For Whom the Memes Toll

Add the chicken livers and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned.  Sprinkle with the brandy and cook until it has evaporated. Chop the anchovy fillets, add to the skillet and season with salt, if necessary, and pepper.

—from the recipe for Chicken Liver Canapés (Canapé ai fegatini), The Silver Spoon (Il cucchiaio d'argento)

Late last year, Helen TwTwTw tagged me for a meme* (find the nearest book, turn to page 123, post the fifth, sixth and seventh sentences), which seems as good a place as any to begin.

It's been a welcome couple months of respite from the blaguing, allowing me to spend some quality time with my kitchen, restock the wine fridge, and empty the Basil Hayden's. Given the circumstances, the first book at hand was, unsurprisingly, the recent English translation of Il cucchaio d'argento, a reference tome originally published in 1950 and the bestselling cookbook in Italy for the past half-century.

It's been a busy couple months too, with numerous concerts and operas attended, a dozen or so performances given, and countless records acquired. Some of the more notable albums and events (SANKAI JUKU??? omg, speechless) may find their way into subsequent posts. I'll start off with some In Rotations and see where those lead.

Welcome to 2007, and welcome back to TSR.

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* This meme combined nicely with an old meme from Joe.My.God, "What I Look at When I Blog." Naturally anyone is welcome to jump on either meme, but the book meme calls for me to tag three folks. Taking inspiration from TwTwTw, I'm picking three bloggy friends from back on the block: vf, ACB, and Sieglinde. (Good blogs & bum blogs, we've seen them all and my dears, we're still here...)