MORNING GAME During soccer season, Paul sets the alarm so he's up in time to watch his beloved Manchester United play, which means we're both up by 8:00 or 9:00.
BAKED GOODS Unless the weather's too hot, I'll usually bake something for breakfast. For a while it was chocolate brioche each week, but lately I've been branching out. Today I made Dorie Greenspan's apple cake, and it was perfection.
POLITICS I am obsessed with the Sunday morning political talk shows, so once soccer is over, the TV is mine for an hour or two. My favorite is Christiane Amanpour on ABC so I never miss her, but I usually watch David Gregory as well.
BREAD Since I was raised in the Bay Area I've been absolutely spoiled when it comes to bread. I cannot find a decent loaf in New York. A tragedy. So I make my own. Often I've started it the day before so I just take the loaves out of the fridge and pop them in the oven. Today, I gave this recipe from the new Tartine bread book a try. It was a rousing success.
INDIAN Paul's an absolute indian food freak, so sometimes he persuades me to accompany him to his favorite lunch buffet spot, Salaam Bombay in Tribeca. If I can't be persuaded, he scours the city until someone agrees to it.
FOOD After either Salaam or Christiane, depending on my mood, I head out for a little light grocery shopping to supplement whatever I picked up the day before at the farmer's market. If we're having friends over for dinner I'm shopping for dinner, if not I'm shopping for the week's lunches. I hate paying for mediocre lunch food so try to brown bag it as much as possible. Today I made a chicken b'stilla...
and a provencal vegetable soup.
Both courtesy of Ms. Greenspan's new cookbook, which I've got on loan from the library at the moment but which I will be buying anytime now.
PREMIUM CABLE In the evening we either host a mini TV marathon or go to a friend's place in Tribeca to watch one. Boardwalk Empire is an absolute must, as is Dexter. I usually end up going to bed later than one probably should the night before the first day of the workweek, but no matter, I turn in early on Monday.
What do your Sundays look like?
