.001-07:00

Honestly, it is just time to stop. Regroup. Think outside the box you put yourself in - for once.

The third in a series

2011-08-04T06:24:00.001-07:00

At least we are seeing progress on one of many fronts we're fighting.

August the second

2011-08-02T21:37:00.000-07:00

Let Armageddon begin.

August first

2011-08-01T22:26:00.000-07:00

Oh, let it be a drama free month.

Life and Death 2.0

2011-04-25T23:33:00.000-07:00

This evening, I briefly saw a friend of mine at a food blogger event.
She is one of the most ebullient people I know. Tonight she was very distant and standoffish, and definitely not her cheerful self. She excused herself and left early.

Soon after, I sat down at a table with friends and checked my "streams" It was then that I saw a Facebook post mentioning the passing of Kim Ricketts, literary event promoter and genuinely amazing person. I was shocked, not just by the devastating news, but also in the delivery. RIP via Social Media? Do we no longer send black edged cards announcing the passing of family or friends? That is too slow and requires postage. We now do things quickly, instantaneously, and sometimes without thought. Like it or not, life does happen in 140 characters or less - but is it always appropriate?

My memory is filled with the exact place, time and delivery of the news of the death of loved ones. When I was little, I grew to dread the middle of night telephone calls that usually meant that someone back home had died. Later, we would receive telegrams and letters expressing sorrow. It seemed to prolong, yet at the same time soften the blow of loss - 6000 miles and staticky phone lines help, along with a touch of youthful innocence.

Making phone calls to family and friends after the death is also something I have grown accustomed to. After the death of TH's father, I remember sitting with the phone book in my lap making call after call. I hoped that the phone would ring and no one would answer so that I could hang up. I was relieved when I heard a friendly voice would pick up on the other end. The first words are the hardest, and I dread silence on other end - wanting to fill the gaps of comprehension.

I cannot say enough about the grace of my friend who while consuming her own grief and shock, did not announce to the world her mourning and loss. She is a class act.

We all have our ways of processing loss and expressing grief. I did post on my Facebook wall about my shock of her death and my sadness. She was an amazing person that had the knack and gift of building a community of food lovers, chefs and writers. I read others' twitter streams and realize that having an one to many conversation about loss is how they deal with grief. This is something I cannot do well in 140 characters or less, I need more bandwidth.

I will honor Kim by continuing to cherish books and the written word. TH and I will toast her with hot cocoa and wish you all had had the good fortune to have crossed paths with her.

Oops

2011-03-18T08:47:00.000-07:00

Travel got in the way.

Enough

2011-03-15T20:40:00.001-07:00

My brain is about to explode.

2011-03-14T19:55:00.001-07:00

I am in on the Gulf coast of Mississippi today. We passed through many towns flattened by Katrina. It was the furthest East on the coast I have been since the hurricane. I wish I could say that there is a lot of coastal resilience here. It is hard to rebuild when insurance companies deny you claims. It is hard to rebuild when your livelihood is gone. It is hard to see so many vacant lots where grand summer houses once stood. It is a lot different from New Orleans, it is homey (apart from the casinos) and life is slower here.

Rebuilding takes time, community, money, faith, compassion, patience and hope. Things will never be the same here, the sea and the wind are powerful forces and we should forget that.

I still can't talk about Japan, this time it cut too close to home.

Haiku for Sunday

2011-03-13T20:37:00.000-07:00

My upgrade to Dallas hasn't cleared. It won't, hipsters are thronging to Austin for sxsw. Have at it.

Clunky boots
Musky patchouli
Twitter haikus in short
bursts

My evening will be spent in a casino in Bay St.Louis, MS. Don't feel sorry for me, because hopefully on Saturday, I'll be spending my lunch time on the Ile st. Louis in Paris.

I still can't write about Japan.

Sorry.

Countdown to new years

2011-03-12T22:30:00.000-08:00

Rice cookies

No words

2011-03-11T21:51:00.001-08:00

It has been a long day.

Quince

2011-03-10T20:58:00.000-08:00

Really much better in color, but stunning nonetheless.

Plummy

2011-03-09T20:19:00.001-08:00

This day is over, thank the gods.

Tuesday

2011-03-08T21:30:00.001-08:00

Baby bassets, crocii, catching up with new/old friends, pancakes, beagles, did I mention baby bassets?

Meet the Lone Ranger

2011-03-07T21:04:00.001-08:00

In love

2011-03-06T20:32:00.000-08:00

Ernest and Phracey turned five today. Geez, where has the time gone? I have had this blog longer than we have had Ernest. Everyday with him is different. Maybe we treat our animals as children, sainted objects of our affection and dote on them too much. Honestly, this dog is the love of my life. Everyday with Ernest is a new day - things to do, smells to smell and people to meet. His life becomes our life and this is not a bad thing.

I never intended to fall in love with a fifty pound basset hound with buns of steel. Nor, did I ever think we would be blessed to have built up a friendship with his breeder and her husband. Having them in our lives has also been a joy.

Ernest, may your curiosity, stubbornness, good nature and boyish good humor bring us all joy for the next year.
love,
nmom

Saturday

2011-03-05T20:21:00.000-08:00

A day that made me glad that I was not hurtling through the air @ 500 mph. We need more of those.

Friday

2011-03-04T20:24:00.000-08:00

Ernest has it right. I am over the week. Time to move on.

Is it spring yet?

2011-03-03T22:29:00.001-08:00

New Year's prep is already here! Yeeps.

Are you there god?

2011-03-02T21:22:00.000-08:00

It's me, Ernest.

in a word

2011-03-01T22:08:00.000-08:00

Where I have been? In a word, everywhere. I have been stuck in a snowstorm in London, lounged in Rome, shopped for salt in Paris, ate pinxtos in Barcelona along with other comings and goings.

Never fear, my family still remembers what I look like and so does my dog.

I am participating in NaBloPoMo this month, partially to get myself back on track, but mostly because I need the outlet.

Bear with me.

2011-02-17T12:56:00.000-08:00

12.07.2010

2010-12-07T21:14:00.000-08:00

Cocoa w/mint marshmallows.

12.03.2010

2010-12-03T23:00:00.000-08:00

When life gives you gelatin, make marshmallows.

12.02.2010

2010-12-02T21:43:00.000-08:00

Best cookie exchange ever.

12.02.2010

2010-12-02T21:40:00.000-08:00

Alice Medrich in town equals the best cookie exchange ever.

12.01.2010

2010-12-01T21:03:00.000-08:00

Rabbit.

11.29.2010

2010-11-29T21:15:00.000-08:00

Going down is a lot harder than coming back up. Where's my advil?

11.28.2010

2010-11-28T19:59:00.000-08:00

Well, at least I got a banana.

11.27.2010

2010-11-27T18:49:00.000-08:00

Who's stupid idea was this?

11.25.2010

2010-11-25T20:44:00.000-08:00

Be thankful for the little things.

11.23.2010

2010-11-23T19:39:00.000-08:00

Welcome to La Nina.

11.21.2010

2010-11-21T21:39:00.000-08:00

Sad to see you come and go so soon.

11.20.2010

2010-11-20T21:36:00.000-08:00

We spent the day putting square pegs into round holes. That's how we roll in these parts.

11.18.2010

2010-11-18T22:51:00.000-08:00

Baking for food - come visit us
Www.willbakeforfood.com

11.17.2010

2010-11-17T22:19:00.001-08:00

11.16.2010

2010-11-16T23:37:00.001-08:00

11.15.2010

2010-11-14T21:56:00.000-08:00

Playing by the rules this one time.

11.12.2010

2010-11-12T22:41:00.001-08:00

You can't get there from here without a long swim.

11.10.2010

2010-11-10T20:56:00.000-08:00

Yes, it is November, no we have not had frost.

The leaf shredder is here, but apparently 530 pm is not an appropriate time to shred. I guess I will wait until 10 am tomorrow, JUST TO BE NICE.

Other than that, life is good and is getting better by the second.

11.08.2010

2010-11-08T21:51:00.000-08:00

Hello Monday!

I have realized that what happens Monday really sets up my week - especially this past year. Can you believe that 14% of my week affects the remaining 86%? It does - trust me.

This week, so far, so good.

My week in bullet points!

* I shot a bunch of unappetizing pictures today of a dish my mom made. Guess what, I'm not the only one shooting yummy but unappetizing food.

* I made a bunch of delicious and beautiful food to go with the ugly, but very delicious food.

* I am realizing that there is no way on this earth that we can eat all I cook.

* My friends and colleagues either love or hate me.

* I have a pile of leaves larger than a minke whale waiting be shredded.

* I pray my shredder shows up tomorrow.

* I realize that life is too short to care about what you look like in a tankini.

* I am beginning to recognize that good enough is a proxy for finished.

* That you don't have to finish every book you start or remember everything in a book you read 10 months ago.

* and that 10 pm is a reasonable bed time for basset hounds and their apes

11.05.2010

2010-11-06T22:46:00.000-07:00

Wet Saturday fun with Ernest Puppy.

11.05.2010

2010-11-05T21:20:00.001-07:00

One more day down!

Pear Ginger Granola, go visit and comment please.

11.04.2010

2010-11-04T21:49:00.000-07:00

Every November 4, the weather should be such that a basset can roach in the sun.

Fantastic.

11.03.2010

2010-11-03T22:17:00.000-07:00

Go here and see what I cooked for Amanda Hesser (SWOON).

11.02.2010

2010-11-02T20:38:00.001-07:00

Election returns are making me sad. Change takes time. Who do you think got us where we are?

Think.Before.You.Vote

Now think how much longer it is going to make changes mid stream.

We live in a want it now world, guess what the gov't doesn't work that way and privatizing, streamlining and thinking you can make things better usually inflates and reinvents the wheel.

Been there, done that.

Nm / head aching and heart sobbing

where I've been

2010-11-01T19:20:00.000-07:00

What it is November already?

Where does time go?

Last month, I went to two of my favorite places in the world and a new place that I want to visit again and again...

Storm King Art center is outside of West Point, NY. I believe I could go there everyday of the year and be surprised by what I see in different light and different seasons.

The leaves on the Palisades Parkway were magnificent.

We went to Maine, via Montreal.

I got to meet Sophie and her mom. Meeting someone you have been interacting with on line for four years is a daunting thing. What happens if you don't click? Do you just walk away? Do you feign illness to get out of dinner you've planned a month in advance? What if the dog bites you? Montreal, I am enchanted by your city, your bagels and your dogs. Thank you.

and then Maine....

What can I say about Maine?

I'm sorry we couldn't spend a lot of time together this trip. Next time, we'll be running your parks and kayaking in your kettle bogs.

mwah.

(This picture was taken in New Hampshire, but shh don't tell anyone).

I'm participating in NaBloPoMo. You'll see more of me here, lamely, but still....

nm - six states, one province, and 1.5 cider donuts later....

falling down again

2010-09-24T15:07:00.000-07:00

Fall is here in Seattle. It seems as if summer was three minutes long and boom we're into fall. I am home for a while. Not a long while, but long enough to get a few projects wrapped up and get ready for winter. In the last month, I have been to Zurich, Paris and Spokane. All great cities, but honestly, nothing beats home.

We spent a lot of the summer waiting for Godot, or in this case, the contractor to decide if he had time to do a job that he had bid out in early March. Turns out he didn't and like most things, except for open heart surgery and negotiating a plane ticket in Mexico, its easier to just go ahead and do it.

TH, and a cast of characters - did an amazing job of the project and pretty soon we can call it done. Nothing is done until the last paint can is put away.

Things I set out to accomplish this summer have slow slushy deadlines. Things will get done, in due time. Right now I think it is time for a nap.

2010-09-03T23:27:00.000-07:00

I will admit that I have been a slacker in the blogging department as well as the photography department. The photography thing bothers me the most. I take a picture everyday, but have not been disciplined enough to upload them on daily basis. I haven't done a good job of thinking about my subjects or composition, I just point and shoot, be it my iphone (shut up) or our nifty new canon s90.

Next week I am taking a all day photo class with my trusty DSLR - I cannot wait. I am learning that shooting with a fixed focal length is okay. I don't know why this hadn't occurred to me before - I shot with a 50mm camera all throughout grad school.

It is good to go back to basics, n'est ce pas?

happy new year

2010-09-01T21:32:00.000-07:00

I am here, don't ask why.

The last year to the day has been interesting, but nothing I want to repeat.

My friend Jan believes that the new year begins with the school year, all bright and shiny.

If you want a do over, this is it.

Happy new year.

2010-04-09T13:09:00.000-07:00

I have been doing some pretty deep thinking these days about the direction of where I want my writing and blog to go. I apologize to all who have come here (the three of you) in hopes of something deep or meaningful.

It hasn't been here, nor has it been something I want to share with the world.

I have been working on finding a purpose to what I am doing with updating the world. No one really cares what I think about Jon and Kate, nor the state of the government. My best comments and side conversations come from folks who enjoy my stories about food, travel, family and cooking.

To that end, we start over.

I'm moving the contents of this opus to a new site - tagging those posts that I feel relevant and share with you the skeleton of something I believe will make good reading and teach you a few things.

www.banamak.org

Here I will share what as I learn how to cook Persian food and learn a few things about my family - who were were, how we got here and where we are now. You will meet my mother, watch me learn to boil water for rice (really) and hopefully come back over and over again.

Remember, this is a work in progress, some things don't work yet. I had fully intended to spend every day in the past few months working on this - but time was not on my side.

So, be gentle. Helpful criticism would be appreciated.

Thanks to those who listened to me and made helpful suggestions - Viv, Keren, Beth and Carol and TH have been so supportive.

You rock.

well?

2010-03-26T14:14:00.000-07:00

Three months later and not even a peep.

You know when your mind is full of things you want to write about and
you realize that sometimes some things are better left unsaid.

That is where I am. However, things are looking up (really!). I have
committed myself to something in public and have been made accountable. That always helps. Perhaps it is true - I'm usually much better under pressure.

I have been reading a lot these days about breaking out/changing things and making things happen. Most of this is not siss boom rah kind of reading, but how to starting making those changes. I think most of us are happy being miserable, or if not miserable, complacent. Content to keep on putting up with stuff that you wouldn't wish on your best friend but have no energy to fight.

No, its not always you, but it could be partially you. That my dear, is a hard thing to swallow.

In any respect, I'm here. Follow me tweet. I am moving on and as usual, a moving target.

nm hitting the save key to save my own life

La Fin

2009-12-31T16:47:00.000-08:00

Happy to end of the worst year of my life.

nm

2009-12-05T07:34:00.000-08:00

I am really here. I just can't even bear to even begin.

Eat, Pray, Love my ass.

how about this:

Can, Stress and then let it go.

That is more like it.

Update

2009-11-24T22:07:00.000-08:00

Things are under construction, stay tuned for a better blog.

Thankful

2009-11-04T13:05:00.000-08:00

- Ref 71 passage
- TH screening my work email and everything else
- Missy for putting up with my fretting and being a patient chocolate shopper
- Beth for her thoughtful emails this past week
- JP for sending SP pictures almost daily
- for the freedom to come and go as I wish
- for the familiarity that comes with visiting somewhere over and over again

- the wonder of finding something new

Today

2009-11-03T13:59:00.000-08:00

Constant, Genin, La Maison, Aoki, Hevin, Foucher...
Chocolated out

Cruise hair

2009-11-02T01:06:00.000-08:00

There must be an art to how to create a hairdo that will withstand a transatlantic journey and a 10 day cruise from Barcelona to Venice while looking like you just walked out of Mr Armand's House of Beauty in Huckleberry, USA.

Other than that I so hope Missy gets on my flight we have a lot of Paris to recapture!

Hotel pet peeve 36711

2009-11-01T14:36:00.001-08:00

Phone on one side of bed and clock on the other.

Nice.

My rooms here in BCN have been on La Rambla. A bit loud but what a nice view. I managed to score the same suite on both visits.

Its a shame that I am here for such a short time. Monday means Paris and the familiarity of patterns and routines are comforting.

Walk, macaron, tea, chocolate, walk and hopefully do some mind clearing when the time is available.

Testing testing

2009-10-31T17:40:00.000-07:00

One two three

Over my lack of trackball ghetto bb, as soon as I return I am buying
an iPhone . Wondering if my bb is really set to not roam.
Sent from my iPod

an apology

2009-10-27T23:06:00.000-07:00

I have been remiss. I have been busy, overwhelmed and frankly really crummy company.

So, I wouldn't want you to have to suffer through any of this.

I am working on something now that I hope will come to fruition mid December. I will try and visit at least twice weekly, but honestly, sometimes it is just painful.

I'm off for a week's vacation - heaven help those who will be trying to contact me. It just isn't going to happen.

Be safe all.

Pickled peaches

2009-09-24T21:25:00.000-07:00

We're in the middle of a canning frenzy. Honestly, we've been canning since June, but now, we're really getting into it. TH is also starting to dry fruit. Why? Because when neighbor's fig tree breaks branches under the weight of the fruit, you have to do something. Figs led to apricots and now peaches.

Peaches, we had a lot of them this year, we have two trees that produce -- one Babcock - the ubiquitous white peach and one yellow peach that has seen better days, but still produces fantastic peaches. The Babcock is directly outside our dining room window - TH would monitor her peach development and curse each squirrel who would eye her tender peaches.

Everyday was a peach orgy here -- breakfast, lunch and after dinner would see us slicing and eating peaches - TH likes hers with milk and I just like them. Peaches are one of the things that brought TH and I together in the beginning and that in itself is key.

Life around here can be sweet, but these days, I'm being sour. Work and family stress is making life with me a bit trying. Just ask TH and the dog. Instead of making peach conserves with my plethora of peaches - we try something else, a pickled peach. Imagine the concept of peaches with a little bite, but still sweet and with a non mushy texture. Pickled peaches are a great accompaniment for pork or just by themselves. You can can them, however we just make them as we need them. They are delicious and made even more delicious when made with peaches from your own tree.

Pickled Peaches - from Chez Panisse Fruits, Alice Waters

Makes six halves, can double or triple recipe

3 peaches
2 cups water
1/2 cup red wine vinegar (my guess is white would be just fine)
2 T honey (1 T is fine)
1/2 t peppercorns
4 whole cloves
2 allspice berries
1/2 cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf - fresh if you have it

Pickle the peaches one day before you need to serve them to let the flavor mature.

Peel peaches - if they are ripe, the skin should peel right off, if not, plunge in boiling water for a minute and remove and place peaches in cold water to stop the cooking process. Skin should peel off easily. Cut peaches in half and remove the pits.

Measure water into a non reactive heavy bottomed sauce pan, I use Le Creuset for this. Add peppercorns, cloves, honey, vinegar, allspice, cinnamon and bay leaf and bring mixture to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add peach halves and cook for 3-5 minutes under low heat, after 3 minutes they peaches should be tender. Remove pan from heat. Carefully remove the peaches from the pickling mixture (slotted spoon is good for this, or a 1 cup ladle), place peaches into a non-reactive container - I use pyrex or glass working bowls. Let pickling mixture cool, strain out the solids and pour liquid over peaches to cover. Store overnight in fridge and serve the next day. Will keep in the fridge for a week, good luck having them last that long.

Alice suggests serving with duck, me not so much. I like a nice pork loin.