Ethical Dilemma

At the end of every week, there's always a Sunday Magazine. After rifling through the weekend edition of the Times, I save the best for last. I adore nearly all of the sections that encompass an issue, particularly the Ethicist, wherein a witty Jewish-sounding guy answers hard-knock questions.

This week's cover story, Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faces Deadly Choices reminded me of the moral dilemmas I love to read in Randy Cohen's articles. I was stunned by this piece. It left a strong imprint on me and I can't stop thinking about it. Although I instinctively feel one side of the story is right, my heart goes out to the other side. And New Orleans--I can't get enough of it. The stories of Hurricane Katrina never cease to astonish me.

Read it! It's a testament to the supreme investigative journalism continuously heralded by the New York Times.

Let's Hear It For New York

B and I listened the Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 today. This song, Empire State of Mind featuring Alicia Keys, quickly stole our hearts. I loved watching B eat up the words "If Jesus paying Lebron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade" for the first time. Later, I listened to it again while running on the treadmill at the gym and it made me want to run miles more.

I’m from where dreams are made of,
Theres nothing you can’t do,
Now you’re in New York,
these streets will make you feel brand new,
the lights will inspire you,
lets here it for New York

Jalapenos!

Another CSA round today. I had to re-organize my fridge to make everything fit. I also had a bunch of left-overs from last time to sort through. After two shares full of potatoes, my fridge is overwhelmed. I had to put a cardboard box on my bottom shelf to hold all of my potatoes. I counted 16! I mix of red, white, and russet potatoes. Thanks to a hint from mystic domestica, I'm going to put a good portion of these to use in a potato corn chowder. Maybe I'll look into potato salad? Or have baked potato night! Mmm, yes!

The most absurd part of my share was the quantity of jalapenos we received. I usually have half a jalapeno lying in a ziploc in my fridge, since I nearly never find use for a whole one. Our share for the day included 16 jalapenos. Can you believe that? It was the first thing I noticed when I got to bridget, before I could even sign in. What am I going to do with all those jalapenos? Well, I'm already thinking of a jalapeno butter with corn that I tasted at Diner. I'm also thinking of pickling them, but that doesn't thrill me. La Superior serves jalapeno rellenos that I love--I'm wondering if I can try those. Ideas? I also need something new to do with my batch of beets. I'm beet pesto-ed out.

Maybe I'll have another taco night and make this esquites recipe from New York mag. I do have a new batch of epazote.

Sunday

I like this photo Jen took yesterday afternoon as we left my apartment after a few leisurely hours that included white wine sangria and pizza to head to the Grizzly Bear concert, which we ended up missing.

In it, we're all engrossed in the game of "Get the Pencil in the Hole." Exactly a week ago, this spot served as the grounds for the bike relay race that ensued after my birthday party.

The pizza I tried out yesterday was near-perfect. I did a Margherita with pancetta, and an adaptation of smitten kitchen's grilled eggplant and olive pie. I even made a second pie of the latter recipe for lunch today!

Waterfalls

Doing some research on an upcoming camping trip and I'm chasing waterfalls. Just found out about a place called Bash Bish Falls.

At the Edge of the World

"And as we watch a lone Sea Shepherd clinging to the back of a harpooned whale, we understand a resolve that will not quit until the killing ends."

- the closing sentence to Jeannette Catsoulis' review of the latest film about Japanese whalers in the Ross Sea and the eco-pirates who are out to save the whales, At the Edge of the World

Jewels

I'm not nuts about jewelry, but this wedding 1974 wedding ring is incredible.

via bleachblack